Monterey News

VIDALIA a ' The search continues for a Monterey man apparently on the run from a jail sentence.

The Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Henry Louis Shavers, 42, of Monterey for failure to appear to begin serving prison terms.

The Concordia Parish Police Jury adopted a $7.1 million budget for 2010 Monday night, which included a general fund budget of $2.3 million.

Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office officials arrested four people on assorted charges Thursday following an early morning traffic stop in Monterey and a subsequent investigation into the theft of thousands of dollars worth of copper wiring.

The body of a Monterey man missing since Friday, Nov. 6, was found Saturday afternoon, December 5, within his vehicle located just off Highway 129 south of Stacy in Concordia Parish.

The body of a 61-year-old Monterey man, reported missing since Nov. 6, was found this afternoon just off of La.

Four people were arrested in connection to thefts of copper wiring reportedly worth thousands of dollars following an investigation that started after a driver nearly crashed into a Concordia Parish Sheriff's Deputy.

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell joined local citizens seeking access to high-speed Internet service with Internet providers Tuesday in his first Broadband Access Workshop.

The Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking information concerning the whereabouts of a Monterey man missing since Friday, Nov.

MONTEREY a ' Local law enforcement officials are searching for a Monterey man missing since Nov.

Vidalia has a chamber of commerce. Ferriday has a chamber of commerce. But local business leaders are asking - should there be a Concordia Parish chamber of commerce? At the Vidalia Chamber of Commerce's meeting Tuesday, members were handed a survey asking if the Vidalia and Ferriday chambers should join together to form a parish-wide chamber.

Anne Elizabeth Epperson and Michael Paul Coplen are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching marriage.

Clyde Ray Webber has been working in the boneyard for nearly 44 years. That is what the Concordia Parish Clerk of Court calls the world of politics he has been a part of since 1966.

Concordia Parish school district officials thought enrollment was going to be down this year, but the district is up 50 students from the same period in the 2008-2009 school year, Director of Academics Paul Nelson said.

Though they already spend their days in the fields, Tuesday Concordia Parish's farmers will have an opportunity for continuing education when they take a field trip around the parish.

The Concordia Parish Police Jury took care of several routine matters during its regular meeting Monday night.