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Wed
25
Mar

CCA guard was undercover reporter

Shane Bauer, who had beenemployed by the WinnCorrectional Center sinceDec. 2014, officially resignedhis position at the facilitylast week. It was later dis-covered that he was workingundercover for MotherJones magazine.

The arrest of international Mother Jonesreporter JamesWest by the Winn ParishSheriff’s Office on Friday,March 13 blew the cover of ananother reporter who wasworking inside the WinnCorrectional Center.The undercover reporter,now confirmed to be ShaneBauer, officially resigned hisposition at CCA on Tuesday,March 17. 

 

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Wed
18
Mar

CCA employee was undercover reporter

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Shane Bauer. (Photo by: shanebauer.net)

Story by: Charles Crain

Editor, Winn Parish Enterprise

The arrest of international Mother Jones reporter James West by the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office on Friday, March 13 blew the cover of an undercover reporter who was working inside the Winn Correctional Center.

The undercover reporter, now confirmed to be Shane Bauer, officially resigned his position at CCA on Tuesday, March 17. Bauer did not show up for work on Monday morning following the arrest, and Winn Parish Sheriff Cranford Jordan first discovered that this employee shared the same name as the famous journalist.

Mother Jones confirmed Bauer’s involvement at the facility by releasing the following statement on Wednesday, March 18:

Wed
18
Mar

Wildlife Heritage Banquet this weekend

The Winn Parish Longbeards National Wildlife Hunting Heritage Banquet will be held this Saturday, March 21 at the  Winnfield Civic Center. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m., with a meal served and an auction that will begin at 7:00 p.m.
 
Wed
18
Mar

20th Hog Dog Trials set for next Wednesday

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Winn Parish’s biggest tourist attraction will serve the area next Wednesday, as the 20th Annual Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials brave the damp Winn Parish Fairgrounds. Winn received almost the average monthly rain in just a week, and more is coming, but sunshine is expected to meet travelers as they arrive on March 25. Over 10,000 spectators are estimated to be attending the big 2-0 celebration, and nearly 800 dogs. Of that number, nearly 90% are the official state dog, the Catahoula
Leopard (Cur). 
 
Wed
18
Mar

Out of the Past: History of Montgomery, and the tale of Creola

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Nothing is sacred to the dyed-in-the wool treasure hunter, not even a human grave. Indeed, with many of this fraternity the more hallowed the spot and greater the number of interments, the more anxious are they to dig and plunder about the place. Take the burial place of Thomas A. Woodard, founder of Montgomery as a case in point. This great pioneer who had been a general in the Sixth U.S. Cavalry was buried in a vault a mile or so east of the Mack Davison place in the pine woods.
 
 
Wed
18
Mar

Council hears more noise complaints

The March 10 meeting of the Winnfield City Council saw more discussion over the loud music nuisance in parts of the city.
Kenneth Dudley, Winnfield citizen who has addressed the council several times previously, asked that the 5-minute time limit on guest and audience participation be waived so that he would not have to return in April.
 
 
Tue
17
Mar

Journalist arrested in Winn Parish

James Phillip West

James West, a reporter for newsmagazine Mother Jones, was arrested by the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office on Friday, March 13, for allegedly trespassing on C.C.A. property.

Story by: Charles Crain

Editor, Winn Parish Enterprise

[Update; 3/17/15, 3:46 p.m.] It has been revealed that a CCA employee who did not appear for work on Monday morning following this arrest officially resigned this morning. The employee is believed to also have been a reporter for the Mother Jones newsmagazine. The Enterprise has been contacted by CCA's main office in Nashville, TN., but an official statement from them has not been released.

Original story:

A reporter for a San Francisco-based international publication was arrested in Winn Parish over the weekend for trespassing on Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) property in Gum Springs.

Wed
11
Mar

The Class of 2016 had the first taste of the end of the first phase of their education last Friday, March 6, when they received their senior rings. Winnfield Senior High School presented 56 rings to the future senior class in a ceremony that is now firmly

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The Class of 2016 had the first taste of the end of the first phase of their education last Friday, March 6, when they received their senior rings. Winnfield Senior High School presented 56 rings to the future senior class in a ceremony that is now firmly a WSHS tradition. Wi     

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Wed
11
Mar

Students prepare for first phase of PARCC testing

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Winn Parish teachers, parents, students and administrators will tackle the first phase of the controversial PARCC testing on Monday, March 16.  The PARCC test, which has come under fire from parents and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal because of its  ties to Common Core, will see third through eighth grade students taking the ELA (English Language Arts) and Math portions  of the test. The assessmentsare split into units, with students taking ELA Unit 1 on Monday, ELA Unit 2 on Tuesday, ELA Unit 3 on  Wednesday, Math Unit 1 onThursday and Math Unit 2 on Friday.   

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Wed
11
Mar

U.S. Rep. sends letter of thanks to Board

he March 2 meeting of the Winn Parish School Board saw a light agenda but received some good buzz from a freshman U.S.  Representative. First on the agenda was the reading of the Academics and  Instruction Committee report.The Academics and  Instruction Committee met onTuesday, Feb. 24, and heard from Winn Parish School Board Chief Technology Officer Amy Seward, who presented the committee with a technology update on computers and programs used in Winn Parish schools.  

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