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By BRENDA MAGEE BRENDA MAGEE
Wed,07/02/25-10:57AM, 1,076 Reads
Hello there! I hope you're doing great after all that has come through on Sunday evening. Downtown in our neighborhood behind Sonic some people did not get at all. The storm came so fast that no one knew what was happening, so many people had trees on their homes.
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FJHS students participate in National Day of Prayer

Thu,05/19/22-10:41AM, 1,075 Reads

Franklinton Junior High School recently celebrated National Day of Prayer. P7 club members read scripture and prayed for the school. Students who desired to participate gathered in front of the school. PHOTO BY APRIL KNIGHT
A worker in protective suit sprays disinfectant as residents line up for mass COVID test on Monday, May 16, 2022, in Beijing. Authorities say most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown. China's largest city is moving toward reopening as economic data showed the gloomy impact of China's "zero-COVID" policy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Shanghai says lockdown to ease as virus spread mostly ends

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Mon,05/16/22-12:49AM, 1,074 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown, authorities said Monday, as the city moves toward reopening and economic data showed the
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Fred Spears Jr., 73

Thu,03/17/22-6:18PM, 1,074 Reads
Fred Spears Jr., 73, a resident of Franklinton passed away late Thursday night March 10, 2022 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. He was a 1966 graduate of Franklinton High School before obtaining a degree in Radiology. Fred served the residents of Washington Parish as an X-Ray technician at Riverside Medical Center for over 40 years.
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93°F

Mostly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 1%
Max Temp: 96°F
Min Temp: 75°F
Feels Like: 101°F
Dew Point: 73°F
Humidity: 88%
Sunrise: 5:56 AM
Sunset: 8:04 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Gust: 7 mph
Sky Cover: 61%
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 73°F
Moon Rise: 5:03 AM
Moon Set: 8:08 PM

Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

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