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The City of Winnfield continues their long-standing tradition of supporting youth through their Summer Feeding and Recreation Program. The program is now in full swing at both the Tommy G. Hamms Center and the Moss Street Gym. For many years free summer meals have been offered ensuring that children and teens within the community stay nourished and active during the summer months. Also, the recreation activities offer a safe and fun environment for kids to play, learn, and grow. Also, the City of Winnfield proudly offers summer job opportunities for recent high school graduates and firstyear college students, giving them valuable work experience while serving their community.

East Winnfield Baptist Church will hold a “Lava Lava Luau” Vacation Bible School for area youngsters nightly from July 21 through 25. The event is open to all children ages Pre-K through Grade 12.

Pastor Jeff Shows explains that this VBS could as well be named, “Keeping Cool when Things Get Hot!” Promotional materials say, “Emotions are like a force of nature, but with God’s help, we can learn to take control of our emotions before a storm hits! In Lava Lava Luau 5-day VBS curriculum, kids will learn Biblical ways to express and deal with their emotions.”

This 5-day program puts a unique spin on the Hawaiian Vacation Bible School theme. During a fun week at the Lava Lava Luau, children participating in this EWBC Vacation Bible School will see what God’s Word says about anger, sadness, jealousy, developing a kind attitude, and frustration. They’ll also learn how to respond to others who may be feeling these emotions as well.

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.