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Sedrick Swagerty, of Maryville, Tennessee, was struck and killed in Winn Parish on August 25 pn Hwy 84, near Allbritton Road.

For reasons still under investigation, Swagerty turned from the shoulder and entered the westbound travel lane. This resulted in Swagerty being struck by a 2007 Dodge pickup. The collision ejected Swagerty off of his bicycle, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The Winn Parish School Board met for their regular called meeting to open the school year.

With the special called meeting the week before, the Winn Parish School Board announced their back-to-school plan to safely return during COVID-19, but amendments were made to allow for children k-5 to attend virtually on Fridays, instead of attending face-to-face all five days.

Superintendent Steve Bartlett said this will give time for the teachers to make their virtual lessons, where before they had no day to attend to students to the virtual only students like teachers in 6-12 grades.

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The City of Winnfield hosted an appreciation lunch for the Winnfield Police and Fire Department.

“We wanted to let them know we’re not like a lot of those cities that are in the business of defunding the police departments and fire departments,” George Moss, Mayor of Winnfield said. “We realize how important they are to us, and how important they are for the people of Winnfield. We wanted to show our appreciation for them, it’s the least we could do.”

Jessie Philips grilled hamburgers on the grill, and lunch was served to those who attended free of charge, and a raffle gave gifts to five lucky winners.

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Winn Parish Medical Center was visited by the owner, Rock Bordelon and many others on Monday, August 10. He also announced that the Medical Center will be receiving renovations and that their 180+ employees will be receiving bonuses for their hard work during the COVID-19 crisis.

Bordelon said that the facility, which was bankrupt when he bought it in 2016, was the only one of his 12 hospitals that exceeded expectations financially and “have gone above and beyond during this crisis time” with taking in COVID patients from other areas to help treat them.

“Every employee will be getting a bonus that worked,” Bordelon said. “Everybody stepped up. From the janitorial department, housekeeping to the nursing staff, everybody will be receiving the bonus to show our appreciation.”

The school district came to the decision to to push back the start of school from Aug. 10 to Aug. 17, to allow teachers and faculty time to record lesson plans for online learning, and to prepare for the new updated face-to-face learning.

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Graduating Senior at Winnfield Senior High School Jake Lashley officially signed to attend and play college baseball at Champion Christian College Tigers, located in Hot Springs Arkansas, on July 28

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Three years ago, Olivia Cohea dropped out of high school. Overwhelmed with family challenges and surrounded by naysayers telling her she was not suited for college, she was on a path that could make her just another statistic in a state filled with hard-luck stories, failed dreams, and unrealized potential.

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Toilet paper shortages started during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, now coin shortages have surfaced in America. Signs are popping up telling customers to pay with exact change or to pay with credit or debit cards.

When the economy shut down, so to did the U.S. Mint, which prints the coins that go into circulation.

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