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Pray Day
See You at the Pole, the global day of student prayer, began in 1990 as a grass roots movement with ten students praying at their school. Twenty years later, millions pray on their campuses on the ...
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Deadline has passed for assessment protests
The deadline to file protests of property value assessments was Sept. 21, seven days prior to a public hearing being called by the St. Mary Parish Council. Protests and complaints filed prior to th...
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Local man found safe after mishap
A Franklin man was found safe and sound after spending the night in Atchafalaya Bay. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office search and rescue division began looking for Randy Segura, 45, of Franklin,...
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Parish council meets Wednesday
A long list of resolutions awaits St. Mary Parish councilmen when they meet in regular session Wednesday. Those resolutions up for passage include: —Award of a contract on rehabilitation of the tax...
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Pole problems hit MCHS stadium lights
A problem with a light pole at Tiger Stadium caused two outages and a venue switch during Friday’s football match between Morgan City and Jeanerette high schools. The exact electrical problem was b...
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Hand of Fete
La Fête d’Ecologie made its debut at Morgan City's Lake End Park Saturday. The free environmental festival celebrates everything that makes up the culture of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estua...
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MC Council will meet Tuesday
A proposal for the use of Young’s Park highlights the Morgan City Mayor and Council’s monthly meeting Tuesday. Discussion on the lease will center around a request by the U.S. Coast Guard for the c...
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100th Birthday
Friends and family helped Annette Bowman, seated in front, celebrate her 100th birthday Sunday at Berwick’s First United Methodist Church. Berwick Mayor Louis Ratcliff presented Bowman with a gift ...
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FHS Homecoming
Franklin Senior High School crowned its Homecoming court Friday at halftime during the Franklin-Abbeville contest at J.C. Dry Stadium. Above are members of the 2011 Homecoming Court. They are Kaitl...
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Water out during the evenings
The City of Franklin Utility Department will be working in several areas on the water distribution system replacing and/or removing leaking fire hydrants. The work will be conducted on Tuesday and ...
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Open wing
The construction of an eight classroom wing at Hattie Watts Elementary School in Patterson accommodates the addition of 130 fourth grade students to the school. The $1.57 million project also inclu...
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‘Battle of the Paddles’ returns
Hanson Memorial High School students Katherine Comeaux, Sarah Daniel, Brock Barrilleaux, Emily Chauvin, Courtney Fredrick, Marcus Kuhlman and Chris Ibert would like to invite everyone to the 2011 T...
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