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Nearly 5,000 residents in the City of Winnfield and surrounding areas will soon receive cleaner, safer drinking water, thanks to a new $800,000 water storage tank and system upgrades that are being installed by the City of Winnfield’s Water System.

The new tank and site piping will replace an old, outdated ground tank system that had developed several leaks over the years, compromising the quality of drinking water for local customers.

“The existing ground storage tank had been cited as being out of compliance with the state’s sanitary code for some time. It was necessary for the city to make improvements and the state’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program gave us an affordable means to pay for those improvements,” City of Winnfield Mayor George Moss said.

On March 10, 2018 a group of individuals was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum Hall of Fame; Rev. Avery Alexander, Jay Dardenne, Quentin Dastugue, James Gill, Charles Lancaster, Jr., Newell Normand, Dr. Alton Ochsner, Sr., and Rep. Steve Scalise.

The following Press Release was issued on March 6, 2018 from Sheriff Cranford Jordan of the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office.

On February 14, 2018, the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office received information from the Office of Adult Protective Services, a division of the LA Dept of Health, of possible crimes against a person with infirmities in Winn Parish.t investigation and as a result warrants were obtained for Jessica Hester DOB: July 12, 1972, of Winnfield, LA. Hester was employed by the Future Expectations Home Health at the time the alleged offenses occurred.

A ceremony was held at 5 p.m. on January 2, 2019 for the swearing in of the Dodson elect-ed officials for the new term. Pictured from left to right are: Phillip Vines, Assistant Chiefof Police; John Williams, Chief of Police; Gail Waddle, Lieutenant; Richie Broomfield,Mayor, holding his daughter Cheyenne; Gary Robertson, Alderman; Waymon Payne,Alderman; and Karla Shively, Alderman.

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The Winnfield City Fire Department along with the Winn Parish Fire District #3 conducted a live burn training on January 5, 2019.

Firefighters from both stations were present to further their knowledge in the line of duty they serve for our community. The house that was used for training purposes was located on 701 Ames Wells St.in Winnfield, Louisiana. This house—having met the NFPA’s and City Fire Department’s criteria—was donated for the live burn demonstration.

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Three law firms, along with the ACLU, have filed a joint lawsuit against the Winnfield Police Department.

The suit says, on November 5, 2018, Winnfield Police Officer Justin Curry shot Tanisha White with a taser. It says she was hit in her right eye. Attorneys say after permanently losing sight in this eye, White must now have it removed.

November 13th, the ACLU filed an open records request to get more details of the incident. So far attorneys say they have not gotten a response, which is why the lawsuit was filed.

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The children, and some adults, slept soundly for this Christmas. Winn Parish Sheriff Jordan arrested the famed Christmas thief, the Grinch. Grinch, 56, a green male who resides on Mount Crumpit near Whoville, had been hiding in Winn Parish, waiting to steal Christmas trees, ornaments, decorations and presents for parish children.

Sheriff Cranford Jordan said, “We received a tip from Cindy Lou of Whoville who told us Grinch was heading to our parish. We set up surveillance and were able to spot his dog, Max, who was traveling on the shoulder of US 167 between Dodson and Tannehill. We secretly placed a microphone on his collar and let him go.

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The 2019 Winnfield Baseball Skills Camp will be help on January 4 th - 5 th on the Winnfield Senior High School Tiger Field.

It will begin each day from 8:30am through 12 pm. Please be at the field 30 minutes prior to starting time to register on Friday morning.

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For many people, the sweetest gifts of Christmas are the memories. And the best gifts for the New Year are the opportunities to make more. “January 1, 2019 is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.”

Many Winn Parish residents made special memories for friends and families with the purchase of Memory and/or Honor lights, giving thanks for so many blessings.

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