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Vaccination now open to everyone! (As of Monday, March )

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana is now ready to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants it.

4 young vandals add insult to injury, strike Mile Branch Settlement

Two weeks ago, historic Mile Branch Settlement on the Fairgrounds suffered plenty of damage because of falling trees in a major storm.

Franklinton man charged with vehicular homicide in St. Tammany wreck

Tristen Blake Sullivan, age 30,of Franklinton, has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash, which occurred late Saturday (March 20) night in Madisonville.

SALTER: VMT tax proposal would penalize rural states without substantial public transportation

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

Parish Council approves moratorium on solar farms

Before the start of the March 22 Parish Council meeting, a Public Hearing was held for an ordinance supplementing the "No Thru Truck Routes" ordinance to add Sam Smith Road and Turkey Road.

Vaccination now open to everyone! (As of Monday, March )
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On Wed, 03/24/2021 - 06:54 PM
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana is now ready to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants it.
Edwards announced that starting Monday (March 29), anyone 16 and older living in Louisiana will be eligible to receive the COVID-19.
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4 young vandals add insult to injury, strike Mile Branch Settlement
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On Sun, 03/28/2021 - 05:39 PM
Two weeks ago, historic Mile Branch Settlement on the Fairgrounds suffered plenty of damage because of falling trees in a major storm.

Now, adding insult to injury, 4 young vandals struck at Mile Branch this past Saturday, creating more problems for the volunteers who were already working to recover from the storm damage.
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Franklinton man charged with vehicular homicide in St. Tammany wreck
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On Wed, 03/24/2021 - 06:48 PM
Tristen Blake Sullivan, age 30,of Franklinton, has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash, which occurred late Saturday (March 20) night in Madisonville.
Sullivan was taken into custody Wednesday (March 24) and was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on the following charges:
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SALTER: VMT tax proposal would penalize rural states without substantial public transportation
By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, READ MORE > 8,843 Reads
On Wed, 04/07/2021 - 11:02 AM
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stepped strongly toward, then beat a rather hasty retreat from the concept of including a vehicle mile traveled or VMT tax component as a means to pay for President Biden’s massive national infrastructure proposal.
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Parish Council approves moratorium on solar farms
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On Tue, 03/30/2021 - 04:06 PM
Before the start of the March 22 Parish Council meeting, a Public Hearing was held for an ordinance supplementing the "No Thru Truck Routes" ordinance to add Sam Smith Road and Turkey Road. Later, during the actual meeting, the ordinance was adopted. The two roads are now officially “No Thru Truck Routes”.
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Man eludes arrest, finally nabbed for assault on woman
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On Tue, 04/06/2021 - 01:18 PM
On November 10, 2020, a Washington Parish Sheriff's Office deputy responded to a complaint of domestic abuse in the Jenkins Road area north of Franklinton. Upon arrival, the officer discovered a female who had been physically assaulted, threatened with a weapon and held against her will. By the time the officer arrived, the assailant had fled
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Attorney General comes to parish to promote "drug take back" box
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On Tue, 04/06/2021 - 01:10 PM
Last Wednesday Louisiana Attorney Jeff Landry visited the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office i9n Franklinton to speak about his “drug take back” partnership with Sheriff Randy Seal and Franklinton Police Department Chief Justin Brown.
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AmWaste manager tells Council some problems are solved
By JOHNNIE DANIEL, READ MORE > 1,325 Reads
On Tue, 03/30/2021 - 03:39 PM
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen held their regularly scheduled meeting last Tuesday at Franklinton Town Hall.
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Percentage of Louisiana residents who don't plan to get vaccine worries officials
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On Tue, 04/06/2021 - 01:03 PM
With vaccination efforts moving full speed ahead in Washington Parish and Louisiana, state health officials report that almost 18% of state residents are fully vaccinated. Another 41% of state residents say they intend to be vaccinated.
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