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NCHS senior Brooke Evans was selected as the first African American Miss Merry Christmas in 2011.
First African American Miss Merry Christmas applauded for accomplishments
From the moment she made her debut into the lives of her parents, Anita and the Rev. Ronnie Evans, on Oct. 4, 1993, it was apparent that Frances Brooke Evans was very special. Her big brother, Jare...
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Annie Belle Coffey, born in 1906, remembers the invention of many modern conveniences. Here, she is shown making her first long-distance phone call in the 1950’s.
Long-time Ashland resident turns 106: Living in rural Louisiana in the early 1900s
Annie Belle Price Coffey turned 106 April 19. She was born in 1906 in her parent's home in the Oak Grove community, near Chestnut, in north Natchitoches Parish. Annie Belle has seen 19 sitting pres...
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Don’t be tacky: Spay or neuter
In addition to three Labrador retrievers, we are now “temporary guardians” of four abandoned puppies. These dogs were found on Highway 507 in rural Bienville Parish by a very tender-hearted preache...
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What's Your Line?
My grandparents, Anna and Dr. Henry Buck, were highly respected and loved in their Avoyelles Parish community. Grandpa was a horse and buggy country doctor and my grandmother, whom my sisters and...
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Natchitoches Central High School senior Chelsea Wynder models the formal she’ll wear to prom Saturday night.
How low can you go?
With prom quickly approaching this weekend, students from Natchitoches Central High School are thoroughly prepping for a night of formal wear and fun. "I am very excited for my Senior Prom! These p...
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Dr. Gary Joiner, center, spoke at last week’s meeting of the Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association. Joiner is an expert on Civil WAr history and a professor at LSU-Shreveport. At left is NGHA First Vice President Shirley A. Small Rougeau. At right is NGHA President Shirley Porter.
Speaker tells how Civil War boat wreck killed hundreds
One of the least known and most tragic incidents of the Civil War occurred right here in northwestern Louisiana, on the Red River, an LSU Shreveport professor told members of the Natchitoches Genea...
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New date proves successful for Melrose Festival
According to Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival chairperson Sue Davidson, this year's show was the best one yet. "Everyone was so positive, even with the wet weather. I did not hear one complaint the...
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Words are advertisements: Choose wisely
Late at night I watch the “oldies television station.” I particularly like the old Perry Mason series. You always knew that if Perry Mason was the lawyer, his client didn’t do it. There would also...
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What's Your Line?
We have all been in a tailspin about our highly unpredictable and vacillating weather patterns over the past few months. I experienced my own personal hail storm of activity in the first three week...
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Last month, a demolition team tore down what was the Waddle-N-Grill in the 1960s-’70s. A Family Dollar will be constructed in its place.
Cook and customers share memories of the Waddle-N-Grill
Lt. Richard Robertson, NPD, watched as a demolition team destroyed the remnants of what was once the Waddle-N-Grill. "There sure were a lot of memories in that old building," he said. What initiall...
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