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Saturday, July 18

Natchitoches NSUFolk Festival in Prather Coliseum from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.Natchitoches Farmers Market from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.Book Signing from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. at MainLibrary BranchMonday, July 20Teen Dungeons & Dragons from 4- 7 p.m. at Main Library Branch Sign up required.

Church News

Mt. Olive Baptist Church is seeing a dedicated, spiritually grounded musician to serve during Sunday worship services and special programs. Must be dependable, musically skilled with the ability to play with excellence and committed to supporting an hour of worship per what honors God.

Council proposes raise for police

The City Council introduced an ordinance at the meeting Monday that will raise the base hourly rate of pay for law enforcement officers from $16 to $18.Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr.

Folk Festival continues in air-conditioned Prather

The 46th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will be held on Saturday July 18, in the air–conditioned Prather Coliseum located at 220 S. Jefferson Street on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches.

Man facing 20 charges of alleged materials of child sex abuse

A joint investigation involving the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office High Tech Crime Unit and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has led to the arrest of a Melrosearea man on multiple felony charges related to the alleged possession of...

JUST TALKIN’

Here we are on stage 11 of the 21 stages in the Tour de France and JT hasn’t written a word about it.The Tour, which traditionally starts on July 4 began in Barcelona, Spain and will end in Parish on the iconic Champs-Elysees on July 26.

Poche scholarship benefits 3 students at Northwestern

For the past decade the Dylan Kyle Poche Memorial Foundation has supported Northwestern State University’s competitive bass fishing team, raising money by hosting the DKP Memorial Fishing Tournament on Toledo Bend. But this year’s 10th annual event wasn’t just about fishing and scholarships.