Author: Minden Press-Herald

  • Dubberly woman arrested for meth possession

    A traffic stop on the day after Christmas proved not so jolly for a Webster Parish woman who now finds herself locked in the parish jail looking at drug related charges. Jennifer Rosypal, 40, of the 300 block of Holomon Loop in Dubberly, has been charged with possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamine), possession of…

  • Man accused of driving car through fence

    Minden police say a Minden man allegedly found the car of his dreams but took the vehicle on one final, unauthorized, test drive that began with a trip through a locked gate and ended with the driver in the parish lockup. Mikguel Jakydriek Stanley, a 21-year-old resident of the 400 block of W.R. Reeder St.,…

  • Shelley Sworn in as Marshall

    As his first order of business, Minden City Court Judge Sherb Sentell, left, administers the oath of office Monday to reelected Ward I City Marshal Randy Shelley while his friend Jo Strong holds the Bible.

  • Jacquelyn S. Brown

    Funeral services for Jacquelyn S. Brown were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, with Bro. Steve Gilley officiating. Interment followed at Arlington Cemetery in Homer. The family received friends from noon until service time Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. Jacquelyn was born August 2, 1927, in Haynesville…

  • Richie Mae (Goodwin) Hunter

    Richie, 84, was born in Milo, Arkansas Nov. 11, 1930. She entered Heaven’s gates Dec. 19, 2014, surrounded by her loved ones. A loving mother and homemaker, Richie was an excellent cook and always enjoyed preparing meals for her large family. Her caretaking of others led her to work as a nurses’ aide at Meadowview…

  • Robert Jackson Posey

    Memorial services for Robert Jackson Posey were held at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at First Baptist Church, Minden, West Chapel with the Rev. Bill Crider officiating. Robert was born Feb. 2, 1941, in Shreveport and entered into rest Dec. 26, 2014, in Minden. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and…

  • Drug charges land Minden man behind bars

    A Minden man wanted on a warrant for drug distribution is in custody after he was stopped on a city street by police detectives last week. Alphonso F. Green, 37, a Cox Lane resident, is being held on a $50,000 bond at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center, Minden Chief of Police Steve Cropper said. Green is…

  • Sheryl ‘Sheri’ Ann Palmer

    Funeral services for Sheryl “Sheri” Ann Palmer were held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Minden, officiated by the Rev. Brian Mercer. Interment followed at Gardens of Memory in Minden. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until service time Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Sheri was…

  • From a Memory to a Miracle

    When you work on a project, you never know where it will take you and what will happen afterward. “A Christmas miracle is what we call this,” Cora Lou Robinson, along with Schelley Francis, said. The project of writing a Christmas memories book had been on Francis’ mind for years, especially since she began her…

  • Little known Christmas facts

    Christmas is a very special season. It’s a holiday that combines the solemnity of the birth of Jesus, God’s Son, with the merriment of families and friends celebrating one of the most joyous days of the year for children and those who still have a little bit of child left in them. There are plenty…