Author: Minden Press-Herald

A one-vehicle accident on U.S. 371 south of Sibley Monday afternoon has claimed the life of a 51-year-old Minden man. Investigating officers said a pickup truck driven by Anthony Tellis was heading north on the highway just after 3 p.m. when it veered across the southbound lane of traffic, entered a ditch and struck a…

Jack Montgomery is taking in his shingle. After 53 years as an attorney, he’s retiring from private practice and turning in his keys to the office as an assistant Bossier-Webster district attorney. “In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says to every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose. Well, it’s the appropriate time for…

Minden may be added to a list of places to tour in north Louisiana. Lynn Dorsey, director of the Webster Parish Convention and Visitor Bureau, met with a group of tour companies last week to show off Minden and Webster Parish as part of the Holiday Trail of Lights. “The group tour operators loved Germantown…

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It was an action-packed weekend of basketball at Doyline High School. The basketball marathon began Friday evening and continued all day Saturday into the late hours of the night. The Woodlawn Lady Knights defeated the Haynesville Lady Tors 58-27 to take the girls championship, while the C.E. Byrd Yellow Jackets bested the Lakeside Warriors 92-79…

The action continued last night at the Doyline tournament with three games played. Lakeside vs. North DeSoto In the boys bracket the Lakeside Warriors were able to turn up the heat on defense and crush the North DeSoto Griffins, 62-36. It was a much needed win to get the Warriors back on track after tough…

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – and for those who are trying to find just the right gift for family and friends, this weekend is the time to Wrap It Up Downtown. City officials say Minden is all dressed up for Christmas and ready to receive visitors as a part of the…

With flu season in full swing, the doctors’ offices might be seeing an influx of patients with flu-like symptoms, but Webster Parish schools don’t seem to be feeling the effects yet. Jude Weaver, SIS data collector for Webster Parish schools, said from the beginning of this school year to date, only 43 children parish wide…

Visions of big dollars coming to our bank account can sometime make us do dangerous things, like give a stranger our bank account number, social security number or some other sensitive piece of personal information. Too late, we learn personal and/or savings accounts have been emptied, large purchases have been made in our names using…

Down by as many as 13 points in the final quarter of play, Doyline dug deep on their home court to pull off a stunning 58-57 come from behind victory, capped by a Desmond Jackson three pointer that hit nothing but net as the buzzer sounded to end the game. For about 100 Doyline fans,…