Author: Minden Press-Herald

  • Jenetta Britt Doseff

    Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, in Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home in Lafayette for Jenetta Britt Doseff, 94, who passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. the Rev. Bill Crider will officiate the ceremony. Interment will take place at Lake Lawn Cemetery in Metairie. Survivors include one daughter,…

  • Webster school board receives annual audit

    Webster Parish School Board members were presented with a draft of the school system’s 2014 audit report in a special meeting Monday. Margie Williamson, of Allen, Green and Williamson, presented the draft saying she wanted to make sure board members were given the opportunity to be aware of its contents before it was issued to…

  • Larry Dale Boyter

    SAN ANGELO – Mr. Larry Dale Boyter entered eternal life Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Christoval, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Ruth Boyter; father, Bobby Boyter; and mother, Lorene Boyter. His spirit is carried on by his sister, Sandra Higgenbotham and husband, Dennis of Minden; brother, Bobby Boyter and wife,…

  • Minden Crimson Tide rolles over Haughton Buccaneers

    The Minden Crimson Tiders hosted the Haughton Buccaneers Friday at The Palace in a non-district rivalry game. The Tide came out on the winning side of the game 69-55, but despite the double-digit triumph, head coach Alan Shaw had a choice word for describing his team’s play. “Soft was the key word for me,” Shaw…

  • Authorities say drug related arrests down in Webster Parish

    Officials with the National Institutes of Health say drug, cigarette and alcohol abuse is trending down, but is that true in Webster Parish? Law enforcement officials say yes. Sheriff Gary Sexton said cases among juveniles are up, but they’ve made fewer drug arrests overall in 2014. However, in 2014, the number of cases involving juveniles…

  • Minden man uses CPR to rescue pet

    In the Christmas classic movie “Christmas Vacation,” a curious cat bites into an extension cord and Clark Griswold lost a pet and a Christmas tree. Charles Short wasn’t replaying “Christmas Vacation,” but his pet Schnauzer, Snowflake, came close to giving a repeat performance of the classic scene and learned the doggie hard way that a…

  • Minden Mardi Gras Parade set to roll Jan. 24

    Preparations have begun for the 18th Annual Minden Mardi Gras Parade sponsored by Minden Main Street. The parade is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Jan. 24, Catherine Hunt, parade chairperson said. Family entertainment will include clowns, face painting and stilt walkers. The parade covers a 3.3 mile route which begins at the intersection of Germantown Road…

  • Bistineau Task Force to talk salvinia

    A status report on the growing problem of giant salvinia on Lake Bistineau will be provided by the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries at 10:15 a.m., Thursday when the Bistineau Task Force meets in the police jury room on the second floor of the Webster Parish courthouse. Ways the BTF can support the fight…

  • James Dalton Nealy Sr.

    Funeral services for Mr. James Dalton Nealy Sr., 90, will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel in Springhill, with the Rev. Richard Lintelman officiating. Interment will follow in Union Springs Cemetery in Shongaloo, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home in Springhill. Visitation will be held from…

  • Mary Ellen Berry Upton

    Funeral services for Mary Ellen Berry Upton were held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, with the Rev. Carl Rhoads officiating. Interment followed at Minden Cemetery in Minden. The family received friends from noon until service on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Mary Ellen was born Oct. 17,…