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Hundreds mourn Hammons
| posted Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 @ 2:41 pm | |
 Hundreds of people gathered Monday at the funeral of Winnsboro Mayor Jack Hammons to say goodbye to a man who made his mark serving as an honest official with a smile and twinkle in his eye. The funeral was held at Temple Baptist Church in Winnsboro.
"People learned that Jack Hammons was an honest, fair, and decent man, a man who lived his life by the simple rule that we often forget—The Golden Rule—Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," said Paul Price Jr., one of several men who took the podium to eulogize Hammons.
Hammons served as mayor of Winnsboro from 1998 until his death. He died Friday in his home at age 73 after a brief battle with brain cancer.
Surveying a church sanctuary filled with people who turned out to pay their respects to the mayor, Rev. Bobby Brown said the crowd served as testament to how Hammons was loved by the community he served. |
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News
Chamber installs new board members
U.S. Congressman Rodney Alexander served Monday as guest speaker for the Winnsboro-Franklin Chamber of Commerce annual Banquet at the First Baptist Church in Winnsboro.
The event included the installation of the 2010 officers for the Chamber Board of Directors.
Howard Dee Smith was named the Chamber's new president, Blake Kramer was named vice president and Stephen Pylant was named treasurer. |
State raises Baskin speed limit
The state has stepped in to raise the speed limit in Baskin, which has gained notoriety in recent years as the most notorious ticket trap in Louisiana. |
Mayoral candidate forum set
Winnsboro businessman Ken Hill has called a town hall meeting to give the public an opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues in the mayor's race. |
School board sets tests dates
LEAP and GEE tests for 4th, 8th, 10th, and 11th grade students will be administered in two parts beginning in March. The first part of the test, Phase 1, will be given on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. |
Fields pleaded to felony in 2001
One of four men running for mayor of Winnsboro pleaded guilty to a felony in 2001 for filing false public records, but he maintains he was an innocent man. |
Health clinic coming to Crowville
Money has been secured for the construction of a rural heath clinic in Crowville and Franklin Medical Center officials expect to have a site chosen for the facility within two weeks. Administrator Blake Kramer announced during Thursday's regular meeting of the hospital's board of commissioners that the state Legislature recently approved the funding, ending a three-year quest for a share of $11 million appropriated in 2007 to expand healthcare in Louisiana's rural communities. |
Winnsboro mayor will be missed
Winnsboro Mayor Jack Hammons, who passed away Friday after a brief battle with cancer, will be remembered as a soft spoken, unassuming man who did much for the city he loved. |
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Columns
An example to follow...
William Shakespeare wrote "The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones." Such was not the case with Jack Hammons. |
Spring game for LSU
I have a feeling that when ESPN2 televises the LSU spring football game on March 27 at 3 p.m., viewers are going to see as intense a spring game as their has been on television. |
Sports
DC Gators to participate in memorial tournament
The Delhi Charter Gators (3-5) will be heading to Winnsboro to play in the Mathew Johnston Memorial Tournament beginning Thursday at Franklin Parish High School. The tournament will feature two groups of teams and the winner of each "pool play" bracket will meet for the championship at 7 p.m. Saturday. |
Community
Stevens-Kitchingham engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Barry C. Stevens of Winnsboro announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jacqueline Elayne Stevens, to Brock Wesley Kitchingham of Monroe. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Kitchingham and Brenda Kitchingham of Monroe. |
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