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SARC Thrift Store sets grand opening

The Sabine Association of Retarded Citizens invite all to the grand opening of their new thrift shop on Monday, Aug. 16.

Refreshments will be served until 12 p.m. following the 9 a.m. ribbon cutting.

The store is located at 995 San Antonio Ave. in Many, next to City Hall. For...

Staton grandson among drowning victims

Fourteen-year-old Jamarcus Warner, grandson of A.C. “Jack” and Gloria Staton of Zwolle, was among the six Shreveport teenagers who drowned in the Red River Monday, Aug. 2.

He was a student at Woodlawn High School.

Warner and his two sisters, Takeitha, 13, and LeTavious, 17, and...

Firefighters receive training

Volunteer fire fighters from Fire District 1, Wards 1 and 2 recently completed NFPA 1403 courses. Fire Chief Jason Holcomb emphasizes continuous training of his volunteers. The LSU Fire and Emergency Services come monthly for classes.

“I’m pretty proud of my volunteers,” stated Holcomb...

Texas accident claims Hutto

Walter Lynn Hutto, 45, of Zwolle died after his truck crashed into a tree on Aug. 8, according to Sabine County, Texas, investigators.

A 1999 Chevrolet Silverado truck, which Hutto was driving, was traveling east on FM 276 in Sabine County when he failed to stop at an intersection, left...

Library announces online tutor program

The Sabine Parish Library and the State Library of Louisiana are pleased to announce an exciting after-school program that is available to all Louisiana students. Homework Louisiana, powered by Tutor.com, the leading online tutoring and homework help service, is a program that connects...

by Lew Bush
This weekend, Aug. 14 -15 the National Alumni Association of Sabine High School will celebrate its 30th Anniversary, with a theme of “Reflections…in Black and White.”

As we assemble in Natchitoches for the two-day affair, most of the alumni in attendance will probably...

Geoghagan Reed appointed to La. Pharmacy Board

On July 30, Gov. Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the La. Board of Pharmacy, with one appointee, Pamela Geoghagan Reed, the daughter of Robert Dale and Delores Geoghagan of Many, having local ties.

The board serves to regulate the practice of pharmacy in Louisiana in the interest of...

Early voting scheduled

Early voting for the Aug. 28, 2010, election will begin on Saturday, Aug. 14, 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., closed Sunday and then Monday, Aug. 16 - Saturday, Aug. 21. The times for early voting will be 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Contact the Registrar of Voters Office at 256-3697 if you have any...

Farm Bureau gives back

Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation representatives from throughout the state gathered in New Orleans June 24 - 27 for its 88th annual meeting. The federation, the largest general farm organization representing the state’s farmers, ranchers and rural residents, is a private, non-profit, non-...

One-Vehicle accident claims Singletary

At 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5, 56-year-old Bennie Ray Singletary of Florien died in a one-vehicle accident after the Dodge pickup he was driving left the roadway and hit a tree in Caddo Parish.

Singletary was traveling north on Keithville-Keatchie Road when the accident happened,...