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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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Wed
04
Mar

No drawdown planned for Saline this year

Wed
04
Mar

Winnfield Nursing and Rehablitation Center

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In recognition of “Healthy Heart Awareness Month,” Winnfield Nursing and Rehablitation Center held a special Red Party on Friday, Feb. 27. Guests were invited to see a heart  healthy exercise demonstration, play heart healthy games and were treated to a heart healthy cooking demonstration
 
Wed
04
Mar

The celebrated stone pigs

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The celebrated stone pigs, now famous all across the state of Louisiana, have made their way back to the front of businesses in Winnfield.
 
Wed
25
Feb

Louisiana Rep

Louisiana Rep. Jim Fannin addressed budget issues at the Wednesday meeting of the Winn Rotary Club.
 
 
 
Wed
25
Feb

Colonel Mike Edmonson

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Colonel Mike Edmonson, Louisiana State Police, spoke to the Winnfield Rotary Club on several different issues that are very important to him and his Troopers around the state. From the left are: M/T Scott Moreau, Lt. Chad Gremillion, Rotary President Rusty Russell, Colonel Mike Edmonson, M/T Bobby L. Williams and Rotarian Matt Walton who hosted the program.
 
 
 

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