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"Heaven and High Water"
Lana Laws Downing, center right, of Franklin hands a signed copy of her just-published book “Heaven and High Water” to Pam Heffner during a signing held Thursday at the home of Clara O’Niell in Fra...
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Bridge mix
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. crews are currently completing maintenance work on the line in Morgan City. Work, such as that completed here, is done periodically to maintain the railway ...
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Early votes up to 546
Mail ballots continued trickling in Wednesday at the St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters’ offices for Saturday’s election. On Wednesday, 11 more ballots were received — seven votes were received vi...
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Community-wide service set Sunday
The St. Mary Ministerial Alliance will hold a community wide, nondenominational Thanksgiving service on Sunday at 6 p.m. at Bethel Pentecostal Fellowship in Patterson. The event will be held at 101...
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Morgan City Main Street sets Santa's Block Party
Santa’s Block Party in downtown Morgan City will be held Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Amazing Jingle Run, Santa Paws Parade and contest as well as the Cypress Corvette Car Show all will be hel...
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Cypress Corvette Club resets annual show
The Cypress Corvette Club, a Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival event, will hold its fifth annual car show on Dec. 3 under the E.J. “Lionel” Grizzaffi U.S. 90 bridge in Morgan City. The first ...
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City’s lamp-lighting paired with parade set for Dec. 8
The City of Franklin’s Main Street Board invites everyone to its walking and golf cart parade and lamp-lighting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 8. Residents and groups are invited to walk the route, and...
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Grandparents Day
GRANDPARENTS DAY was recently celebrated during “A Grand Tribute”, an event sponsored by the St. Mary Council on Aging and held at the Bayou Vista Community Center. Grandparents Day Representatives...
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St. Mary superintendent search could take 6 months
If St. Mary Superintendent Donald Aguillard were to be selected to the position of Lafayette Parish superintendent, it would trigger a series of events in St. Mary Parish lasting at least six mont...
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Gift box collection in progress for Operation Christmas Child
Collections for the 2011 Operation Christmas Child project, a drive to send shoeboxes filled with supplies to needy children, are ongoing at First Baptist Church of Morgan City and will continue un...
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Watch your step
A section of the Berwick walking trail near Golden Farms Subdivision will be closed, possibly until after Christmas, for repairs. Because it was built next to a large ditch, trees and light poles t...
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Youth summit this weekend in Dist. 1
A Youth Empowerment Summit, “YES”, will be held Friday and Saturday for children and youths ages 13-19 years old, who are currently enrolled at Glencoe Charter, B.E. Boudreaux Middle School and Wes...
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