http://www.franklinsun.com The Reading Habit of Franklin Parish en-us Copyright 2007 The Franklin Sun Tue, 13 May 2008 14:28:40 CDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=997 More than half of all students attending Franklin Parish schools perform below basic competency levels in English and mathematics, according to standardized test scores released last week by the state Department of Education. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=997 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:28:08 CDT http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=996 Caps and gowns will be the dress code for high school seniors this weekend, as two Franklin Parish schools host graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2008. The following is graduation information for Franklin Parish High School and Franklin Academy. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=996 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:27:49 CDT http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=995 Whenever local farmer Buckshot Sims received a price quote from local grain elevators, Sims said both he and the operator understood it as a contract to sell grain. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=995 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:27:07 CDT http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=994 The Franklin Parish Police Jury decided at the regular meeting Thursday that all bass fishing tournaments on parish lakes will be "catch and re-lease" tournaments. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=994 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:26:43 CDT http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=982 Despite soaring fuel and fertilizer costs, local wheat producer Buckshot Sims said he expected wheat producers would still turn a profit when the wheat harvest begins later this month. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=982 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:11:11 CDT http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=981 The Franklin Parish School Board recognized the three "Students of the Year" for 2008 at its regular meeting Monday night. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=981 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:10:41 CDT http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=980 Between 750 and 1,000 pounds of bass fished from Turkey Creek during a Saturday tournament were returned to the creek that same day, thanks to action taken by the Franklin Parish Police Jury. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=980 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:10:15 CDT http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=979 State Sen. Neil Riser said Louisiana residents could expect some type of income tax cut to come out of the 2008 regular session, but how that cut would come about depended largely on the House of Representatives. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=979 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:09:47 CDT http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=978 The importance of workforce development – providing skilled workers for skilled jobs – was the topic at the Winnsboro-Franklin Chamber of Commerce regular meeting May 1. http://www.franklinsun.com/news.php?id=978 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:08:51 CDT