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Missing man is found dead

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

Vaccines available for age 70 and up

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.

  • No 2020 Fair But people seem to understand

    READ MORE > 24,194 Reads
    On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:45 PM

    For the first time since WWII, the Washington Parish Fair has been cancelled.
    Organizers had no choice but to cancel the 2020 Washington Parish Fair due to Coronavirus.
    In 108 years, the Fair has previously only been cancelled four times: Once in 1918 for the Spanish Flu epidemic, and three times during WWII.

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  • Unusual school year is now underway

    READ MORE > 21,899 Reads
    On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:36 PM

    "Back To School" is now underway in Washington Parish as Bowling Green students started classes last Thursday.
    Washington Parish public schools are scheduled to start classes this coming Monday, August 17, although teachers reported for duty on Monday of this wee.

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  • Editorial: Vote in favor of RMC millage renewal on Aug. 15

    READ MORE > 20,740 Reads
    On Sat, 08/08/2020 - 12:25 PM

    On Saturday, August 15, voters in much of Washington Parish will be able to demonstrate our strong support for a comprehensive hospital in Franklinton.

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  • Editorial: The most important blow is the loss of 58 lives in Washington Parish

    READ MORE > 20,814 Reads
    On Thu, 08/06/2020 - 03:09 PM

    The announcement this week that the 2020 Washington Parish Fair has been cancelled was yet another blow delivered by COVID-19.

    But the biggest and most important blow of all, of course, is that the virus has caused 58 deaths in Washington Parish. Everything else pales as an inconvenience compared to that.

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  • Edwards extends facemask mandate until at least August 28; 58 deaths in Washington Parish

    READ MORE > 27,039 Reads
    On Fri, 07/31/2020 - 03:31 PM

    UPDATED, TUESDAY AUGUST 4

    Governor John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday that his order mandating face masks has been extended until at least August 28.

    Louisiana hasn’t advance far enough in its fight against Coronavirus and so it must remain in Phase 2, the governor said.

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  • Editorial: Franklinton trash collection needs to be improved

    READ MORE > 21,403 Reads
    On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 05:48 PM

    Some residents of Franklinton have complained about garbage service in recent months. They have every right to.

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  • Citizens pursues and then apprehends suspect

    By Chief Mike Haley WPSO, READ MORE > 22,048 Reads
    On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:28 PM

    In an unusual turn of circumstances, a Franklinton man was pursued and apprehended by a citizen after fleeing a hit and run accident on Tuesday, July 28.

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  • Thanks to Corona, lipstick is now obsolete

    By Liz King, READ MORE > 20,830 Reads
    On Tue, 07/28/2020 - 01:28 PM

    I never knew that I was almost deaf, until I started wearing a mask.

    Turns out, that I’ve been reading lips all along. I don’t know what anybody’s saying anymore. I just nod & go on about my business.

    I still can’t figure out why I have to remove it, in order to hear somebody on the phone, as well. But I do.

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  • From home to the dome

    By Cecily Bateman, READ MORE > 21,420 Reads
    On Tue, 07/28/2020 - 01:26 PM

    Naturally, places mean different things to different people - a matter of perspective. But likely what most of us associate with the Superdome (the "Dome"), renamed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in 2011, is football.

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  • A bit of good news

    By Callie Foreman, READ MORE > 21,218 Reads
    On Tue, 07/28/2020 - 01:24 PM

    It seems in these crazy months all we get to hear is the bad news that on some days continues to spiral. It has reached a point that many of us now just check our local news for the weather and brief details. There has been an over saturation of negative occurrences.

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Missing man is found dead

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On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 04:13 PM

On January 6, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s assistance to locate a missing man, Matthew Cade Dillon.  On January 19, Dillon’s body was discovered in a wooded area off of Jim Edwards Road, west of Franklinton in the Richa

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