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The past week has been a busy one for Rickey Zimmerman and all of those supporting him and his family through his recovery.

On Tuesday, July 11, Mr. Zimmerman was transported from LSU Medical Center in Shreveport to the Specialty Hospital of Winnfield.

Rickey was welcomed home with plenty of Winnfield’s residents showing their appreciation of his service. He was first met on Highway 84 by fire department, law enforcement and first responder personnel from throughout the parish, who created a memorable sight with an arch of water and flashing lights. Sheriff and Police personnel then escorted Rickey into the city, and on to the Specialty Hospital of Winnfield. Residents of Winnfield gathered along Highways 84 and 167 to welcome Mr. Zimmerman back home and show their support.

Dug’ Fest Board Members were excited to welcome Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser to Winnfield to help kick off the 2nd Annual Dugdemona Summer Fest 2017. He is shown above with members of the board.

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The Winnfield City Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, with the mayor and all council members present. The meeting was opened in prayer, led by Bruce Fuller and Mayor Kiah Beville led the Pledge of Allegiance.

On Saturday, the streets of Winnfield were filled with people of all ages, who braved the high temperatures and rain, to enjoy the 2nd Annual Dugdemona Summer Festival.

The morning started early for the cooks who competed in the Smokin’ on the Dug’BBQ cook-off and the Splash Dash. Then the young people who competed in the Pucker Up, Buttercup Lemonade Stand contest, began settingup their stands and serving their refreshing, cooling lemonade drinks.

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On Saturday, the streets ofWinnfield were filled withpeople of all ages, who bravedthe high temperatures andrain, to enjoy the 2ndAnnualDugdemona Summer Festival.

The morning started earlyfor the cooks who competedin the Smokin’ on the Dug’BBQ cook-off and the SplashDash. Then the young peoplewho competed in the PuckerUp, Buttercup LemonadeStand contest, began settingup their stands and servingtheir refreshing, coolinglemonade drinks.

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Careers represented at the A Day of Giving to the Youth – Career Day were Public Relations, Information Technology, Pharmacist, ER Doctor, Chiropractor, Auditor, School Counselors, Social Services Investigator, Nurse, Therapist, Entrepreneurs, Military, Principal, Author, Coach, Phlebotomy Tech and Director of Financial Aid.

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By Charles Crain

Students in Winn Parish gota first-hand look at the workings of local businesses this summer through the Winn Parish Jump Start Summer Career Education Initiative. Jump Start, which was held from June 12 through June 30, saw thirty-three Winn students receive work place skills and academic credit through an extensive three-week course.The course was divided in to two sections, with the first two weeks dedicated to training students and allowing them to earn Industry Based Credentials in the following fields:

by Stacy Blomquist 

A special called meeting of the Winnfield City Council was held on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. at the Allen Building. With a standing room only crowd in attendance, Mayor Kiah Beville called the meeting to order. Councilmembers in attendance were Councilmember Matt Miller, Councilmember Sarah Junkin and Councilmember Cheryl Demery. Conspicuously absent from the meeting were Councilmembers Gerald Hamms and Jessie Edwards.

Independence Day celebrations may have passed, but the celebrating never really ends in Louisiana. Our state isn’t called The Festival Capital of America without reason. The Dugdemona Summer Festival is one of over 400 different festivals held in Louisiana each year. Winnfield’s newest festival is celebrating its second year on Saturday, July 8, 2017. As a special ‘tip of the hat’ to our festival, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser will be attending his first ever Dugdemona Summer Festival. Several of the Dug’ board members and Chamber of Commerce and Tourism members had the opportunity to meet Mr. Nungesser a few months ago, and sparked his interest with talk about the festival.