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Jan 3 – Castor – Away (6pm) Jan 6 – Monterey – Away (5:30pm) Jan 9 – LaSalle – Away (6pm) Jan 10 – Georgetown - District at Dodson (6pm) Jan 13 – Saline – District at Dodson (6pm) Jan 17 – Atlanta at Dodson (6pm) Jan 19 – LaSalle – Homecoming at Dodson (6pm) Jan 20 – Calvin – District at Dodson (6pm) Jan 23 – (JV Boys) – Downsville at Dodson (6pm) Jan 24 – Larto – District (Away) (5pm)

Winnfield Middle School Softball 2023

Saturday, January 28, Montgomery Tournament – TBA Monday, January 30, St. Mary’s of Natchitoches – 4:00pm (Home) Thursday, February 2, St. Mary’s of Natchitoches – 4:00pm (Away) Monday, February 6, LaSalle – 4:00pm (Away) Thursday, February 9, Montgomery – 5:00pm (Away) Monday, February 13, Montgomery – 5:00pm (Home) Tuesday, February 14, Grant – TBA (Away)

6/8 Heart of Louisiana Humane Society Holds Event

93 cats and dogs were altered during the recently sponsored Rosie “Sug” Wells Spay & Neuter Event!

An immediate outpouring of interest since day one of posting for the event resulted in Heart of Louisiana Humane Society (HLHS) reaching out to local veterinarians to see if they would help honor the sponsored prices offered through HLHS. Odom Veterinary Hospital in Farmerville took 16 appointments to help, Kees Park Animal Clinic in Pineville took 4, Jonesboro Animal Clinic in Jonesboro took 14, and Natchitoches Animal Hospital in Natchitoches also took 16. Combining a total of 50 appointments that HLHS was able to schedule thanks to their help!

6/15

WPSB Regular Meeting Held

4/06 Sheriff Cranford Jordan Speaks to Kiwanis Club

Rita James introduced guest speaker Sheriff Cranford Jordan, speaker for the March 29th Kiwanis club meeting. Sheriff Jordan said he has been in office for 10 years and that the office was broke when he took over. He gave us a handout showing the financials for the last ten years beginning with a negative balance in 2012. There was also at that time the need for a new jail. The one above the courtroom and offices in the Courthouse was causing significant problems for the offices beneath and was a drain on the budget.

4/13 Winnfield’s Mayor Elect Is Gerald “Scooter” Hamms

Two-term District Two Councilman Gerald “Scooter” Hamms has been elected Mayor of the City of Winnfield, becoming the first person of color to hold the seat.

Domestic violence is, in many ways, a quiet epidemic. Although in plain sight, victims are often invisible, fearfully denying their situation and appearing to put up a happy home front. Sadly, statistics show otherwise. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the U.S., according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. A mind-boggling one in three women (and one in four men) has been a victim of physical brutality by an intimate partner. That makes intimate partner violence “the single greatest cause of injury to women,” per the Domestic Violence Intervention Program.

Law enforcement along with Winnfield Fire & Rescue and EMS responded to a 9-1-1- call on December 19, 2022 concerning an infant not breathing. The infant was taken to Winn Parish Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

An investigation by Winn Parish Coroner, Dr. James Lee, revealed that the infant suffered from blunt force trauma to the head and body, resulting in her death.

A press release was issued by the Winnfield Police Department stating that the death was ruled a homicide. Subsequent investigation by Winnfield City Police, as well as deputies from the Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office, resulted in the arrest of an ll year old sibling. The juvenile’s name was not released.

On December 27, 2022 a hearing was held. The judge has not authorized the release of information regarding that hearing.

1/5 Many Contributed to Make Operation Save a Kid a Huge Success

More than 75 businesses and individuals made donations to Operation Save a Kid – Shop With a Cop in 2021 to make sure children in Winn Parish were gifted with presents. Mr. Jessie Phillips, who is over the program, was overwhelmed with support from the community and stated that this Christmas was the biggest yet for Operation Save a Kid.

1/12 Calvin Begins 2022 Winning Two Straight

The Calvin boys’ basketball team started 2022 by winning two straight games. First, on Tuesday, January 4th, the boys traveled to Caldwell Parish High School to take on the 3A Spartans. The Class C Cougars were able to walk away with a 53-37 victory

1/19 Joe Evans Shares About Electric Vehicles

The Winn Parish Police Jury met for their monthly meeting on Dec 19 at 5pm. Road Superintendent gave a road update. He stated that all of the work requested by the villages within the parishes has been completed. He added that all of the equipment is running good. He also stated that Mr. Samuel Eoff has resigned as is moving to Georgia.

The Store in Goldonna recently held their 1st annual Gingerbread House Contest. The ladies weren’t expecting to see such creative ideas and were left with the tough job of choosing the best ones. The contest began on Dec

12 with contestants bringing their masterpieces by The Store for customers to view as they came through. Judging was set for Saturday, Dec

17. There was no age limit, nor were there any rules. This being the first year, the contest coordinator, Sharlene Settle, stated that next year they would begin adding rules.

The day was festive with hot apple cider and hot chocolate being served free of charge as the judges contemplated the placement of each craft. In the end, it was a tough call. The list of winners are listed below: Ages 3 and under – Braden Lawson

4 to 7 – Braxton Young

8 to 12 – Kayden and Mackenzie Dodge

13 to 18 – 1st – Rebekah Dupree, 2nd – Addison Weaver

The Grinch was escorted by Sheriff Jordan to visit the children and staff of Calvin High School on Dec 15. It looked a lot like Whoville when they arrived. The Grinch put a lot of smiles on the kids faces. “Santa, don’t forget the Grinch. I know he’s mean and hairy and smelly, and his hands are cold and clammy, but I think he’s kinda....sweet.”