Voters in large portions of East and West Feliciana parishes and the northern part of Zachary will choose from among five candidates who are largely industry- or state-employed community members pushing for growth as their next state representative.
Don't forget to voteSome voters in East and West Feliciana vote Saturday for Louisiana House Districts 18 and 62. Visit www.sos.la.gov to find candidate lists, polling places and more.Transition fair helps disabledThe Zachary Community School Dist…
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Among the participants in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge are three seniors from West Feliciana High School: Mary Elizabeth Barrow, Jack Hosford and Lilly Ray.
Quad Area Head Start, in Jackson, spent Valentine’s Day celebrating the day and honoring U.S. states.
Students at West Feliciana High School in St. Francisville learned about science and engineering majors, as well as careers from women in those fields during the Women in Science and Engineering college and career fair. The event was organized and…
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The February employees of the month in the West Feliciana Parish Schools are Ali McMillan, a teacher at West Feliciana Middle School, and bus driver Betti Dooley.
The weekend of Feb. 9-10 was busy for Jackson-area Boy Scouts.
Registration is open for Girl Scout resident camp sessions between June 2 and July 7 at Camp Marydale in St. Francisville and Camp Whispering Pines in Independence.
Jackson and Clinton held a joint Lions Club meeting Feb. 14 at the Lions Club Civic Center in Jackson. Scott Dudley, Lions Club district governor for District 8-N, was the special guest.
Naval Junior ROTC cadets at West Feliciana High School highlighted their hard work during their recent annual inspection.
A 2018 graduate of West Feliciana High School and two current students have recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout within the Boy Scouts of America. All three are members of Troop 61, which is sponsored by St. Francisville United Methodist Church.
CLINTON — With the state breathing down its neck, the Board of Alderman took action Tuesday to trim expenses and continue improvements to the water system.
CLINTON — The Restore Louisiana program has identified only six parish homeowners affected by the August 2016 flood who are eligible to give up their property under a buyout program, East Feliciana Parish police jurors learned Monday.
A second man linked to the Clinton double shooting Sunday that killed one person was arrested Wednesday in Allen Parish, East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeff Travis said.
Early votingEarly voting for the Feb. 23 election, which includes races for Louisiana house districts 18 and 62, runs from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Saturday. Visit www.sos.la.gov to find candidate lists, polling places and more.Ducks Unlimited …
West Feliciana High School seniors measured momentum recently in Justin Davenport's Advanced Placement physics class.
Educators and administrators from West Feliciana Parish public school expressed their appreciation to West Feliciana School Board members during the board's Jan. 15 meeting.
In the Young Authors Contest sponsored by the Louisiana Reading Association, these Bains Elementary School students are winners:
In the Young Authors Contest sponsored by the Louisiana Reading Association, these Bains Lower Elementary School students are grade-level winners: Easton Blanchard, Piper Cutrer, Don Ford, Journey Fowler, Vincent George, Wesley LaGringe, Aurora Lu…
In the Young Authors Contest sponsored by the Louisiana Reading Association, these West Feliciana High School students are grade-level winners:
At West Feliciana High School, students in Christy Walker's class are learning skills used by certified nursing assistants, including how to reposition patients.
Students at West Feliciana Middle School applied their leadership skills recently by leading the school's first-semester recognition program.
Deborah Sternburg, chairwoman of the steering committee for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge, recently made a presentation to the St. Francisville Rotary Club about the program.
Members of the John S. Dawson Foundation highlighted the education pioneer's contributions during a presentation Jan. 25 for Gov. John Bel Edwards at the Governor's Mansion. Dawson, who died in 1950, had a 58-year career teaching African-American …
Students in Anita Ewing and Brittney Rosenbach's third-grade class at Bains Elementary School in St. Francisville have been learning about geography by reading and analyzing maps.
Students in Ali McMillan's class at West Feliciana Middle School are participating in a reading project through which they read with students from Bains Elementary School.
At the school's first-semester recognition program, West Feliciana Parish Schools Superintendent Hollis Milton presented a football autographed by LSU head coach Ed Orgeron to West Feliciana Middle School student Madison Arbuthnot in recognition o…
The students of the year in the West Feliciana Parish public schools are Mary Elizabeth Barrow, high school; Maddie Temple, middle school; and Adelyn George, elementary school.
East Feliciana School Board officials weren't returning phone calls on Friday, a day after a search warrant was executed Thursday at the East Feliciana Parish School Board offices in Clinton.
Journalist to speak to learning groupThe Felicianas Chapter of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is presenting Bill Rodman as it speaker at its quarterly coffee at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Fellowship Center at First Baptist Church, 12404 La. 10, St.…
Lady Saints shock Parkview in soccer playoffs
Tarries Greenup, 45, has announced his candidacy for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 seat, which includes East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish and Zachary. He is a Democrat.
In the Young Authors Contest sponsored by the Louisiana Reading Association, these West Feliciana Middle School students are grade-level winners:
NATCHITOCHES — The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts will be hosting its last Exploration Day of the school year from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18. Eighth- through eleventh-graders, along with their families, who are interested in ge…
The Alexander Stirling Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was in full swing through the holidays and the start of 2019.
The class ring ceremony Dec. 4 was a milestone for juniors at West Feliciana High School.
This spring, the Shelter Insurance Foundation will award $2000 scholarships to a graduate from Silliman Institute, Zachary High and West Feliciana High.
Hollis Milton, superintendent of the West Feliciana Parish public schools, recently recognized the district's teachers of the year: Eunice Dieguez, of West Feliciana High School; Shellee Harvey, of West Feliciana Middle School; and Liza Bryant, of…
Applications for a summer vacation full of fun for special-needs youth in the Felicianas are being accepted by members of the Jackson Lions Club.
CLINTON — The East Feliciana Parish School Board is allocating the remainder of a federally subsidized bond fund to eight construction and technology projects.
CLINTON — Facing an audience packed with sheriff's deputies Monday, the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury refused to back away from buying a building the sheriff wants to use for his criminal and civil division offices.
Students from East and West Feliciana parishes were among the exhibitors competing at the South Central Livestock show Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 in Gonzales.
CLINTON — The mayor and Board of Aldermen took the first steps Thursday to avoid paying hefty state fines for noncompliance with the state health code, hiring a Zachary firm specializing in water treatment to essentially operate its water system f…
Souper BowlHelping in His Name Food Bank of Jackson is participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring to fight hunger and poverty in East Feliciana Parish on Sunday, the day of the Super Bowl football game. Several area churches have participated for …
Battle for boys basketball bragging rights in the Felicianas
As a part of teaching leadership, students at Bains Elementary School in St. Francisville take an active role in serving others. Bains students take on a leadership role by checking out books and checking in returned books.