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WPD makes arrest in dog-fighting case
| posted Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 @ 12:52 pm | |
A Winnsboro man has been arrested and charged with dogfighting and cruelty to animals after law enforcement officers were dispatched to a residence where a dog fight was reportedly taking place.
Twenty-three year old Kenneth D. Addison, 1421 Blanson Street, Winnsboro, and an unidentified black male, were allegedly watching two pit bulls fight when officers with the Winnsboro Police Department arrived at the scene. |
News
Two arrested for burglaries
Two Winnsboro men have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries dating back to December, according to officials. |
Search continues for Thornhill
Shaun Thornhill, 42, of Mangham, was last seen in St. Francisville on Monday, Jan 23, 2012. His white, GMC pickup was found on Kingston Road in Adams County, south of Natchez, Miss.
The truck has a "798" sticker on the front — which represents Thornhill's local pipe fitters' union. He has a tattoo on his right upper arm, a sun with numbers 798 in the middle and a scar above his left eye. He is 5'10" tall and weighs 180, black hair and blue eyes. |
Posted 2-1-2012
Billy Wayne Allen, 55, of Winnsboro, passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at VA Medical Center in Shreveport. |
Ellington will request ethics board waive fees
Former Rep. Noble Ellington will meet with the state Board of Ethics later this month to request $1,400 in late fees that were assessed to his political action committee, Noble PAC, be waived. |
GOHSEP begins property closings
The Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, in conjunction with the Franklin Parish Police Jury, closed on the first of nearly 30 flood-prone properties this week. |
Dems rally Franklin supporters
Representatives from the Louisiana Democratic Party visited the Jack Hammons Community Center last week to meet with local party members and discuss strategies and how to rejuvenate the party which shows to be losing ground in Louisiana each passing year. |
FPBAA to host talent extravaganza
Don't miss out on this year's WinterWonderland Talent Extravaganza and the introduction of the 2012 Royal Court to be held on Feb. 3, 2012. |
Agricultural productivity depends on research
Research by the LSU AgCenter is the reason ConAgra built a state-of the-art sweet potato-processing facility near Delhi, state Sen. Francis Thompson, of Delhi, said at a farm forum. |
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Sports
Picking up steam
The Franklin Parish Patriots made their road to the postseason much more manageable after winning back-to-back district contests last week. |
Tough tasks await Cougars
After victories in two of its three district games last week, one would assume Franklin Academy may be well on its way to a postseason appearance. FA coach Paul Work isn't even contemplating that possibility yet though, knowing the Cougars face two more huge hurdles before they can think about the season after the season. |
Community
'Toddler Time' resumes at the library
Tuesday, Feb. 7, is the date to mark on your calendar if you and your toddler would like to experience a fun time of stories, songs, puppets and play. On this date, "Toddler Time," a program put on by the Franklin Parish Library for children ages 0 to 3 years and their parents/guardians, will resume after its winter break. |
Boy Scouts record busy year
The one hundredth and first anniversary of Boy Scouting is here. Pack and Troop 407 would like to let you in on their past couple of years. |
Operation Christmas Child captures hearts with gifts from afar
Northeast Louisiana residents joined Operation Christmas Child, the world's largest Christmas project of its kind, to pack 15,324 shoe boxes with toys, school supplies and necessity items this year. Texas and Louisiana combined packed 456,180 total boxes for the region. |
Leonard honored for career contributions
B. Rogers Leonard, associate vice chancellor for research at the LSU AgCenter, has been named the first recipient of the Insect Research and Control Conference Award for Excellence in Cotton Integrated Pest Management. |
Ag Alley provides hands-on experience for students
For more than 2,000 first-and fourth-graders from northeast Louisiana, the LSU AgCenter's Ag Alley at the 30th annual Ag Expo on Jan. 18-19 offered a chance to get up close and personal with plants and animals. |
Parent Expo slated for Feb. 18
The Ninth Annual Title I Parent Expo for parents will be held Thursday, February 18, 2012. There will be two sessions of the Parent Expo to accommodate parents' needs. |
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