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Mayoral Forum Thursday

 Powered by Max Banner Ads This Thursday, March 11, there will be a mayoral forum between the two candidates running for Mayor of Central. Jr. Shelton and Mac Watts will both be speaking at the forum in the Central High School theater. The event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Central Community Alliance. Bro. Ron [...]

Robbery Friday Evening

Last Friday, there was a robbery at AAS on Monterrey. “Lil Mac” Watts was loading shirts into a suburban when he was held up at gun point. The robber took Mac’s wallet and the suburban. Thankfully, Mac was able to get inside the building, lock the doors, and call the police before anyone was harmed. The [...]

First Central Candidate Forum Held

The Indian Mound Civic Association held a public candidate’s forum this evening, 3/2/10, at the Indian Mound Baptist Church.  Beginning at about 7:00 PM and lasting until after 9:00 PM, there were candidate statements followed by a question and answer period. Each candidate running for Mayor, City Council, and Police Chief took 2 to 5 minutes [...]

Kelsey Lieux Will Be Deeply Missed

Kelsey Lieux, a senior at Central High School, has passed away after being injured in a car accident months ago. Our city has stepped forward in a big way over the past few months to offer support for the Kelsey and her family through visits, fundraisers, and prayers. Let’s continue to offer this support and keep [...]

Candidate Bios

Central Speaks does not endorse any specific candidates for election. Candidates have been contacted and asked to submit bios for the Central community to view on this site. The following candidates have submitted bios, and the remaining bios will be posted as they are received. MAYORAL CANDIDATES Jr. Shelton Mac Watts CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES Louis DeJohn Charles Lee Hinton Joan Lansing Dr. Tony LoBue Mike Mannino Wayne Messina Aaron [...]

Weekly Sports Update

11 March 2010

Hailey Ussery, a senior basketball player at Central Private, was chosen to play in an all-star game last weekend at Mississippi College. Congratulations to Hailey! The Central High Varsity Baseball SCHEDULE, Central Private Varsity Baseball SCHEDULE, and Central Private Track SCHEDULE are all now posted on the website. Check it out and come support our sports [...]

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CHS JV Baseball Schedule

11 March 2010

March 10- Denham Springs @ CHS- 4:00 March 16- West Feliciana @ West Feliciana- 4:00 March 23- Parkview Baptist @ CHS- 4:00 March 26- St Michael @ CHS- 4:00 March 29- Catholic @ CHS- 4:00 April 1- Denham Springs @ Denham Springs- 4:00 April 5- Zachary @ CHS- 4:00 April 7- Walker @ CHS- 4:00 April 10- Brusly @ CHS- 12:30 April 13- Live Oak @ Live Oak- 4:00 April 17- Catholic @ Catholic- 10:00 April 19- Denham Springs @ CHS- 4:00 April 22- Zachary @ Zachary- 4:00 April 24- Walker @ Walker- 10:00 April 28- Live Oak @ CHS- 4:00

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Community Calendar Up and Running

11 March 2010

Central Speaks has modified the Community Calendar to make it more straightforward and easy to use. The calendar is now up, and it is being updated daily with more events happening around Central. If you would like to add an event to the calendar, send a quick email to beth@centralspeaks.com, and we will add your [...]

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Central Speaks on Twitter- Did You Know?

11 March 2010

To make it even easier to get daily news updates for Central, CentralSpeaks.com is now on Twitter. Our Twitter username is centralspeaks. If you are a Twitter user, you can follow us on Twitter and receive updates every time an article is posted or updated on the site. These updates are immediate and link back [...]

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School Update from the CHS PTO

11 March 2010

** Twirp dance has not yet been rescheduled   March 11 in the evening there will be a Mayoral debate from 7 PM to 8 PM. Doors open at 6 at the CHS theater.  Tuesday March 16, 6:30 Central Community Alliance will host a City Council and Mayors Candidate Forum in the CHS theater.   March 19 at 6:45 am [...]

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Weekly City Update: Traffic Calming Initiative

11 March 2010

Effective March 16, 2010, multi-way stops will be installed at the following intersections in Crystal Place subdivision:              Crystal Drive at Lockridge Ave             Crystal Drive at Taurus Ave             Crystal Drive at Scorpio Ave        A traffic calming study was conducted by the city on Crystal Drive from February 8 through February 11, 2009 after receiving a request from residents who [...]

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Kidcam Summer Camp at Central Private

11 March 2010

Central Private is hosting a Kidcam Summer Camp Program this summer!  Kidcam is celebrating 36 years of successful summer day camps !  Please consider Kidcam in your summer plans!  Kidcam is an activity-based camp with lots of activities for campers!  Every week, campers will swim, go on a field trip, create arts/crafts, play games, splash at [...]

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Cooking in Central 2010 PSA

10 March 2010

A commercial has been created for Cooking in Central 2010. The PSA will air on local Cox cable channels. It can also be viewed on YOUTUBE. More information on Cooking in Central, including event fliers, sponsorship information, and cookoff entry forms, can be found on CentralSpeaks.com under the “Community” tab.

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Census: A Little Too Personal?

10 March 2010

The following was submitted by a CentralSpeaks reader. Congressman and former Presidential candidate Ron Paul wrote this article explaining his opinion of the Census. Do you believe the Census is too personal? Last week Congress voted to encourage participation in the 2010 census. I voted “No” on this resolution for the simple, obvious reason that the census [...]

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