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An 80-year-old Arkansas man died in an incident on Friday at a former gravel pit in the Isabel area. Wade . . .

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Big fireworks show to be held last night of the Watermelon festival

For multiple generations, the fields of Washington Parish have produced some of the sweetest watermelons in Louisiana. What began as . . .

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Even 250th birthday has split the nation
Wed,07/01/26-1:58PM , 389 Reads 22,919 Statewide
In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford wanted to use the 200th anniversary celebration of the founding of our nation as a way to heal the country from the wounds of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal, which culminated in the resignation of Richard Nixon.
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Celebrating 250 years as a nation
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,07/01/26-4:00PM , 360 Reads 7,217 Statewide
I’m not sure what’s more mind-blowing to me: That our country has lasted 250 years or that I have lived through well more than one-third of its history.
Right after the Declaration of Independence was signed, Benjamin Franklin made one of the great maxims of the English language.
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Signs of the 4th!
Thu,07/02/26-3:52PM , 116 Reads
4th of July/250th anniversary decorations are all over Washington Parish as more and more busineses, offices, and residents get into a celebration mode.
Shown above is the decorated welcome to Franklinton sign seen alongside Washington Street just east of the Bogue Chitto River bridge.

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80 year old man drowns in Isabel area
Sun,07/05/26-12:19PM , 371 Reads
An 80-year-old Arkansas man died in an incident on Friday at a former gravel pit in the Isabel area.
Wade Jones was the victim. He likely died from drowning, but a family member said a heart attack was also possible.
He was seen swimming underneath the surface of the water, but he never resurfaced.
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