Atlatl throwing class set
Learn the basics of spear throwing with an atlatl at Poverty Point World Heritage Site Sept. 2. A ranger will discuss tips and techniques for using these ancient hunting tools, and visitors also will...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Aug. 20-27. • William Jones, 60, 116 B. South Circle Drive, Rayville; disturbing the peace by fighting. • Bolathia Brown, 18,...
View ArticleRayville Fire Department slates fire safety program
The Rayville Fire Department will host a Fire and Safety Prevention Day from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 14 at the Rayville Civic Center. Food, snacks and door prizes will be provided. All children and parents...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Aug. 27 to Sept. 3. • Denisha Reynolds, 34, 204 Britton St., Rayville; disturbing the peace by fighting. • Sarah Myers, 20, 304...
View ArticleStarr to host community day
Starr Homeplace in Oak Ridge is open to the public during the second Saturday of every month. The coffee is on by 8:30 a.m. Sept. 9 and the doors are open until the last person leaves in the late...
View ArticleFamily meals month arrives
By Brittney J. SeayThis September, our country will be celebrating National Family Meals Month. This movement is a nationwide event designed to highlight the benefits of family meals and the challenge...
View ArticleDelhi principals welcome students back to school
Delhi Elementary School principal Joan Rhodes and Delhi High School principal Ramona Drungo welcomed the beginning of the new school year for staff, students and families at the annual Back to School...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Sept. 3-10. • Philllip Minniefield, 36, 4227 Beale St., Monroe; no driver’s license and disturbing the peace by music. •...
View ArticleDHS students celebrate International Literacy Day
Delhi High School English classes participated in International Literacy Day on Sept. 8. This is another method in which Delhi High School is exposing the students to the importance of literacy through...
View ArticleTime to move your body
By Saundra RainesOur bodies are amazing things. Have you ever just sat down and thought about all the things our bodies do for us? When we get cut, our skin heals. When we break a bone, our bones grow...
View ArticleSaints Alive outreach will kick off Sept. 25
Saints Alive, an outreach ministry of First Baptist Church, Rayville, will kick off at 6 p.m. Sept. 25. The theme for this meeting will be “Football Kickoff” with decor depicting different football...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Sept. 10-17. • Denisha Reynolds, 34, 204 Britton St., Rayville; battery on a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a...
View ArticleRayville sailor promoted
Chief Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) Barry Farnell, from Rayville was among 55 sailors promoted to the rank of chief petty officer Sept. 15 in the hangar bay of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier...
View ArticlePoverty Point takes part in 2017 Public Lands Day
Louisiana’s Office of State Parks is partnering with the National Environmental Education Foundation for the 2017 National Public Lands Day Sept. 30. Visitors to Louisiana’s State Parks and Historic...
View ArticleTaunton reunion held Sept. 3 at Kiroli Park
The 60th annual Taunton Reunion was held Sept. 3 at West Monroe’s Kiroli Park Lodge. Those who attended were as follows: Wayne and Rita Taunton, Lori Taunton, Joyce Taunton King, Mark, Terie, Dannion,...
View ArticleRichland producers urged to consider risk protection
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Executive Director Kenneth Cook III in Richland Parish reminds producers to review available USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop...
View ArticleDHS students remember 9/11
September 11, 2001, is a day that will always be remembered by Americans. In memory of 9/11, Delhi High School allowed students to take a journey down memory lane. During Response to Intervention...
View ArticleRSB earns top banking rating
Richland State Bank, Rayville, Louisiana has earned a coveted 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial, the nation’s premier bank rating firm. A five-star rating indicates the bank excels in areas of capital...
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The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Sept. 17-24. • Latasha Gray, 34, 6 Plum Tree Drive, Rayville; displaying a firearm. • Dequarius Martin, 27, 615 Spruce St.,...
View ArticleDelhi native promoted to chief petty officer
ecialist Angelica Orange, from Delhi, Louisiana, was recently promoted to chief petty officer, an accomplishment that only one in five eligible sailors achieve each year. Chief Orange, a 2005 Delhi...
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