Vidalia News

BY MATTHEW BARNIDGE Concordia Parish, like the rest of Louisiana, has a long and storied gambling tradition that dates to the earliest periods of settlement.

For years, Natchez residents have been able to sit high on the hill and watch our neighbors down below grow and prosper.

As a newly-ordained Methodist minister, Ray Varnado was looking for a town and country church in need of a pastor and in need of a spiritual uplifting.

Ferriday Mayor Glen McGlothin said today the town "should be pumping good water in two or three months and off the boil order," while plans are now being developed to build a new water plant at the location of the old water plant.

The 2009 regular session of the state Legislature closed last Thursday, but not without some last minute fireworks.

Despite record-setting temperatures this summer, the residents of Vidalia will stay cool.

Yes, it seems too hot too early. The stifling heat has been just about all anyone can think about lately, we know.

The Mississippi River is on a slight rise recently. The long distance forecast predicted a fall for the entire month of June, but that did not hold up.

Lots of heads were nodding in agreement Tuesday as Ronnie Bryant walked the floor at the Vidalia Conference and Convention Center.

"It's imperative we go to let them know what projects we're working on locally." Copeland said ongoing work in the area like the Ferriday water project, the port in Vidalia and drainage in Concordia Parish could benefit if brought before the right people in Washington.

The Mississippi River crosses throughout community, but it doesna t divide us. Natchez, Vidalia and Ferriday make up one region, one community.

Administrators collectively say solving the issues with after-school tutoring programs is the path to raise test scores in Concordia Parish.

When an industrial prospect comes knocking, Concordia Parish economic officials want to be able to point and say, "Here's what we've got." And Concordia Parish Economic Director Heather Malone and Executive Assistant Jamie Burley have been working to gather the information to do just that.

At Riverland Medical Center in Ferriday in the winter of 1988, Earcel Boyd Sr., 64, was near death.

The Ferriday Town Council put into motion Tuesday night plans to obtain $1 million for the town's water plant.

Three persons were indicted by the Concordia Parish Grand Jury on Friday -- two for murder and one for rape.

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gilley of West Monroe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Victoria Ann Gilley, to Christopher Scott O'Neal, son of Mr.

Forty-five years ago Gene McClain of Vidalia, then 19 and living in Ferriday, witnessed a scene so disturbing involving then-Concordia Parish Sheriff's Deputy Frank DeLaughter that it left McClain shaken for days.

At $3 million, the Mississippi River Bridge lighting project is going to cost less than projected.

VIDALIA - The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed the 2008 conviction of Connor Wood for three-counts of second-degree murder.