June is Cataract Awareness Month Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world, according to AmeriCare. This debilitating condition often limits independence, forcing people to rely on the assistance of a family caregi...
Mayor at Kiwanis The speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches June 14 meeting was the Mayor Lee Posey June 14. This was the first address to the Kiwanis Club as mayor for Posey. He spoke of projects the City has...
Billy the Exterminator Tiffany Trichel captured this photo of Billy the Exterminator gassing up Friday morning at Provencal One Stop. Provencal correspondent Dottie Gill sent in the photo.
Low-income energy assistance available through OCS office Natchitoches Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services (OCS) is announces the availability of funds dedicated to assist low income households with their energy payments in Natchitoches Parish...
Green Market to celebrate Father’s Day The Cane River Green Market (CRGM) continues its summer season Saturday, June 16 with activities in celebration of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, National Dairy Month and Father’s Day.
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Long secures $5 million for capital outlay Despite drastic cuts to the State budget, Sen. Gerald Long said he was able to secure just more than $5 million for capital outlay projects in Natchitoches Parish during the recent Legislative sess...
Fish Hatchery announces fish derby winners Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery and the Friends In Support of the Hatchery (F.I.S.H.) held their Open House and Kids Fishing Derby June 2.
A total of 266 people registered at the event with 1...
Blood drives continue through June 29 Community blood drives will be held in the Natchitoches area on the LifeShare bus in June at the following locations and dates:
Saturday, June 16 - Wal-Mart of Natchitoches, noon-6 p.m.
Tuesday, J...
City issues permits valuing $690,000 The City issued 55 building permits in May valuing $690,876.
The type of permits seem to be affected by the heat. A large number of permits were issued for HVAC repairs or replacements for residen...
NSU TV debuting two new shows The latest installment of Northwestern State...Where Great Things Happen with Northwestern State University President Dr. Randall J. Webb is available on NSU TV.
The 30-minute talk show features gu...
Lakeview FFA places at state covention The Lakeview FFA chapter spent a successful week at the La. State FFA convention, at the Alexandria Riverfront center June 5-8. Seven students from Lakeview spent the week representing the chapter ...
NCHS places at state FFA convention Natchitoches Central FFA members competed in leadership competitions at the 83rd Annual State FFA Convention in Alexandria last June 4-8. After months of training for these competitions, the stude...
Rotary Guest Carolyn Gatti, College and Career Transition Coordinator for the Northwest Louisiana Technical College, delivered spoke to the Natchitoches Rotary Club. Gatti said that the NWTC seeks to provide st...
Flag Day The memorial area at the corner of Henry Avenue and Williams Avenue had the flag flying Thursday in honor of Flag Day. Red, white and blue flowers and small flags were also left by the marker.
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Kiwanis Guest The Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches met Thursday, June 7 at the NSU Recreation Complex. Club President Richard Rose opened the meeting with a warm welcome back to member Dewitt Booty who was recently ...
Cane River Green Market to celebrate Father’s Day The Cane River Green Market (CRGM) continues its summer season Saturday, June 16 with activities in celebration of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, National Dairy Month and Father’s Day.
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Dog Paddle Samantha Waters and her dog Milo enjoy skiing at Cener Hill Lake in Tennessee. She is the granddaughter of Ambrose and Anna Airhart.
Photo Courtesy of Old Bethel Correspondent Liz Durr
New LED Christmas lights use less energy and are less breakable Mayor Lee Posey took the reins Monday night conducting his first Natchitoches City Council meeting. It was a smooth meeting with several housekeeping items that come up at the beginning of each fis...
NSU dancer to spend 6 weeks in training at American Dance Festival Claire Cook is spending the next six weeks learning from some of the best choreographers and fellow dancers in the world.
Cook, a theatre major with a concentration in dance performance in the Lou...
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