Central Community Theater Takes Top Award at National Festival

20 January 2012

  Photo submitted by Karen Clinkingbeard       The Central Community Theater took home top honors from their recent trip to the Jr Theater Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.  The group was awarded the honor after an impressive performance of a shortened “Beauty and the Beast Jr.”  The full story can be found below.  Congratulations! [...]

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In Memoriam: Kristopher Almanza

20 January 2012

  Kristopher Almanza, 14 years old and a student at Central Middle School passed away on Jan. 7, 2012 at 1:45 pm due to a drowning accident. Kristopher was laid to rest at Eagle Lake Cemetery, next to his maternal grandmother in Eagle Lake, Texas. Kris is survived by his mother Kandy Almanza, stepfather Michael [...]

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Tickets Still Available for Mardi Gras Ball

20 January 2012

Tickets are still available for the Annual Mardi Gras Ball!  Tickets are $50 per person for the February 4th event.  They may be purchased through the Chamber Office on Hooper Road.  Call the Chamber at 261-5818 for more information.  There are a limited number of tickets, so purchase yours soon!

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Edward Jones – A Foundation of Trust

20 January 2012

      Since 1922, Edward Jones Investments has been holding to its standard: good relationships with clients are paramount.  “Personal interaction with clients is what sets Edward Jones apart from other investment firms,” says Financial Advisor Daniel Newman.  It is one of the reasons he decided to work for the firm that Fortune Magazine [...]

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Healing Central’s Divide

19 January 2012

  By Dave Freneaux   The 2010 elections in Central gave birth to an unofficial "divide" between two small but vocal groups.  While the division has been most publicly apparent over controversial City Council and School Board issues, Facebook has been the battleground for the vast majority of the heated debate.  Facebook is an internet-based [...]

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Facilities/Equipment Meeting Time Change

19 January 2012

  The time of the committee meeting has changed. The meeting will now start at 7:00 P.M. The revised agenda with the time change is attached. The Facilities/Equipment Committee will meet on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the City Hall Office, located at 13421 Hooper Road, Suite 7, Central, LA at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting has [...]

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Today’s Newspaper PDF Online

19 January 2012

As a service to our readers and our advertisers, the CentralSpeaks.com newspaper in its entirety, formatted exactly as the printed newspaper looks, will now be available online each week. Follow this link:  01/19/12 PDF to access the PDF. This will not change our daily posting of news as it happens, it is simply one more way [...]

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Brian and Jayme Skelton Welcome Son Brody Dale

19 January 2012

  Brian and Jayme Skelton, along with big sister Alexis Moak, proudly announce the birth of their newest family member, Brody Dale Skelton. Brody was welcomed into the world at Woman’s Hospital on October 19, 2011 at 12:42pm. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Proud Grandparents are Clay and Brenda [...]

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“Keep the Beat” Free CPR Training Event Set

19 January 2012

  QUESTION: If you needed to perform CPR, would you be prepared for the task?  What about the people closest to you, would they know what to do? ANSWER: You will if you attend the "Keep the Beat” Free Bystander CPR Training* Participants will learn life-saving adult CPR through hands-on skills training, as well as [...]

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6th Grader Shoots 210 LB Hog

19 January 2012

Brady Ellis, a 6th grader at CMS, killed this 210-pound hog in north Louisiana, hunting with his dad Mark.  This should make for some good pork chops!

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