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State Rep. John Wyble, center, with FHS head baseball Coach Clay Tageant, left, and Coach Dustin Khale, right.

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State Rep. John Wyble throws out first pitch in FHS-Loranger game

Thu,04/10/25-4:26PM, 1,796 Reads
Prior to the Franklinton High School Demon Baseball win over Loranger, State Representative John Wyble tossed in the ceremonial first pitch. John is a proud resident of Franklinton and avid fan of the FHS Demons. His wife, Misty Graves Wyble, and three children attended school at Franklinton High.
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Bowling Green Quarterback Kerston Diddon pitches the ball to Jesse Gaines in the Parklane game.

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Powerful Parklane defeats Bowling Green, 42-0

Thu,09/25/25-5:54PM, 1,767 Reads
The Bowling Green Buccaneers endured a tough night at W.E. Buck Hellen Stadium on Friday, falling 42-0 to a powerful Parklane Academy squad.
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As Memorial Day approaches, remembering a sense of national unity

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Thu,05/22/25-6:21PM, 1,764 Reads
I am not the only one who remembers the Sunday afternoon in 1941 when we sat by our radios and listened to the news of Pearl Harbor. My family had a little Philco radio, and almost four years later we once more tried to tune out the static so we could share in the ceremony on September 2, 1945, when the Japanese leaders stood before Gen.
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Bailey Burdette with the 2025 Fair Poster

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Fair Queen is also 2025 poster artist

Thu,09/18/25-1:05PM, 1,749 Reads

Outgoing Fair Queen Bailey Burdette is the artist for the 2025 Washington Parish Fair Poster. She noted that she already represents the Fair as the Queen, and will now represent it in a new way as the Poster Artist. The posters will be on sale during the Fair at the Art Building.

State Rep. John Wyble throws out first pitch in FHS-Loranger game

Powerful Parklane defeats Bowling Green, 42-0

As Memorial Day approaches, remembering a sense of national unity

Fair Queen is also 2025 poster artist

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