Author: Minden Press-Herald
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Report of coach pulling gun on student being investigated
An altercation reportedly involving a Webster Parish assistant coach and a student has the powers that be investigating a claim that the coach pulled a gun on a student and threatened to kill him. Webster Parish Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dan Rawls had no comment and said he had just heard about the alleged incident.…
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Minden Crimson Tide knocks out Lakeside Warriors, 71-65
SIBLEY – Minden High School and Lakeside High School renewed their rivalry Tuesday night on the court with a pair of games at Lakeside. The boys game started off with the Crimson Tide taking a big lead, only to see the Warriors storm back on their home court and make it a ballgame. The Warriors…
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Roy A. Copeland
Funeral services for Roy A. Copeland will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Minden Presbyterian Church in Minden, with the Rev. Phil McLarty and the Rev. Tony Angell officiating. Interment with military rites will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.…
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Minden Fire Department names Jerry Ragon honorary firefighter
The annual Minden St. Jude Auction will be here before we know it, and instead of the playhouse constructed by the Minden Fire Department each year, two RV camper/playhouses have been built and are being custom outfitted this year. CH Campers, owned by Jerry Ragon, of Chickamauga, Georgia, constructed the campers’ shells. Jenny Mourad, chairman…
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At the Minden checkout counter
Another of the self-service grocery stores in my memory is the Piggly Wiggly store that was located on Gleason Street across from the old Armory. That was the second location of the Piggly Wiggly store. Today, that is where the office of the Minden Press-Herald is located. I think the first Piggly Wiggly was the…
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Jim Bonsall to remain Webster Police Jury president
Leadership of the Webster Parish Police Jury will remain the same for one more year following a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s public body meeting. Jim Bonsall, who represents District 6 on the jury, was named president while District 10 representative Vera Davison was unanimously elected vice president. “I’m glad to have been allowed the honor…
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Three Minden men charged with burglary
A series of vehicle burglaries in Minden neighborhoods over the past several weeks may have been solved with the arrest early Sunday morning of a pair of Minden men and a juvenile. Kendrick Wyral Heard, 18, and Aarenyon Taylor, 17, were arrested on Dixie Street near Pennsylvania Avenue shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday when the…
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Harper Elementary woes to be addressed
Some information and numbers will be delivered at February’s school board meeting in the midst of a feasibility study to correct several issues at J.E. Harper Elementary School. Webster Parish Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dan Rawls told board members in Monday’s meeting some preliminary information will be given to them on how to alleviate concerns…
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Webster Arrest Report: January 6
Minden and Webster Parish law enforcement officers made the following arrests during the period Dec. 29, 2014 through Jan. 4, 2015. Justin C. Miller, 31, of the 200 block of East McCormick, Shreveport, domestic abuse battery, probation violation. Justin R. Bailey, 26, who lives in the 300 block of B.F. Martin Drive, Minden, no tail…
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A look at how Minden’s council districts earned letter identification
Minden’s city council districts are identified by letters. The Webster Parish Police Jury, the school board, the City of Springhill and all other municipalities in Webster Parish are identified by numbers. Why? What’s the difference? Minden’s city council is comprised of five districts, A-E. When was the identification changed? When were the council districts established?…