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Farmers market Tuesdays and Saturdays
Friendly faces are lagniappe when visitors to the Franklin Farmers Market stop by for fresh produce, craft items and more under the Old City Market on Willow Street. The farmers market is held Tues...
Jul 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Young-Sanders guest speaker’s topic: Avery Island during war
Shane K. Bernard, Ph.D will be the guest speaker for the Young-Sanders Center for the Study of the War Between the States in Louisiana on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 1:30 pm. Bernard serves as historian a...
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Franklin art walk participation doubles; slated for Aug. 13
Twice the number of artists have joined the upcoming “Promenade d’art de Franklin” to be held in downtown Franklin Aug. 13 from 6-9 p.m. Office of Development Director Marla Chirdon told the city c...
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Stop a Spell
Work is continuing on the Cajun Coast Visitor’s and Convention Bureau’s Welcome and Interpretive Center in Morgan City. The facility, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at U.S. 90, will featur...
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Jones on barge: Don’t wait for permit
An unplanned report came during the Franklin City Council meeting Tuesday. Councilman Dale Rogers asked Rep. Sam Jones (D-Franklin) if he had any word on possible removal of the barge that has been...
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McCoy, mayor and council debate funding yet again
Third Ward Court Marshal David McCoy says his office is under funded, slighted by the city and alludes politics might be the reason. McCoy told the mayor and council Tuesday that “I’ve been asking ...
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Lapping It Up
The 14th East St. Mary Relay for Life was held Saturday at the Morgan City Junior High School gym. Teams raised approximately $67,000 for the American Cancer Society. The all-night event included a...
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Student insurance premiums drop
Insurance was on the minds of St. Mary Parish School Board members during their monthly meeting on Thursday in Centerville. Members heard from Tom Hudson, who offered to renew the student accident ...
Jul 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Safety first
Children attending the Patterson summer camp program were presented with important safety awareness information from speakers representing Emergency 911, Acadian Ambulance, Patterson City Police an...
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Saturday benefit set for African water well
MORGAN CITY — The Rt. Rev. John Smilie of the Healing Center Fellowship in Morgan City went to Africa in March with a purpose and came back on a mission. Smilie, who made the trip to Kenya to ordai...
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School board still parsing remap options
St. Mary Parish School Board members are beginning a lengthy redistricting process. Consulting demographer Mike Hefner said the process may take a year to a year and a half. School board members w...
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Small fire quickly put out in jail laundry room
A small fire at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center just after noon Thursday in Centerville was quickly dealt with. Sheriff Mark A. Hebert said the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department was ...
Jul 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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