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High School football scores, Oct. 8 & 9 Archbishop Hannan 40 Franklinton 26 Pine 23 St. Helena 22 Kentwood 50 . . .

MVSU basketball player was reportedly warned about his expired immigration status years before ICE detained him

Years before immigration officers arrested a Mississippi Valley State University basketball player last week, the school he previously played for . . .

MVSU athlete detained by ICE

Mississippi Valley State University men’s basketball player Qingfang Pang has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The university . . .

Invasion of the bots

The other day I got a phone call from a New Orleans number. When I answered it a kind lady . . .

SEC Football is Confusing

By Elijah Klepczyk Sports Columnist SEC football this year could be summed up in one word: chaotic. It has been . . .

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Franklinton woman is charged with bank fraud
Sat,10/03/26-1:08PM , 8,789 Reads
A Franklinton woman has been charged with financial irregularities at the local educators credit union.
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High School football scores
Sat,10/03/26-12:02PM , 4,305 Reads
Scores from Friday, October 2:

Lutcher 54 Franklinton 41

Silliman 36 Bowling Green 6

Pine 41 Loranger 12

Abramson 32 Varnado 6

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Randy Strickland

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Registrar of Voters Randy Strickland is 2026 Fair Honoree
Thu,10/01/26-6:11PM , 547 Reads
Washington Parish Registrar of Voters Randy Strickland has been named the 2026 Washington Parish Fair Honoree.
He is a lifelong resident of Washington Parish. A graduate of Bogalusa High School, he also attended Pearl River Community College and Southeastern Louisiana University.
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Donte Burton

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Man arrested after lady reports incident at Franklinton motel
Thu,10/01/26-6:02PM , 695 Reads
Last Wednesday (Sept. 23) the Franklinton Police Department investigated a battery complaint involving an incident at the Liberty Inn motel on Washington Street.
A lady told police that a man she had met through social media held her at knifepoint inside a motel room. She later escaped and contacted police.
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