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The Winnfield City Council met Tuesday, Dec. 8 for a regular meeting. The council adopted an ordinance to annex the Daniel Wyatt Trucking Property and an ordinance to an next the Martin Forrest Enterprises Inc. Property. Owners of both properties requested to be annexed into the city limits.

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The Winn Parish School Board met Dec. 7 and the meeting room was packed with parents, students and teachers. Order of business was subbed to allow ample time for the recognition of exceptional students from three area schools for their recent achievements.

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Although it didn’t achieve record numbers of attendance, Christmas spirit was not in short supply at Friday’s Christmas parade. The Kiwanis Club-sponsored parade rolled down Main Street on Dec. 4 under the reign of Grand Marshal Margie Price.

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Plum Creek, one of the largest land owners in the U.S., and Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, announced they have entered a definitive agreement, creating “the world’s premiere timber, land and forest products company,” according to Weyerhaeuser Company.

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Louisiana ranks among the states with the highest prevalence of mental illness and the lowest rates of access to care, according to The Mental Health Association’s 2015 report. Louisiana is ranked 47th of the 50 states and the District of Columbia on the report.

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A Winnfield resident was killed in a Thanksgiving Day shooting in Mesquite, Texas. The Mesquite Police Department responded to a shooting at 6:05 a.m. Thanksgiving Thursday at Hidden Springs Drive in Mesquite.

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The winners have been selected for the Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest. Twelve winners were chosen to be featured in a calander with the theme “The Spirit of Winn Parish.” All entries can be viewed at the Pea Patch.

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As a perfect follow-up to a great Veterans day program at Rotary last week, Rotarian Delane Adams invited Winn Parish native, Daniel Peterson to speak to the club about his experiences in the Navy SEAL (Sea, Air and Land) organization from 2009 to 2015. Daniel is the son of Otis and Ginger Peterson and the grandson of Ed and Nell Grigg . Peterson graduated from WSHS in 1999 and then attended University of Louisiana at Monroe graduating with a degree in Construction Management. He was active duty Navy for five years as a Navy Seal.

Alpha Delta Kappa members Mrs. Claudia McBride and Mrs. Brenda Etheridge were recognized as "Sapphire Sisters" designating their 35+ years of membership. Shown are Mrs. Claudia McBride, Mrs. Brenda Etheridge, Omicron secretary Mrs. Andrea Martin, and Omicron president Dr. Deona Austin.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and Winnfield is getting ready for the annual Kiwanis Club Christmas Parade. The parade will roll Friday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. with Mrs. Margie Price as Grand Marshal.

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