Wednesday and Thursday of last week were dreary, with some rain and some wind.
By Friday the sun was shining and everything was good around here.
But just over 200 miles away from Franklinton, it was a different story. There was devastation and flooding in Gulf Shores, Pensacola, and the surrounding areas.
The Franklinton Mayor and Board of Aldermen held their regular scheduled meeting last Tuesday at Franklinton Town Hall.
On Wednesday, Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy James Gregorio responded to a report of theft from a residence on Highway 436. The homeowner was in the process of moving out and when she returned to obtain more property, she noticed the house had been broken into and several items were missing.
A second group of Washington-St. Tammany linemen has gone to SW Louisiana helping with the devastation caused by Hurricane Laura. This group replaced an earlier group of linemen from WST, and groups from WST will continue to rotate.
UPDATED Tuesday Sept. 15 at 1 p.m.
Washington Parish has once again dodged a bullet as the track for Hurricane Sally continues to move to the east. However, the parish, especially on the eastern side, can still expect to possibly receive winds and rainfall late today and overnight.
(David Bernhardt is Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior)
After several months of delays, a new high school football season has finally been approved.
On September 4, a Lee's Creek man was arrested on gun charges related to an investigation which began several days earlier. William Zachariah Bennett, 23, a resident of Lee's Creek Road, was placed in the Washington Parish Jail charged with three counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
On August 31, Derrick Dewayne Gibson, Jr., 28, was arrested by the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office and placed in the Washington Parish Jail where he remains without bond pending a mandatory appearance before a 22nd Judicial Court Judge.
Linemen from Washington-St. Tammany Electric Cooperative are now in southwest Louisiana helping with the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
The entire electric system of Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative was hit head-on by the hurricane.
