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During the regular Winn Parish School Board meeting on February 1, talks about the end of the year school LEAP testing occurred and how with the abbreviated year the school system would handle it.

Superintendent Steve Bartlett had talks with other parish superintendents about the weight that the test usually have on students.

“I don’t think it will be a wise decision to assess children on areas based on testing this year,” Bartlett said. “This has not been a usual year, in fact, it’s been most unusual. We started this school year late, lost one quarter of the yar last year, then we had Hurricane Laura come through, then Delta, all while battling COVID since last Spring. It’s been a difficult year for students and teavhers, and we don’t think it’s the right thing to do to punish students, districts, schools or teachers, but we still need the data they can yield.”

Winnfield Middle School Beta club is selling candy bars to help support the local council on aging. These girls have worked hard this school year supporting our community.

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The Winn Community Health Center partnered with the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Louisiana Sheriff Association to administer vaccines to sheriff deputies and staff. Above is Morgan Perry, of the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office, recieving his vaccine.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division is encouraging all boaters to practice safe boating while enjoying the waterways of Louisiana. This notice comes after three people have died in boating accidents in 2021.

The Enforcement Division has witnessed an uptick in the number of boating crash incidents and boating related fatalities in past couple years. The numbers of boating crash incidents reached 162 in 2020, up from 129 boating incidents in 2018 and 135 boating incidents in 2019. The number of boating fatalities also rose from 19 in 2018 and to 20 in 2019 and up to 24 in 2020.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue will begin accepting and processing 2020 state individual income tax returns on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. The date coincides with the date the IRS begins accepting 2020 federal income tax returns.

On Feb. 12, Louisiana taxpayers can begin filing their state income tax returns electronically through Louisiana File Online, the state’s free web portal for individual tax filers. Louisiana File Online allows taxpayers to:

File returns and pay taxes electronically

Check the status of individual income tax refunds

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Winnfield resident Jared Bumbalough was arrested by the Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office, Sheriff Cranford Jordan announced, with an additional 116 counts of pornography involving juveniles on Jan. 28, after being arrested in 2019 for four counts.

Bumbalough has been held at the Winn Parish Detention Center since his first arrest with a $150,000 bond.

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The COVID-19 vaccine rolling out in pharmacies across Louisiana, below are pharmacies in or near the Winn Parish area that are administering the vaccine.

REGION VI COVID-19 Vaccinating Pharmacies

Winn Parish

Fred’s Pharmacy #3231

2001 W Court Street,

Winnfield

318-648-6410

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U.S. Representative

5th Congressional Dist.

Sandra “Candy” Christophe, Alexandria,Democrat

Chad Conerly Kentwood, Republican,

“Jim” Davis, Monroe, No Party,

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Russell Jones said after serving six years in the Navy as an Electronics Technican that he’d never put another uniform on, but Assistant Chief Jones is still his uniform and celebrated his 40 years as part of the Winnfield Police Department.

“I saw the opportunity to serve again, and service to people is in my heart,” Jones said. “I served in the military, I serve as a pastor taking care of people, and I wanted to serve. It’s in my nature to do.”

Jones is the first black, multi-ethnic, man to rise through the ranks at the WPD, starting his career as a patrolman, to sergeant, lieutenant and now Assistant Chief, and says his mission is to serve the city of Winnfield with the same compassion and dedication that he shares with his family.

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A blood drive will be held on Jan. 22 from 1-5 p.m. at the City Court building in the parking lot of the Winnfield City Police Dept.

The blood drive benefits Doris Pailet, who works at the Winnfield Police Department, as she is in the hospital fighting COVID-19.

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