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Brandy Smith of Tyler, Texas, a mother of five and first-generation college graduate, said that pushing fear aside, accepting help and believing in her own abilities were key factors in completing her degree. Smith will graduate from Northwestern State University with a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences May 8. Since childhood, Smith dreamed of working in medicine. She graduated from Mineral Wells (Texas) High School in 2000 at age 17 and enrolled in Weatherford Junior College seeking a biology degree. Right out of high school, she found a job as a radiology scheduler at a prominent Fort Worth hospital where her love for radiology blossomed. In 2002 she started X-ray school at John Peter Smith School for Health Career Development, graduating in 2004.

Winnfield, LA—— Winnfield Police are investigating a shooting that left 2 dead in the Hatfield section of town. An investigative team was immediately dispatched upon confirmation by the shift supervisor.

Initial findings indicate an apparent murder/ suicide incident as it has been determined that the male subject had fired several shots from a handgun striking the female subject, then turned the gun on himself. After interviews with family members and close associates, police have been unable to determine a motive for this tragic situation. Neither victim had any prior dealing with police.

They are identified as Amyria McDonald, age 20, of Winnfield, and Virgil Smith, Jr., of the Winnfield and Natchitoches area.

Chief Johnny Ray Carpenter stated, “Our hearts go out to these families and friends. This has affected an entire community for such a senseless tragedy to these young people who had their whole lives ahead of them.”

Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Super 1 Foods banner.

From its inception in the early 80s, Super 1 Foods has provided a different shopping experience for customers, focused on low pricing with incredible service.

Super 1 Foods offers full-scale supermarkets, providing excellent high-quality fresh meats and produce, everyday low prices, and helpful staff, making it a pleasant shopping experience for customers. The Super 1 Foods banner is able to offer high-end products for less because the company buys by the truckload directly from distributors and passes the savings on to customers.

The WHS/WSHS annual alumni reunion will be held Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Winnfield Civic Center. The annual event is hosted by the class celebrating their 50th high school reunion. The class of 1974, directed by Paul Harlan, has been working diligently to bring the alumni a memory filled reunion. . If you are a graduate of Winnfield High School or Winnfield Senior High School, or if you attended, but for any reason did not graduate, you are welcome to come to the reunion as long as you are pre-registered. How do you pre-register? Send your name and mailing address to Jimmie Frazier Davies at jimmieleedavies@ hotmail.com or to Mary Lou Blackley at Blackleym0227@gmail.com. You will be added to the database and you will receive a newsletter with the registration enclosed. YOU MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED. No one will be admitted at the door unless they are preregistered and prepaid. June 8 is the deadline.

The City of Winnfield and Mayor Gerald Hamms is elated to ask all City and Parish Citizens to join us on Wednesday, May 8 at 2 pm for the reenactment of the 80’s poster created during former Mayor Max Kelley term on Why Winnfield Means Business. With Mayor Hamms goals and expectation of the growth of the City he is asking everyone “Why Not Winn”. We are asking all business owners, all citizens, students and staff of the Winnfield Middle School and Winnfield Senior High School, school board staff to meet us a Stokes Walker Stadium.

On February 1, 1974, P.K. Smith was appointed franchise dealer for chevrolet cars and trucks in Winn Parish. On that date, he officially became the owner of Max Thieme Chevrolet and in doing so renamed it P.K. Smith Chevrolet Company, Inc. Mr. Smith was a lifelong resident of Winnfield who served as a state representative from 1960 until 1964. In 1965 he purchased the Huey P Long Motel and restaurant and Parkway Drive In Theatre that he and his family operated. Smith’s wife Margie operated a beauty shop and also a dress shop.

P.K. and his wife, along with their two son’s Perry Joe and Mike, worked together in the family businesses with Perry Joe joining his parents in the motel operation after attending NSU. Mike was a teacher at the Winn Vocational School but made the decision to devote his time fully to the family businesses after the acquisition of P.K. Smith Chevrolet.

The Early College and Career Academy Cohort I for Central Louisiana Technical Community College will have a Patient Care Technician (PCT) pinning ceremony on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 1:00pm. The participants are also high school seniors enrolled in Winn Parish.

The event will be in the Multipurpose Room at the Huey P. Long Campus at 5960 US 167 N, Winnfield, LA 71483.

This class will also participate in the CLTCC graduation ceremony receiving technical diplomas on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Alexandria, LA at the Pentecostals of Alexandria Auditorium.

Bryan K e l l e y, Registrar of Voters, gave a very interesting program to Kiwanis, Tuesday, April 23rd beginning with a voting quiz which we all failed because we did not read and follow the instructions.

Pres. Reagan Was Right: His ‘Star Wars’ Missile Defense COULD ‘Hit a Bullet with a Bullet’ and Save Israel from Iran’s Missile Attack

From the days of my youth, I recall with great fondness the presidency of President Ronald Reagan. Full disclosure—my brother Tom was working on the White House Staff at the time, and I was attending The Heights Preparatory School in Potomac, Maryland. So, on the weekends, I rode the Metro down to D.C. to meet my brother at the White House where we would often remain in his office late on Saturday nights as he wrapped up his work for the week.

I clearly remember Pres. Reagan’s unbounded optimism about America and its place in the world, his strong domestic record including record employment and an economy exploding with growth, his focus on the traditional family unit and the conservative social values that were its foundation, and his view of the need for America to be militarily strong.

(Winnfield, Louisiana)- City of Winnfield is pleased to be selected as one of the 71 recipients of the 2023-24 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant Program made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The City of Winnfield will install 10 trash receptacles at the following locations: T&G Park (behind Brenda’s Chicken) Pea Patch Courthouse Pharmacy Services/Allen building area The Stump Grove Street Park (2) Henderson Holden Park (2) Winn Farmers Market Area Through the 2024 Trash Receptacle Grant Program, Keep Louisiana Beautiful awarded 628 receptacles to 71 organizations in 40 parishes for a total value of $491,294.

As part of the requirements of this grant, City of Winnfield will perform a post installation litter scan and compare the data collected to preliminary scan results. Data will be shared with the public once available.