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Roadshow continues
The Treasure Hunters Roadshow will be holding one-on-one appraisals at the Natchitoches Events Center through Saturday, Feb. 25. The event is free and open to the public. THR will have specialists ...
Feb 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pies for Paws fundraiser set
National Spay and Neuter Day is Tuesday, Feb. 28 and the Natchitoches Humane Society will sell slices of pie for $5. Pies for Paws will be at 200 Jefferson or the Steamboat House. Donations will go...
Feb 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jonathan Roberts, center left, and Floyd Evans Jr. hold a catfish they hauled in while filming “Hillbilly Handfishin’” for Animal Planet. This episode will air Sunday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. on Animal Planet.
2 SWAT team members debut on reality TV
Two members of the Natchitoches Police Department’s SWAT Team will be seen trying their hands at noodling or “handfishing” Sunday night on the Animal Planet series “Hillbilly Handfishin’.” Jonathan...
Feb 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police looking for rape suspect
The Natchitoches Police Dept. Detectives Division is looking for a suspect in a rape that occurred about midnight Sunday, Feb. 19 at 1120 Washington St. The victim reported the rape about 7 a.m. Su...
Feb 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Twin Valley
From left are Twin Valley Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Area Inc. council member Fred Jones, Twin Valley council chairman James Scarborough, Rep. Kenny Cox, AT&T Regional Director Troy...
Feb 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Events
Events that appear in this column are open to the public. The City of Natchitoches Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Tuesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at the Natchitoches Arts Center. The Histor...
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L.P. Vaughn Elementary Terrific Kids for February are, on front row from left, Aaliyah Pier, Jayden Phanor, Jamiyah Armstrong and Naiim Helaire. On middle row are Jacory Agnew, Brenden Payton, Byron Middleton, TaKiyah Johnson and Brandon Layton. On back row are Kayla Housley, Robert Johnson, Curtis Conday, Ga’lecia Bell, Kayla Bayonne, E’yuanna Johnson and Kiwanian Heather Martin.
Kiwanis Terrific Kids

Feb 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ribbon Cutting
The Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of Bates Chiropractic and Sports Therapy, located at 505 Royal Street, #B. From left are Joe Henry, Ashley A...
Feb 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Natchitoches Parish Head Start Center student Tamiya Bell drew the winning raffle ticket for a $100 gas card Feb. 14. Winner was Ken Foy, band director at Natchitoches Central High School. The raffle was a fundraiser for the 2013 reunion of the Central High School Class of 1967.
Winning Ticket

Feb 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Young Writers
An NSU Middle Lab student placed in the Young Writer’s conference at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts. Thomas Hailey placed second in fiction. On front row from left are Alecia ...
Feb 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bill allows jurors to take notes in criminal trial
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — District attorneys said they are concerned about a proposal by a New Orleans state senator that would allow jurors in criminal trials to take notes during testimony. Sen. Ed...
Feb 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Number of couples getting marriage licenses waning in January
Eight couples applied for marriage licenses at the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse in January. Mitchell Lee Bayonne II and Courtney Renee Medlin Christopher Simon Rachal and Mary Louise Rachal Joe L...
Feb 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fleur de LeeLee Run
Shay Ball, left received a Gold Sponsorship check from Carrie Beth Burns Hough, marketing director at Bank of Montgomery, to support the Fleur de Lee Lee Run March 31 benefiting Natchitoches Hope...
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Knights of Columbus begin fish fries Friday
The Knights of Columbus will host fish fries every Friday during Lent to raise money for a local resident who has cancer. Fridays from Feb. 24 through March 30 the knights will have fish fries at t...
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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NPSO will fry fish for charity; taking orders
The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office will be holding a benefit fish fry March 2 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fish dinners can be purchased for $8 at 299 Edwina Dr. and delivery is available for orders ...
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Scholarship fundraiser is Saturday in Fairview Alpha
The eighth annual Larry W. Cole Sportsman’s Scholarship fundraiser will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at Fairview Baptist Church in Fairview Alpha. Cole was an avid sportsman, a 2003 Lakeview Hig...
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More than 100 students from classes in chemistry, biology and ecology participated in the LSMSA Science Fair. The majority of the research on the projects was performed in the LSMSA laboratory facilities. The winners are recommended for entry into the Region IV International Science and Engineering Fair, to be Feb. 25 at LSU-Alexandria.
Winners of LSMSA science fair to advance
The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts hosted its 2012 Science Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Winners were chosen in chemistry, biology and ecology and will advance to the Region IV Inte...
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Physician gets certification in sleep medicine
Dr. Mary Beth Valiulis is now Board Certified in Sleep Medicine after completing the sleep medicine certification exam held by the American Board of Medical Specialties. She is the first and only ...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tona Fair Ford
4 people busted on numerous drug charges; meth lab charges against 2
The Natchitoches Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force Agents arrested four people after the recovery of a large amount of methamphetamine according a task force news release Feb. 20. They were char...
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Guerilla Knitters
Anonymous guerilla knitters coated crape myrtle trees near the Nesom Natatorium with colorful crochet just in time for Mardi Gras break. The fiber graffiti is an example of a trend among textile a...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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