Thanks Governor John Bel Edwards for signing HB 654 on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. This bill will create a Safety Corridor Advisory Group and a highway safety… Log in to read the remainder of this story. Download the free iPhone…
Category: Submissions
Summer Food Service Program open sites
The Ouachita Parish School System is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children 18 years of age without a charge. A person of 19 years of age or older who has a mental…
Tim Tippit High School – Class of 1950
This is a photo of the first graduating class of Tim Tippit High School in 1950. Dr. Joseph E. Wilson was principal. Rev. J. H. Allen was a teacher. First row: (l-r): Marguerite Young Anderson, Fathie Bell Wilson, Carrie Mae…
Scam Bulletin
Fine payments Sheriff’s Office Several Ouachita Parish residents have received a phone call from someone identifying themselves as Deputy Timothy Watts or Deputy Edna Shepard from the “Owacheetah” (mispronounced Ouachita) Parish Sheriff’s Office. Caller went on to state the person…
Scam Bulletin
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Investigators are currently working a nationwide phone scam that is operating in our area. The caller will identify themselves as an Entergy Corp. representative or name another utility company. The caller will then tell you that you…
The City of Monroe joins others to host drive-thru job fair
(Monroe, La) The City of Monroe along with the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, the Ouachita Workforce Development Board 81, the Region 8 Career Solutions Center and Stephens Media Group are working together with area employers to host a Drive-Thru Job…
Childhood friends inspire to give back
Karriem Wilson is a Registered Nurse who is helping to saves lives every day. He lived in Texas for the last several years. Mr. Wilson was inspired to return home by his childhood friends Jason Jacobs, his wife Shantelle Jacobs,…