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The Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office prepared for students to return to school this past week. Resource officers were assigned to each school within the Parish.

The Winn Parish School Board has announced that all enrolled students will receive free breakfast and lunch every school day during the 20252026 academic year through the district’s participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites: Calvin High School Dodson High School Winnfield Primary School Winnfield Middle School Winnfield Senior High School For additional information please contact: Winn Parish School Board Attention: Veronica Hardaway, CNP Supervisor 304 East Court Street, Winnfield, LA 71483, (318)628-6936, vhardaway@ winnpsb.us.

Beverly Taylor, Principal at Magnolia Bend Academy, spoke to the Kiwanis club, Tuesday, July 29th.

In the summer of 2023 when the Atlanta school was closed people in the community approached Sardis Baptist church about maybe having a school. The members of Sardis agreed and Beverly Taylor agreed to be the principal. Magnolia Bend Academy has several different campuses and is an approved home-study program. They use Abeka which is Back to Basics reading, writing and arithmetic in a Christian setting. History and science are taught with a Biblical basis. Their goal is sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Bible is taught daily and Mrs. Taylor teaches some of the Bible classes.

On June 30, 2025, investigators with the Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office arrested Raina King on one count of Identity Theft and on July 30, 2025, arrested on five additional counts of Identity Thefts.

The investigation began on June 28, 2025, when a victim reported to the sheriff ’s office fraudulent bank transactions. On July 3, 2025, a local financial institution also reported to WPSO detectives possible fraudulent transactions on multiple customer accounts. Sheriff ’s investigators traced the suspicious activity back to Raina King, an employee at a local business.

Video evidence showed King photographing customers’ credit cards and PIN numbers, which were allegedly used to make unauthorized purchases. Based on the evidence collected, i n v e s t i g a t o r s obtained an arrest warrant for King, as well as a search warrant for her cell phones.

Winnfield FFA will host its 3rd Annual Car Show on August 30 at Winnfield Senior High School. Registration will begin at 8 am and awards will be presented at noon. Awards will include the following: Top 10, Student Vote, Sponsors’ Choice, and more. There will also be a silent auction and food available. Free coffee and donuts will be provided for early birds. For registration or sponsor info, please call or text Ryan at 318-3311619.