Winnsboro News

A fun performance by some very talented young folks at the Princess Theater in Winnsboro on Thursday and Friday, Nov.

Deputy Derek Dixon was honored as the Shelby County Sheriff Department's Officer of the Year by the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, in September, at its annual luncheon.

State Sen. Francis Thompson, D-Delhi, has been reappointed to the Southern Regional Education Board by Gov.

Career Technical College has scheduled its semi-annual career fair from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday at its 2319 Louisville Ave.

Frankie Jacobs has been promoted to wastewater collections superintendent for the city of Monroe.

The National Weather Service in Jackson, Miss., has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Franklin, southwestern Madison Parish and north central Tensas Parish until 5:45 p.m. At 4:47 p.m., meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph near Winnsboro moving notheast at 30 mph.

Northeastern Louisiana's month-long monsoon that dropped as many as 30 inches of rain has bogged down the biggest commercial construction boom in Ouachita Parish in years.

The 4th Judicial District will have an ad hoc judge or judges for nearly a year until an election can be held next Oct.

A state district judge from West Monroe has defeated Gov. Bobby Jindal's former executive counsel to capture a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Early voting for the Oct. 17 elections concludes this weekend. Early voting began a few days ago and will continue each day until Saturday at the Registrar of Voters office at Ouachita Parish Courthouse in Monroe.

State police finished an investigation into the deaths of two Winnsboro residents and concluded the deaths were a murder-suicide as had been suspected.

Two men died in a single-vehicle crash in Franklin Parish late Thursday night. James Stokes, 38, of Winnsboro and Jeffrey Peck, 36, of Slidell, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Teressa Adams of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Lindsay Diane Wittlief and John Michael Hunter exchanged marriage vows at 6:00 p.m., Sept.

This is the story of a little hero, Kenneth Wayne Jackson, who was just days away from turning 4 when he acted calm and brave in a situation that would rattle most adults.

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's office, saying there was no intent, has rejected and dismissed a complaint against Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney that accused the sheriff of using taxpayers' dollars to endorse Supreme Court candidate Judge Marcus Clark.

Gov. Bobby Jindal awarded 186 veterans from Franklin Parish with the Louisiana Veterans' Honor Medal on Friday at the Princess Theater in Winnsboro.

A Louisiana "street preacher" has appealed his eastern Tennessee fine for demonstrating without a permit.

The new Hyundai dealership on U.S. Highway 165 in Monroe has opened following several weeks of renovations.

BASTROP -- Margaret Lauranoff Castleberry, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bonita Road Baptist Church, Bastrop.