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The final Police Jury meeting of 2015 was held Monday, Dec. 21. Mr. Perry Holmes, Road Superintendent, said in the road update that the recent rain has been “putting a damper on things,” but the road crews are patching potholes each day as well as putting rocks down.

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Winn Parish schools received a very welcome early Christmas present on Dec. 17 when the Louisiana Department of Education announced that all schools in the district had either kept or improved their school performance scores for the 2014-15 school year. The LDE released their annual school performance scores on Thursday, Dec. 17, a process in which public schools across the state receive a letter grade for their performance during a nine-month calendar school year.

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The Winnfield Police Department Shop-With-A-Cop Program on Saturday provided more than 50 local children with the opportunity to shop for Christmas presents alongside Winnfield’s finest. Above, City Councilman Matt Miller shakes hands with his shopping buddy for the day.

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Winnfield Middle School, WSHS, Suddenlink, Bank of Central Louisiana Team Up for 9th Annual Food Drive

Winnfield Middle School and Winnfield Senior High School both teamed up with Suddenlink and the Winn Parish Food Bank of Central Louisiana to help with the 9th annual “Connecting to Those in Need” Food Drive. Winnfield Middle collected 860.7 pounds of non-perishable food items for those in need in the Winn community, totaling more than 700 items.

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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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