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On January 6, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s assistance to locate a mis

COVID vaccines are available or will be available soon for ages 70 and up by appointment at Creels Pharmacy in Pine (985) 848-5555, Sumrall Pharmacy in Angie (985) 986-4433, the Bogalusa Health Un

Brown released as police chief, Smith appointed

Franklinton police chief to be released by new mayor

Franklinton police chief Justin Brown has been informed that he will not be retained in his position by the new mayor, Greg Route.

RMC staffers receive COVID vaccine

Vaccine to prevent Coronavirus arrived in Washington Parish last week.

FHS Homecoming Queen Selected
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On Tue, 10/20/2020 - 01:20 PM
Franklinton High School named its 2020 Homecoming Queen last Friday night at Demon Stadium. The new queen is Holly Guthrie. She is escorted by her father, Russell Guthrie. At left is FHS Principal Renee Burris. PHOTO BY CALEB MULINA

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Pine Homecoming Queen and Court
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On Tue, 10/20/2020 - 01:13 PM
Zunae Smith is the new Pine High Homecoming Queen. She is shown above with the 2021 homecoming court:
Senior Maids: Grace Ingram, Brooklyn Ezell, Homecoming Queen Zunae Smith, Kiyasha Clark, Melody Keen, Victoria Fletcher
Junior Maids: Zoe Crain, Carelyne Crosby, Diamond Dawson, Alexa Lee, Sarah Lyons, Briana Williams
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The Sugar Kettle
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On Tue, 10/20/2020 - 01:11 PM
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." ---- Henry David Thoreau
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The times are changing
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On Tue, 10/20/2020 - 01:10 PM
In my office at home sits the old black iron typewriter I remember clicking away on at my grandmother's store, Hall’s Hardware.
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Film to be shot at Mile Branch and extras are needed
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On Thu, 10/15/2020 - 10:01 AM
A feature film entitled "The Wilderness Road" will be filmed at Mile Branch Settlement in October late this month.

The producers are looking for people interested in being extras in the movie as townspeople. The dates will be Oct 27th to Oct 31.

The movie is based in the 1790s to early 1800s which is the colonial period.
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Homecoming this week at FHS and PHS
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On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 01:29 PM
It's homecoming week at Franklinton High and Pine High!
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Heavy voter turnout predicted for November 3 election
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On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 01:13 PM
Voter turnout has been disappointing in some past elections in Washington Parish, but that won’t be the case on November 3, predicts Registrar of Voters Randy Strickland.
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Mt Hermon man charged with attempted murder after family feud
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On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 11:52 AM
Late Wednesday evening (Oct 7), Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Lt. Terry Harris, Deputy John O’Hern, Detective Captain Tom Anderson and Lt. Brent Goings responded to Martin Road near Mt. Hermon to handle a shooting situation.
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Washington Parish School System has procedure for when COVID strikes
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On Tue, 10/06/2020 - 04:29 PM
With a total of 1,654 cases of Coronavirus reported in the parish as of October 2, it shouldn’t be a surprise that there were a number of cases reported among employees and students of the Washington Parish School System. Between its employees and its students, the parish school system is the largest organization in the parish.
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President's illness reminds us: COVID is still here
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On Tue, 10/06/2020 - 04:23 PM
The announcement last week that President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Coronavirus was worrisome to many people in Washington Parish.
But it was also a stark and disturbing reminder that the pandemic is not yet over.
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