Church News

Pentecost Baptist Church invites all to its Annual Jubilee to be held Sunday, March 23, at 2 p.m. Special guest is Rev. Isaiah Anderson and the Gospel Starlight Singers. The church is located at 9425 Hwy.1, Natchez.First Baptist Church - North St.

THE COUNTRY WRITER By John Moore

A Southern Writer’s View of Then and NowRainy days in the 1960s started with both of the captains. Captain Kangaroo and Cap’n Crunch.

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS & EVENTS

OngoingVoices 4 Autism is offering a Chair Fitness Class geared toward older active adults or anyone who needs a low impact class to stay strong and mobile.The free weekly class is held Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the MLK Recreational Center dance studio. Instructor is Ms.RM Reilford.

Sheriff’s impact team patrols net arrests

The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office (NPSO) Impact Team responded to growing traffic complaints and safety concerns on Louisiana Highway 6 West near Collins Road west of Natchitoches, on Thursday afternoon, March 13, according to Sheriff Stuart Wright.

Mobile home a loss

On Monday, March 17, at approximately 3:14 a.m., Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies and Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #6 responded reports of a mobile home fire in the 700 block of La. Hwy 504 in Oak Grove near Natchitoches.

South Drive shooter nabbed

The Natchitoches Police Department has arrested Lonnie Shields (B/M, 55 y.o.a. of Natchitoches) for aggravated battery after a shooting on Monday morning.On March 17 around 10:39 a.m.

Guns seized, 2 juveniles arrested

On Tuesday, March 18, two teenagers were arrested, and three firearms were seized following a suspicious persons call on Tuesday, March 18.At approximately 11:26 a.m.

JUST TALKIN’

JT doesn’t think we give our youngsters enough credit nowadays.It hit him the other morning getting his young grandson ready for school. It was a chilly day with no sun forecast and his grandson was headed to school in a shortsleeved shirt.

Home repairs, new roofs and demolition top building permits

The City Planning and Zoning Department issued 35 permits with a valuation of $726,384 during February according to the report issued by Director Shontrell Roque.There were varied permits issued for roofing, additions and alterations, two demolitions and no new home starts.

Forum speaker hopes to start AI consulting group at Northwestern to facilitate change

AI works 120 million times faster than the human brain,” according to Dr. Neilank Jha, neurosurgeon, spine specialist and researcher. But AI — artificial intelligence — still needs human oversight. “The ideal approach is human/AI decision-making.