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The City Council of Winnfield called a special meeting on Thursday, January 30, to discuss the prison facility water rates, introduce two amendments, and discuss a possible collaboration with the Winn Parish Police Jury to clean up adjudicated properties. Three of five councilpersons were present, with those absent including LaWanda Holden (District 1) and Gerald Hamms (District 2).

Melissa M. Trammell is retiring from the Winn Parish School Board on February 7, 2020. She has worked in public education in Louisiana for 44 years as a teacher, an Educational Consultant, Title I Director, and, lastly, in Winn Parish, as the Special Education Supervisor. She holds a BS, a M.ED. and an ED.S, all from Northwestern State University. She has also studied at Grambling State University and Brigham Young University.

An opening in Winn Parish School Board personnel has caused some shifting in educational leadership positions throughout the parish. Melissa Trammell’s upcoming retirement presented a vacancy in the role of Special Education Supervisor. The WPSB announced during the January meeting that four applicants were interviewing for the position. In the end, Winnfield Primary School Principal Candy Polk was given the position.

Mrs. Polk’s transition provided an opening at Winnfield Primary School, and Winnfield Middle School Assistant Principal Tiffany Martin accepted the position of WPS Principal.

At Winnfield Middle School, the Assistant Principal position will not be filled in the traditional meaning; however, WMS Athletic Director Brian Savell now also wears the hat of Administrative Assistant and will be filling in and carrying out Mrs.

Look in next week’s edition of Winn Parish Enterprise for photographs from the Winn Chamber of Commerce and Tourism annual reception on Tuesday, January 28! This year’s honorees are: Business of the Year: Louisiana All Hours Fitness; Business Person of the Year: Freddie and Katrina Nichols; New Business of the Year: Chaddy Shac; Volunteer of the Year: Lindlay Howell; and Spirit of Myrtis Allen Award: Carolyn Lang

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Residents of Winn Parish may have noticed a “new” fixture attached to the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. Now connecting the two museum buildings is the gate that formerly donned the back entrance to the Earl K. Long Memorial Park.

Under previous administration, the City of Winnfield made the decision to have the gates removed and discarded. However, the Executive Director of the museum, Carolyn Phillips, determined that this would not be the end for a piece of Louisiana history.

As David Stare’s 80th birthday approached, he began deliberating what would be the best way to celebrate. Two things were certain: David’s two most distinct interests were food and jazz. David decided that, as there is no better place than Louisiana to celebrate food and jazz, his birthday weekend had to be there. That wasn’t the only deciding factor, however, as Louisiana had another tug on David’s heart: family roots.

In September of 2019, David, along with his wife and daughters, got on a plane and headed for the Bayou State, temporarily leaving Dry Creek Vineyard that David founded in Healdsburg, California, 48 years ago. Once his feet were on the ground in “the Boot,” David met up with a couple from Boston: his sister, Mary Wilkinson, and her husband. Unfortunately, their other brother Fred, from Chicago, was unable to join.