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Six candidates, three Republicans, two Democrats and one Independent, all are asking for your vote to be Louisiana Governor on the ballot Saturday.

In all there are seven statewide races for parish voters to decide that drew the attention of roughly two-dozen candidates. In addition, there are four constitutional amendments proposed. All voters in the parish will cast votes in these races and issues.

Voters will cast their ballots for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commissioner of Insurance.

Only the races for Attorney General and Commissioner of Insurance are guaranteed to be decided on Saturday, Oct. 12 because there are just two candidates in each of those.

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While the state elections have had candidates “dropout” of the race, local elections haven’t had any.

There are four seats in the state house for districts that represent parts of Winn Parish. Only the House of Representative Seat in District 13 was unopposed.

State Representative Jack McFarland, who serves all of Jackson parish and parts of Bienville, Ouachita and Winn parishes, was elected for a second term without opposition.

Seeking the office of House of Representative from District 22 are Gabe Firment (R) and Carl Ray Lasyone (R). Both men are from Grant Parish. Firment is from Pollock while Lasyone is from Colfax. Lasyone currently serves on the Grant Parish Police Jury.

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On September 25, Louisiana FFA held the Winn Parish Forestry Contest at Gum Springs. There was a total of 15 teams, with a total of 60 contestants, from the schools in Winn Parish. The contest consisted of tree identification, saw log measurement, chainsaw part identification, tool identification, and map reading. Winnfield Senior High took 1 st place, followed by Calvin who took 2 nd , Winnfield’s junior team took 3 rd , and Georgetown taking 4 th . Emma Vines from Winnfield was the high individual earner for the Parish contest.

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Drive-through or walk-up flu shot event to be held at the Winn Farmer’s Market on October 17, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m

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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Laurinda Crenshaw are teaming up with the Winnfield City Fire Department in support of Fire Prevention Week, an annual public awareness campaign that promotes critical home fire safety messages. NFPA has been the official sponsor of the campaign for more than 90 years.

State Farm is delivering Fire Prevention Week toolkits to more than 300 fire departments across the U.S. including Louisiana. The Winnfield City Fire Department is among the communities selected to receive one.

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On Wednesday, September 18, Ray Daughtry spoke to the Rotary Club. Originally from Winnfield, Ray Daughtry graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Forestry in 1999. He has held several different positions, but has been working for the last 5 years as a Regional Fiber Supply Manager at WestRock. In his speech, Daughtry provided a brief history about operations at the Hodge mill and threats to the forestry industry in Louisiana.

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