Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Library repairsThe Jackson Branch of the Audubon Regional Library will be closed through the holidays for ceiling repairs. Audubon Director Michele Jones said they hope to be open by Jan. 5. In the meantime, patrons can return books in the return …
Multiple Knights earn All District honors
CLINTON — The mayor and Board of Aldermen were unable Tuesday to adopt a revised budget for this year and a new budget for 2019 because the documents were not available for public inspection before the meeting.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
The Bains Lower Elementary School Lighthouse Team recently elected Chloe Singleton as president and Ashton Selders as vice president.
Jackson Elementary School held its annual coronation Oct. 23 as part of East Feliciana public schools homecoming week festivities.
BATON ROUGE — On Nov. 27, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Nov. 29-Dec. 5:
Thursday, December 06, 2018
CLINTON — East Feliciana Parish School Board members had a wide-ranging discussion Tuesday about the school system's struggle to improve student test scores while the state's expectations of school performance are going up.
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
The East Feliciana Parish Courthouse illuminated Friday as the Christmas lights were turned on for Clinton's Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
Area filled with musicMost churches perform some type of Christmas musical this time of year. Check with your church to find when its program is. Other programs in the area this week include:The St. Francisville Symphony Association will host a Ch…
First Methodist Church on Friday sponsored Christmas on the Corner in Clinton. Hay rides, cake walk and a live nativity on the church grounds were some of the activities.
Lady Tigers Working for breakout basketball season
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
CLINTON — The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury voted Monday to set a Jan. 7 public hearing on a proposal to decrease the Planning and Zoning Commission from nine members to seven.
Bains Lower Elementary students visited the Louisiana War Veterans' Home in Jackson on Veterans Day.
Seth Cayer restored a focal point of a national cemetery to earn the rank of Eagle Scout in October.
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
Lacy Lawrence of Pride and Kristen Casey of Zachary were the winning head cooks in the adult and youth divisions of the Code Red Chili Cook-off held Oct. 27 to benefit the Lane Regional Medical Center Foundation.
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Nov. 10-29:
The following people were booked into the East Feliciana Parish jail by area law enforcement agencies, including the Clinton, Jackson, Norwood, Slaughter and Wilson police departments, the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office and State Police, f…
Nearly 20 girls from Jackson Elementary School recently completed the 10-week Girls on the Run program with a culminating 5K run Nov. 17 at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Just recently as LSU played Arkansas in football, LSU slid to avoid scoring so that Arkansas couldn’t come back to beat them. However, by running out the clock in their possession and no scoring, all the Tiger fans who bet on LSU to win by 14 poin…
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Former Clinton Police Chief Fred Dunn faces another allegation of public corruption, this time accused of stealing more than $8,000 from the Police Department's narcotics fund and funneling the cash to his church and his child's tuition.
Christmas in ClintonOn Friday, the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury, parish Drug Awareness Council and Sheriff Jeff Travis are sponsoring a Christmas tree lighting program at 5:30 p.m. on the courthouse lawn.On Saturday, Clinton will hold its an…
East Feliciana High School Tigers were defeated by the Amite Warriors 41-6 on Nov. 16 in the second round of the non-select division of the LHSAA 2-A playoffs.
Two roads — The Ferguson Brothers
Shoppers had a second bite at shopping at the Clinton Community Market, which is normally monthly. November offered a second market on Nov. 17.
CLINTON — East Feliciana Parish police jurors seem to be running out of patience with Parish Coroner Michael Cramer, who has been locked in a spending dispute with the Police Jury since he took office in March 2016.
The Istrouma Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America is restarting its J.O.A.T.S. program.
On the morning of Nov. 17, family and friends gathered at the McManus Park in Jackson for the second annual Reginald Sims Multiple Sclerosis Awareness event.
On Nov. 17, Trinity Baptist Church in Jackson showed its love to the community by handing out Thanksgiving meals. Members of the church cooked nine turkeys, baked cakes and served up vegetables. Then they fixed plates and brought them to the gazeb…
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Nov. 8-14:
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Christmas ConcertThe Foto Sisters Community Christmas Concert is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bluff Creek Baptist Church, 1706 La. 63, Clinton.Rummage saleTroop 61 of the Boy Scouts of America will hold a rummage sale at the Fellowship Hall of St. Fran…
Marvin Holland: Faith, family and football – Feliciana sports legend
Feliciana Masonic Lodge 31 of St. Francisville recently presented Honesty and Integrity Awards to four West Feliciana High School students: Devin Ferguson, Lawrence Gonzales, Emily St. Romain and Caroline Smith. WFHS assistant principal Karolyn Jo…
Various Veterans Day activities took place in Jackson on Sunday.
During a voter registration event at West Feliciana High School, students got time to register and heard speakers discussing the importance of voting.
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Nov. 1-7:
West Feliciana Middle School runners Landon Rourke and William Hazlip both finished in the top 10 among fifth- and sixth-grade runners in the St. Michael Warrior Run on Nov. 3 in Baton Rouge.
In 2012, the National Research Council introduced a new set of student performance expectations in science. Through a collaborative, state-led process, a three-pronged set of Next Generation Science Standards has evolved.
Four months ago, Clinton resident Gwen Collins-Greenup was the confidential assistant to Carlos Sam, superintendent of the East Feliciana Parish School Board. Today, she is in a runoff for the Secretary of State job.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
One person has died and at least one other person was injured in a shooting Thursday night in Ethel.
Clinton Mayor Lori Ann Bell was arrested again on Thursday, this time on allegations of spending the town's police funds on a tent and banner that she then had illegally embossed with her name, according to her arrest warrant.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Holiday state of mindThis week is the start of the holiday season, which in Louisiana runs through Mardi Gras. During this time, it is easy to get caught up in what has to be done and how bad traffic is and how many people are in the stores.Mindfu…
Feliciana residents honored Veterans Saturday at the Veterans Memorial in Jackson.
Playoffs Week One
Sophia Holland and Sharon Ouro are the leaders of the new Bass Masters Club for students from West Feliciana High School and West Feliciana Middle School.