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Franklinton Aldermen OK ordinance for limb dump with fines for misuse

By TONI TAGEANT TONI TAGEANT
Thu,01/22/26-5:58PM, 534 Reads
Franklinton Mayor Darwin Sharp and the Board of Aldermen met on Tuesday, January 13. After approving the minutes of the December 8 Regular Meeting and the January 8 Special Meeting, the Board tackled a 14-item agenda.
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At the January 15 meeting, Washington Parish School Board received certificates from Superintendent Jennifer Thomas for 2025 training hours. From left to right are Robert Boone, Keith Giles, Bruce Brown, Chad Dorsett, Vice President Kendall McKenzie, President Lesley McKinley, David Pettit, Scott Breland, and Amanda Dillon.

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Parish School board held its first meeting of 2026

By TONI TAGEANT TONI TAGEANT
Thu,01/22/26-5:39PM, 533 Reads
The Washington Parish School Board held its first meeting of 2026 on Thursday, January 15. Following the call to order, invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the Board voted to approve the minutes from December 11.
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Opinion: Trump goes too far with Federal Reserve

Thu,01/15/26-1:56PM, 532 Reads 15,940 Statewide
President Trump is a master at keeping attention on himself, but when he goes too far he exposes himself to criticism.
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A stitch in time

By CALLIE FOREMAN CALLIE FOREMAN
Thu,04/23/26-6:26PM, 531 Reads
When friends retire, I never buy them a retirement card, as I may have written before. But instead, I buy them a Happy Graduation card, firmly believing it is the way we should view this next season of our lives. In generations past there was the traditional 30 to 40 years of a career but in today's world this does not seem to be the case.
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