Author: Will Phillips
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Webster Parish School Board and OHSEP secure additional PPE for school re-openings
The Louisiana Department of Education is partnering with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (GOHSEP) and parish emergency management directors to ensure students and educators have the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to begin the new school year. GOHSEP is providing school systems, non-public schools and early childhood centers with PPE,…
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1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired. The government’s report Thursday did offer a smidgen of hopeful news: The number of jobless claims declined by 249,000…
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As Summer comes to an end, Fall rounds the corner
Submitted by Columnist Tina Specht Well, here we are my friends, summer is ending and we are trying to find a new normal and get into the fall. What comes in the fall? School, football, fire pits, hunting and pumpkin lattes or coffee. Fall is a time for us to refocus and get ready for…
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Timid Rider: Part 2
Submitted by Columnist Dirk Ellingson I can’t really say my worst Harley-Davidson mishap was a full-fledged motorcycle wreck but the damage following my second tip over suggested I’d been in a mild crash. More from my motorcycle journal three years ago. “At a stop sign with no cars in sight, the bike fell over, again…
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Bobbie Jean Herford
Mrs. Bobbie Jean (Langheld) Herford, age 82, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2020 in the comfort of her Minden home surrounded by family. Bobbie was a true southern belle and enjoyed entertaining, cooking, gardening, reading, shopping, decorating and spoiling those she loved. She created and maintained traditions for all her loved ones. Bobbie sustained…
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Travis Ray Gartman
Funeral services for Travis Ray Gartman will be held Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 10 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, Louisiana with Rev. Bill Crider and Rev. Fred Wideman officiating. Interment will follow at Bistineau Cemetery in Heflin, Louisiana. Visitation will be Friday, August 7, 2020 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at…
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Kennedy introduces legislation to protect American citizens, businesses, security interests from Communist China
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced three bills aimed at protecting Americans from the schemes of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which routinely spies on American citizens and bullies American businesses. “Communist China’s ambition is to eclipse America’s economy and erase our freedoms, and it plays the long game. China’s government pressures U.S.…
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Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts band together for faster COVID-19 tests
(The Center Square) – Governors of six states have agreed to work with the Rockefeller Foundation to purchase three million “rapid point-of-care” tests for COVID-19, officials announced Tuesday. By banding together, officials in Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts say they are demonstrating to private manufacturers that there is significant demand to scale up…
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Virus aid: Where things stand in high-level Washington talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a week’s worth of meetings, at least some clarity is emerging in the bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. An exchange of offers Tuesday and a meeting devoted to the U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday indicates a long slog remains, but the White House is offering…
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Judge hears legal challenge of Louisiana virus regulations
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration Wednesday was defending Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate and bar restrictions enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak, as a state district judge considers a lawsuit challenging the regulations as unconstitutional. Four Jefferson Parish residents, including a musician, a catering business owner and two bar owners, were…