27 May 2011
Services for Mr. Darby C. James, Jr., age 62 of Baton Rouge, LA were held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at New Zion Baptist Church near Winnsboro with Rev. Tommy Basco officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mr. James was [...]
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27 May 2011
Local author Judy Garwood was featured at the Alzheimer's Services 2011 "Memories in the Making" Luncheon. All guests received a special bookmark with her poem "Mama, I'm Here". This was held at the Marriott Hotel and is the Alzheimer Services' number one fundraising event. Judy was also the Alzheimers Author at the 2011 Alzheimer's [...]
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27 May 2011
Submitted by Brockwell Bone L to R: Mark Terrio, Cubmaster, Pack 13; Spencer Smith; Eric Williams, Tunica District Membership Chair; Rhonda Smith, Tunica District Director; Matthew Williams, Cub Scout. A group of community leaders were invited to Kristenwood last Friday for the 2011 Friends of Scouting Breakfast. Brockwell Bone, the 2011 Chairman for the [...]
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27 May 2011
Submitted by Nancy Hicks Pictured from left-Marissa Breen, Mignon Brister, Rachel Hunter, and Honor Camus Central Area Girl Scouts Service Unit 104 had a Bridging Ceremony on Monday night May 16 at St. Alphonsus Catholic School to recognize girls who completed required activities to transition from one level to the next level of girl [...]
26 May 2011
Submitted by Chuck Langlois The Annual St. Jude Bike-A-Thon is coming on Saturday, June 11th from 8:30- noon at Bellingrath Hills Elementary. The event has been put on by Central’s Chuck Langlois for the past 28 years to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude depends heavily on donations and fundraisers, [...]
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26 May 2011
An Editorial by Dave Freneaux Good, productive and well organized things do not happen spontaneously. It is May and the first meeting of the 2011 Christmas Festival organizing committee took place Tuesday at noon. Cooking in Central just happened last month yet the Cooking Board met this week and volunteers have already been recruited [...]
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26 May 2011
By Mia Freneaux 12 years ago, 9 Dragon Chinese Restaurant opened its doors in the Oak Point (then A&P) Shopping Center. Located in a narrow shop, it gradually expanded, first including an all-you-can-eat buffet, then encompassing the shop next door to become the spacious and unique dining experience it is today. From offering over [...]
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26 May 2011
The top ranking Louisiana school districts, based on the percentage of students performing at grade level or above on Spring 2011 testing, are: Zachary 85%, Orleans 82%, West Feliciana 81%, and in fourth place at 79% are Central, Livingston, Plaquemines and Vernon Parish. In the State Testing results released this week Central's students scored well [...]
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26 May 2011
Photo by Beth Fussell Last Thursday, the Central Kiwanis paid a visit to Tanglewood Elementary School for their quarterly presentation of Tanglewood’s Terrific Kids. Each quarter, 12 students are chosen who are Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive and Capable. The students get a certificate, a button, and other prizes, along with their [...]
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26 May 2011
Submitted by Wes McAdams Taylor Hardin, a senior wrestler at Central High School, just qualified for Team Louisiana and will compete in the USA Wrestling National Championship in Fargo, ND in July. The costs associated with this honor will likely exceed $2,000.00. If you would like to help Taylor get to North Dakota, contributions [...]
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