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2 are running for mayor of Franklinton, other filings reported
Thu,07/25/24-8:36PM , 619 Reads
When filing for the 2024 election ended Friday, two candidates had thrown their hats into the ring for Mayor of Franklinton. Incumbent Mayor Greg Route, Democrat, and Alderman Darwin Sharp, Republican, have both filed to run for Mayor of Franklinton in the November election.
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2 arrested for fast food burglaries, including at Wendy's of Franklinton
Thu,07/25/24-8:33PM , 463 Reads
The Franklinton Police Department has made significant progress in the investigation of multiple fast food restaurant burglaries spanning over a dozen jurisdictions across southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi.
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New sheriff appoints leadership, divides parish into patrol districts
Thu,07/25/24-8:30PM , 395 Reads
Jason Smith, the newly sworn-in sheriff of Washington Parish, has appointed his top departmental leadership. Smith has also divided the parish into five patrol districts in order to improve law enforcement efficiency and response time.
The new chief criminal deputy, the #2 of the department, is Fred Oswald.
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Opinion: Biden finally passes the torch
Mon,07/22/24-6:46PM , 421 Reads 6,531 Statewide
President Biden got some new polling information this past weekend and, to his credit, finally made the right decision to withdraw from this year’s election.
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