Author: Minden Press-Herald

  • Lending a Helping Hand

    The Head Start Centers of Webster and Claiborne parishes partnered with Divine Services to donate to the needy. Fourteen turkeys, donated along with foodstuffs to make a full meal, were distributed Friday afternoon to the five centers in the region. The food boxes went to Mother Goose Land in Minden, Jack and Jill in Cullen/Springhill,…

  • Webster Arrest Report: December 24

    City and parish law enforcement officers made the following arrests during the period Dec. 13 through Dec. 18. Johnathon Greer, 45, a resident of the 700 block of Clay Street, Minden, illegal possession of stolen things. Jacorey Miller, 32, of the 600 block of Lodge Street, Minden, no headlight, DWI first offense, possession of CDS…

  • Fasching Karneval, Parade slated for 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, 2015, parade chairman, Renae Simmons said. “This year’s parade will include the Third Annual Battle of the Bands,” Simmons said. The parade covers a 3.3 mile route which begins at…

  • Press-Herald will not publish Friday paper

    In order to spend an extra day with family and friends, the Minden Press-Herald will publish a combo newspaper for Thursday, Dec. 25 and Friday, Dec. 26. Subscribers will receive their Thursday/Friday paper Thursday morning. “We are sorry if this is an inconvenience to our readers,” Press-Herald Publisher Gregg Parks said. “But family – especially…

  • Following Webster residents’ property tax payments

    One thing in life is sure – everyone will pay taxes. With property taxes, the story is a little different. Some will pay, some will not. So where does all that money go? Webster Parish Tax Assessor Morris Guin says property taxes are split among several agencies, but in order to know where they go,…

  • Webster Police Jury to save on workers’ comp

    Webster Parish police jurors found themselves on the receiving end of an early Christmas gift Thursday when quotes for the public body’s worker compensation insurance were announced. For 2015, the jury will pay a premium of $121,838, about $13,600 less than last year’s premium, Secretary/Treasurer Ronda Carnahan told members during a special meeting called to…

  • Vada Catherine Corbit

    Funeral services for Mrs. Vada Catherine Corbit, 82, were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, at the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel in Haynesville, with the Rev. David Divelbiss officiating. Interment followed in Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home in Haynesville. Visitation was held from 5 until…

  • Lessie James Harris

    “We live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:7-8 (NIV) Lessie was born Jan. 8, 1941, in Homer to the union of the late Walker and Annie Rene Harris. He was the seventh of…

  • Minden High Boys hold off Evangel to win Holiday Classic, 65-64

    The Minden High Crimson Tide defeated the Evangel Eagles, 65-64 in a wildly entertaining championship matchup in the Minden Holiday Classic. The Crimson Tide faced off with the Evangel Eagles in a rematch of a Don Stahl Memorial tournament game at Lakeside earlier this season. The Eagles tamed the Tide on that night, but this…

  • David Paul Jones

    David Paul Jones died peacefully Dec. 21, 2014, after a lengthy struggle with lung and heart problems. He was surrounded by his family and good friend, Albert Tucker Sr. He was born in Minden June 25, 1941 to the late John Paul and Chloe Crawford Jones of Heflin. He is survived by his wife of…