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June 16, 2025, WPFD was dispatched to a tree on fire on LA 156. The tree had been struck by lightning.
The lightning blew the entire top of the tree off causing it to fall by the road. FFs utilized a booster line to extinguish the treetop that was on the ground and a deck gun to extinguish the top of the tree.

After her introduction by Dr. Gaddis, Ms. Massey said she has in common with the Kiwanis club that she believes in serving the community. She had prepared a folder for each person with information about the library and the services it offers. There was also a calendar of events for June and July and a puzzle book. She had just come from seeing Harvey Rabbit at the main branch. This is a program that happens every year during the Summer Reading Program.

Joyce, LA – June 5, 2025: The Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive woman lying in the roadway in Joyce. Deputies and emergency medical services were immediately dispatched to the scene.

Deputy Caleb Reed was the first to arrive and found a woman lying on the side of Louisiana Avenue. Upon assessing her condition, he determined that she was not breathing and had no pulse.

Within minutes, Deputies Jordan Chandler and David Jones arrived to assist. Together, the deputies administered a dose of Narcan and began performing CPR. After several minutes of combined life-saving efforts, the woman regained a pulse and began breathing.

EMS personnel arrived shortly thereafter and assumed medical care. The woman was then transported by ambulance to Winn Parish Medical Center for further treatment.

Baton Rouge / louisianaradionetwork.com Sean Richardson The case involving the 2023 shooting death of 51-year-old Chad Camp and the arrest of his son, Andrew Camp, was dismissed on Monday due to insufficient evidence. Chad was shot at home on April 15, 2023, and Andrew, then 17, was arrested for manslaughter the next day. Legal Analyst Franz Borghardt says Winn Parish District Attorney Chris Nevils cited the ethical obligation not to prosecute cases lacking evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.

“And if they don’t believe they can prove something, or if they don’t believe there is sufficient evidence to substantiate someone getting prosecuted, they have an ethical and moral obligation not to pursue that prosecution.”

Bradley Taylor, an upcoming junior at WSHS, has qualified to represent the state of Louisiana in the 2025 4-H Shooting Sports National Competition. He will be competing as a part of a team of four high school students from across Louisiana in the smallbore pistol competition. The 4H Shooting Sports National Championships is held each June in Grand Island, Nebraska, at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. 4-H youth from across the country compete in compound archery, recurve archery, air rifle, air pistol, .22 rifle, .22 pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading, and hunting skills. Anyone wishing to make a donation to support Bradley’s trip to Nebraska may contact his family. Bradley is the son of Amanda Taylor and the late Chad Taylor of Winnfield.

Winn/Jackson Master Gardeners, City of Winnfield, and Winn 4-H have been working hard to help beautify the Earl K. Long Park with some new hanging baskets.

On June 5 Winnfield Fire Department personnel received a request from Atmos to be on standby at the closed off part of West North Street for a damaged gas line. Fire personnel responded with Engine 4, Engine 2, and four personnel. The main gas line had been hit while a culvert was being dug out to be replaced. The sewer lids were removed to allow any gas that might seep into the sewer piping to escape and prevent it from getting into the nearby homes. Atmos back tracked the line up the hill to make pinch point to stop the flow of natural gas through the line. Fire personnel were on scene for around three and half hours roughly. Atmos personnel remained on location after crimping the line to make repairs to the main line. A reminder that if you’re going to dig anywhere on or off your property to call 811 before you dig.

Baton Rouge – Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) are alerting residents about another text message scam that has the potential to steal personal information and charge unnecessary fees. In the latest iteration of the scam, many Louisiana residents have received text messages claiming the recipient has an “outstanding traffic ticket” and must pay a fee or face repercussions. The OMV recommends that customers ignore and delete such messages.

Following a lengthy investigation by the Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office concerning the distribution of Fentanyl, the Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office obtained an arrest warrant on June 4th for Keyondrick Mills of Winnfield. Before serving the warrants, Mills fled Winn Parish in a red Camaro bearing Texas plates. Deputies were able to track Mills as he crossed the state line entering Texas. Winn deputies notified Texas State Troopers who were able to locate Mills on I-20 in Van Zandt County, Texas. Texas Troopers apprehended Mills on the Winn Parish warrants and additional drug charges. Mills is currently being held in Van Zandt County detention center awaiting extradition back to Winn.