The Liberty Cemetery Memorial Martin Community will be May 2-3

On Saturday, May 2, the Cemetery will be open for visiting and for people to place flowers.On Sunday, May 3, the Cemetery will be open for visiting and for the service in Liberty Church at 11 a.m.Take your favorite dish and join in for lunch following the church service.Donations are needed.

Fair board will hold Crawfish Boil and Cook-off

The Natchitoches Parish Fair Board Crawfish Boil Cook-off will be Saturday, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Natchitoches Fairgrounds The entry fee is $400 per team and includes six wristbands per team and crawfish will be supplied.To sign up call Lynn at (318)332-0419 for more information.

Non-attorney public notaries must verify commissions

The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office is encouraging nonattorney public notaries to verify their commission status following recent changes to state law that increased surety bond requirements.

Ribbon Cutting

OLD BETHEL NEWS

318-352-8898The past Sunday, we had Home Grown Tomater’s as our main service. Before they started singing, Malcolm Durr did the announcements.

Church News

Shady Grove Baptist Church invites past and present members to celebrate our annual Family & Friends Day on Sunday, April 19 at 2:30 p.m. Guests will be Pastor Thomas Carter Sr., and First Baptist Amulet.Mt.

NPSO Arrests

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office Arrests April 13-15 1. Brandon Brookshire, 36 (wm), DWI 1st offense, maximum speed limits 2. Summer Christopher, 30 (wf), cruelty to juveniles – minor injuries 3. Jacob Lawson, 34 (wm), indecent behavior with juveniles, molestation of a juvenile 4.

Clerk of Court Stamey says: KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!!!

By Dave Stamey I want to cover the three parish wide renewals and the one renewal that is voted on by voters that live outside the city. Just like the Constitutional Amendments, I’m just presenting the information hoping to make our citizens aware of the election not promoting an agenda.

House bill seeks to recognize dance, cheer, lacrosse as sports

BATON ROUGE—A House resolution seeks to recognize high school dance, cheer and lacrosse teams as sanctioned sports in a move that could bring greater structure and safety oversight to activities long popular among students but not governed like traditional athletics.

Theme of competition continues for NSU football team in Delaney Bowl

The theme of the offseason has been competition.That theme continued during Saturday’s annual Joe Delaney Bowl, which saw each side of the ball make its share of plays.“The theme of spring has been competition,” head coach Blaine McCorkle said.