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2023 Fair President's Message
By James Magruder
Thu,10/19/23-5:33PM , 321 Reads
I was recently asked by a friend if I had ever missed a fair. I replied that I could only remember less than half a dozen times in about sixty years of living in Franklinton that I was not able to attend for at least one day.
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A fair volunteer from the volunteer state
By Toni Tageant
Thu,10/19/23-5:29PM , 2,059 Reads
It seems a paradox that a man hailing from the Volunteer State of Tennessee would sacrifice the "changing of the leaves" in the mountains in and around Knoxville during October to volunteer at the Washington Parish Fair. But that is exactly what John Coykendall has been doing for the past 34 years.
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Dale Graves 2023 Mile Branch Honoree

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Dale Graves is 2023 Mile Branch Honoree
Thu,10/19/23-5:23PM , 753 Reads
Homer Dale ("Dale") Graves was born to Homer and Ruthie Mae Graves of Pine September 18, 1965. He graduated from Pine High School in 1983, and he completed the 2-year Industrial Maintenance course at the Sullivan Vo-Tech in Bogalusa, now known as Northshore Technical Community College, Sullivan Campus.
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Let's take a look at the parish playoff picture
By DAMON SMITH
Thu,10/19/23-4:07PM , 492 Reads
Parish Playoff Picture - With just three games left in the regular season we're going to begin focusing on the parish playoff picture.
Franklinton got a big boost from their win over Pearl River and are currently at the 26 spot in D2. Still need some wins to solidify a playoff spot.
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