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The Winnfield Tigers take their unbeaten (2-0) record to Cedar Creek in Ruston on Friday where the Cougars are hoping to capture their first win of the season.

Both teams were in thriller contest last week with Winnfield defeating the Caldwell Parish High School Spartans 14-13. Cedar Creek came out on the short end in their contest with Vidalia with one point loss, 3029.

The Tigers finished the night against Caldwell with 261 yards in total offense. They got 148 of those yards on the ground with 36 carries and 113 yards in the air.

Sophomore defensive back Breylan Starks got the Tigers on the board first with a quick six. Starks intercepted a first quarter Spartan pass and returned it 10 yards for the six points. Brady Johnson provided the PAT kick giving the Tigers a 7-0 lead.

The Spartans tied things up at halftime with a touchdown pass.

The Winnfield Fire Department received a call of a structure fire on Thomas St. The caller advised dispatch that it was a trailer on fire threatening another structure. Engine One, Engine Four, Ladder One, Rescue One and Chief One responded with eleven fire personnel. The Asst. Fire Chief arrived on scene and transmitted a working fire for an abandon mobile home with 60% involvement. Engine One arrived on scene and deployed front bumper fire attack line for extinguishment. Nearby neighbors advised fire chief that there was possibly a female vagrant that was staying inside so personnel donned PPE And made a search of the structure as well as for containment and extinguishment. Search turned up to be negative of anyone inside. The Engine Four crew assisted Engine One with water supply to a hydrant that was close. Fire fighters were able to extinguish the fire without any other property receiving any damage.

The much anticipated Meet the Tigers event was a huge success on Aug 30. Stokes-Walker Stadium was ablaze with red representing the WSHS spirit. Kids and adults of all ages were on hand to meet the players and participate in a pep rally that was held at 7pm.

There were lots of attractions including food trucks, photo op, sno cones, flag football sign up, face painting, and football activities.

It’s an exciting time of the year as the WSHS Tigers kick off what looks to be a great season.

A new chapter has begun for the Winn Parish Library. The library board announced the appointment of Priscilla Massey as Director of the library effective September 1. Mona Bamburg, the outgoing Director, has accepted a position closer to her home in Natchitoches as Director of the Natchitoches Parish Library.

A reception was held in honor of both ladies on Aug 29 in the meeting room of the Winn Parish Library. During the reception, the board as well as several public officials and the community came out to show their support and offer congratulations.

Miss Massey is a life long resident of Winnfield and a member of First Apostolic Church in Winnfield. She fills the position as director of the library after serving seven years at the Jackson Parish Library as Program Coordinator and then later Business Manager.

Priscilla is the proud aunt of six nieces and nephews and has a very full life.

Winnfield, LA Elected and appointed officials from eight parishes gathered on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, for a meeting at the Winnfield Civic Center in Winnfield, LA. Winn Parish hosted the meeting for members of the Police Jury Association. In addition to Winn Parish, Region VIII includes Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, and Vernon.

During the Business Session led by PJAL Executive Director Guy Cormier, the 2023 Region VIII Host Parish was announced as Rapides Parish. The Region VIII President and Secretary/Treasurer will come from Rapides Parish, as well. The Region VIII Vice President will come from LaSalle Parish. Rapides Parish’s Craig Smith was re-elected to serve as Region VIII Executive Board Member. Jim Tuck and Curtis Clay of Vernon Parish and Joe Bishop of Rapides Parish were re-elected to serve on the Resolutions Committee.

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ALEXANDRIA, LA (August 30, 2022) – Students at Winnfield Primary School participated in a “Read with Malcolm Reading Rally” on Tuesday, August 30 as part of a three-day Geaux READ Tour presented by Share the Magic Foundation and The Rapides Foundation. They were among the almost 3,500 students who participated in Reading Rallies presented in nine schools across Central Louisiana August 29-31.

The Reading Rally was led by Malcolm Mitchell, an author, Super Bowl Champion and Founder/CEO of Share the Magic Foundation. Mitchell considers a love of reading to be his greatest achievement and founded Share the Magic with a sole purpose: to transform children’s lives through literacy.

At the Reading Rally each student received a copy of Mitchell’s book, “The Magician’s Hat,” and participated in a high-energy, pep rally-style assembly that included a read-along and magic show.

Winnfield First Baptist will host “Honor Our Heroes S u n d ay ” on 9/11. This special service will begin with small groups at 9:30am, a celebration service at 10:45am, and dinner on the grounds at 12:30pm.

Everyone is invited and urged to attend, as the special guest speaker will be Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William Boykin.

William Boykin was one of the original members of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force and was privileged to ultimately command these elite warriors in combat operations. Boykin later commanded all of the Army’s Green Berets as well as the Special Warfare Center and School.