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Wed
13
Apr

A fire broke out

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A fire broke out in a vacant home at Front Street and South Ave. on April 7 at 4:47 p.m. The home was 60 percent involved upon arrival, according to the Winnfield Fire Department. The fire spread to an adjacent structure, and firefighters were able to put it out. At 1:34 a.m., the fire department responded to a call where the fire in the second home, which was also vacant, had reignited. There were signs of suspicious activity and the fire is under investigation. 
 

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Wed
06
Apr

Federal Data Show Louisiana Has Nation’s Widest Gap in Pay for Women

BATON ROUGE – Data compiled by the federal government show Louisiana has the nation’s largest gap in wages between women and men. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Louisiana is behind every state and the District of Columbia in gender wage disparity. The data show women in Louisiana earn an average of 65 cents for every dollar paid to men, a wage gap of 35 percent.

 

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Wed
06
Apr

Learn to Raise Backyard Chicken Flocks April 9

Town and Country in conjunction with the Louisiana Master Gardeners and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service is proud to present an educational seminar designed to enlighten and teach those interested in becoming more self-sufficient.

 

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Wed
06
Apr

Three Sworn In To Winn Republican Parish Executive Committee

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Three new members of the Winn Republican Parish Executive Committee were sworn in by District Judge Jacque Derr at a ceremony in the Winn Parish Courthouse today: J. Keith Gates, Samantha L. Kelly, and Matthew Walton. After Judge Derr administered the oath of office, the Committee’s first meeting came to order with Rev. Ricky Vines leading the Invocation and Luke and Alysa Kelly, ages 6 and 9 respectively, leading the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

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Wed
06
Apr

Police Jurors

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Police Jurors Josh McAllister, Deionne Carpenter and Allen Michael McCartney attended Legislative Day in Baton Rouge lobbying for assistance for Winn Parish to contend with the flood disaster.

 

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Wed
30
Mar

Winnfield Primary School Sticks It To Cancer

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Cancer can be a sticky situation. That’s why students and faculty at Winnfield Primary School participated in a fundraiser benefitting the Winn Parish Relay for Life. March 21-23, WPS students and faculty members had the opportunity to purchase a sticker, chewing gum or a sucker for a $1 donation to Relay for Life.
 
 
Wed
30
Mar

The 4-H Regional Cookery

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Competing in the 4-H Regional Cookery Contest in Alexandria on March 22, 2016 were Alon Shelton, Alysa Kelly, Belle Canter, Jacie Carter, Gracelyn Chevallier, Chloe Whisonant, Arianna DuBois, Guadalupe Guerrero, Lillian Rainwater, Alyssa Taylor, and Emilee Mixon.
 
 
Wed
30
Mar

House Bill to Affect Civil Service for Fire District No. 3

The Winn Parish District No. 3 Fire Board met March 21 with a lengthy agenda. The main event was discussion related to House Bill 129 that was up before the Louisiana Legislature last week. The bill would remove the positions of fire chief and assistant fire chief for Winn Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 from civil service, making them unclassified service positions.
 
 
Wed
23
Mar

Police Jury Meeting Covers Disaster Relief

A special called Police Jury meeting was held March 15 to discuss the Winn Parish Police Jury’s response to the emergency flooding that occurred the week of March 9-12.

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Wed
23
Mar

Louisiana Forest Festival Set for April 1516

The 2016 Louisiana Forest Festival is set for April 15th and 16th at the Winn Parish fairgrounds in Winnfield, Louisiana. This year's festival is gearing up to be an exciting event for our community! This year we are happy to announce that we will kick off the festivities on Friday evening with the Louisiana Forest Festival Parade rolling downtown through Main Street, followed by the highly anticipated bed races. Later in the evening attendees will enjoy DJ music and a fireworks display in downtown Winnfield.

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