Author: Minden Press-Herald

Hunters for the Hungry is a program through the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries which allows wild game hunters to donate meat to the needy. Several charitable and nonprofit organizations at the local level benefit from this program, and so far, several hundred pounds of meat have been donated by one processing company. The…

The building that once housed students at Union Elementary School is set to be torn down. In Monday’s meeting of the Webster Parish School Board, members voted unanimously to grant the bids and begin the process of taking down the building which has sat vacant for three years.

The Lakeside Warriors took part in the Scott Pine Memorial wrestling tournament at Airline High School over the weekend, finishing seventh out of 16 teams. The Warriors were the smallest school to compete, finishing above several larger schools. “We were very competitive,” Lakeside wrestling coach Mike Welch said. “We finished ahead of some big schools…

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Webster Parish narcotics agents and Minden police officers joined forces Thursday to relieve a 38-year-old Minden man of a quantity of illegal narcotics and almost $9,000 in cash. Sheriff Gary Sexton said Minden officers initially stopped Eric Lashon Jackson on an outstanding warrant charging him with distribution of CDS Sch. I (marijuana) and possession of…

Chad Odom’s first try at public office had just come up 225 votes short Saturday night, losing a tight race for the Minden mayor’s seat to Tommy Davis. But the Chad Odom who spoke to a group of about 30 advisors and campaign workers shortly after the votes were tallied didn’t exactly sound like a…

The Webster Parish Library is inviting patrons to reduce or eliminate their library fines, while making the season bright for others. Beginning today through Dec. 20, all Webster Parish Library locations will accept donations of non-perishable food and unwrapped toys in exchange for reduced library fines.

Minden High vs. Benton BOSSIER CITY – Minden High traveled to Bossier City to take on the Benton Tigers in a consolation game of the Jack Clayton Invitational tournament. The Tide came out on fire, racing out to an early lead and keeping it on their way to a 70-62 win. “I thought we came…