Author: Minden Press-Herald
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Military sending out requests for information for M6 removal bids
An email sent out Friday to dialogue committee members by Col. Ron Stuckey saying the Louisiana Military Department is sending out “requests for information” to the four companies who submitted bids for the removal of millions of pounds of M6 propellant. “This decision was made due to the rapidly deteriorating condition of the material and…
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February 13, 2015 e-Paper
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Cotton Valley police chief honored with Patriot Award
Cotton Valley Chief of Police Terry Brown has hired “four or five National Guard and Reserve members during my 12 years as chief, and they are excellent. They’re trained when they come here, they know how to do a lot of things.” On Thursday, Brown earned special recognition from the Department of Defense through a…
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Wayne Blackwell
Funeral services for Wayne Blackwell will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden with Bro. Perry Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at Old Athens Cemetery in Athens. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.…
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Frank Spencer Thomas
God called home one of His angels Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Frank Thomas was born August 8, 1942, to the late J.C. Thomas and Tempie Payne Thomas. He was the third of seven children. He accepted Christ at a young age and joined Mt. Calm Baptist Church in Minden. Frank married Alice Beaver Thomas and…
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Conflict arises when open burn suggested as method of M6 disposal
The Camp Minden dialogue committee met for the first time Thursday and narrowed down choices of disposal of nearly 19 million pounds of M6 propellant to ones approved by the Explosives Safety Board. However, it wasn’t without some conflict. When it came time to discuss which disposal methods to be considered, Col. Ron Stuckey, project…
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Jerry D. Williams
Jerry D. Williams was born Sept. 15, 1940, to the late Robert Williams and the late Bertha Anderson Williams. He accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age and joined Blue Run Baptist Church. Later in life, he united with Mt. Comfort Baptist Church where he was a faithful member of the choir until…
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Henry Burns to seek Adley’s senate seat
District 9 State Rep. Henry Burns made it official Friday. He has tossed his hat into the ring for the Dist. 36 state senate seat that will be up for grabs in October’s statewide elections. Burns, who was first elected in 2007 to serve Dist. 9, is seeking to replace Benton Republican Robert Adley, who…
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Webster Parish Sheriff Gary Sexton receives Patriots Award
Any of his employees called to active duty in either the National Guard or Reserves have all the support Webster Parish Sheriff Gary Sexton can offer, and those efforts have earned the parish’s top lawman special recognition from the Department of Defense. Sexton received the coveted Patriot Award Thursday in public recognition of his support…
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Glenbrook Apaches eliminated in playoffs
The Glenbrook Apache and Lady Apache basketball teams traveled to Cleveland, Mississippi Wednesday to compete in the North AA state tournament, and unfortunately both teams saw their seasons end in the first round with a loss. Both teams entered the playoffs as No. 3 seeds which paired each of them against the No. 1 seed…