by Dean Lambert (Around The Town Monthly Contributor) My wife Amanda was born in Clovis, New Mexico and spent her first 6 years there. It was an innocent time and Amanda was free to play in the yard and even to make trips to the neighborhood store just […]
Natchitoches Parish School Superintendent has notified Around The Town of a special called meeting Monday, July 2 at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Natchitoches Parish School Board office, 310 Royal St. and is open to the public. Items on the agenda include: CALL TO […]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division (LDWF/LED) agents will take part in Operation Dry Water June 29-July 1. During the Operation Dry Water weekend, LDWF agents will be out in force patrolling state waterways for impaired boat operators. “We are always on the lookout for […]
by Junior Johnson (Around The Town Monthly Contributor) Sadly the Natchitoches Parish School Board closed our Cloutierville Elementary School by a vote of 6-5. I will not get into the politics of this matter except to say this is going to be a final step in the demise […]
Natchitoches Police Department Patrol Shift C and Additional Street Patrol Team officers were dispatched to 127 South Drive (Taco Bell) on June 29 at 12:47 am, in reference to an ongoing disturbance taking place in the drive-through lane. Upon arrival, NPD officers observed Savannah Weeks (WF, 26) in […]
Governor John Bel Edwards addressed more than 1,000 rising high school seniors during the joint convocation of Louisiana Boys State and Louisiana Girls State at Northwestern State University Friday, urging them to engage in public service and volunteerism in their communities. by Leah Jackson Louisiana Governor John Bel […]
The following public servants would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Happy and Safe 4th of July. Let us all be reminded that the strength of a nation lies in the homes of its people. May we think of freedom, not as […]
by Junior Johnson (Around The Town Monthly Contributor) While riding around yesterday I stopped by the old Depot and was disappointed to see nothing more had been done from some cosmetic repairs that was done a couple of years ago. It seems that on the exterior the old […]
by David West Two programs in the Gallaspy College of Education and Human Development at Northwestern State University’s have been ranked among the most affordable in the nation by the website collegechoice.net. The master’s in secondary education and bachelor’s in child and family studies were ranked as the […]
Lieutenant Colonel Jay D. Oliphant Jr. was promoted June 26th to Louisiana State Police Deputy Superintendent of Patrol. The promotion goes into effect Friday, June 29 at 6 am. The position became available when Lt. Col. David Staton retired. Prior to his appointment, Major Oliphant Jr. held the […]
