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Packable options for school lunch

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Figuring out what to feed kids can be challenging! We all want to feed our families well, but it can easily become a daily battle. Involving your kiddos in choosing at least some items for their lunch is a great way to encourage them to eat their healthy lunches. Here are a few tips: -The first thing is to find hot and cold containers you like. Investing in good containers will enable you to pack both hot and cold options for your kids’ lunches.

Sod needs to be installed soon after being delivered. There is a substantial amount of prep work to do before laying sod on the ground. Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter

Fall temps can bring sod success

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

So you’re tired of looking at your patchy, stressed lawn. It never quite recovered from last year’s extreme heat and drought, and you’re green with envy of your neighbor’s verdant grass.

Police department continues to be a burden on town

Debra Hopkins

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Maintaining the Lake Providence Police Department is playing havoc with the town’s budget, according to Mayor BobbyAmackerandLeeAnn Clement, town clerk. “Money is really tight for the town right now,” Amacker said during last week's regular meeting of the town's board of aldermen.

Group receives more than expected to offer taste of art in parish

Laura Arvin

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

A group of artists from East Carroll have received a grant to provide art experiences for all ages, hopefully beginning next month. Named Louisiana Project Grants and coordinated through the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council, the funding was announced last week during a board meeting of the NELA Arts Council, of which Sara Beth Howard, a Lake Providence-based artist, is part of.

Parish sales tax on track to be restored

Laura Arvin

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The East Carroll Parish Police Jury is a step closer to reinstating a 1% sales tax that lapsed at the end of 2023, the loss of which is expected to cost the parish more than $800,000 in sales tax revenue in 2024.

Youth in community focus of summit

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

An East Carroll Juvenile Justice Summit will be held tomorrow (September 27) to hopefully improve the support systems for juveniles and their families in our community. 'This summit is a collaborative effort between agencies, non-profits and individuals who care about the youth in this community,' said Laurie Brister, judge for division B, of the Sixth Judicial District Court, which includes East Carroll. 'Through coming together and exchanging ideas, we hope to reduce juvenile crime and stop the progression from truancy to delinquency. We also seek to aid parents in their responsibilities of caring for and raising the next generation.'

Spider lilies

News Staff

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Spider lilies

DELTA BANK

News Staff

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Bunches Bend hearing Monday

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

A public hearing of the East Carroll Parish Bunches Bend Protection District in East Carroll Parish will be held at the regular meeting place at the East Carroll Parish Sheriff Annex Building Meeting Room located at 301 First Street, Lake Providence, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 at 2 p.m. to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approval or adopting the adjusted millage rate(s) after reassessment and rolling forward to millage rate(s) not to exceed the prior year’s maximum.

School board discusses end of ESSER funds

Laura Arvin

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

A reduction in federal pandemic relief funds will affect East Carroll Parish schools in the upcoming fiscal year, according to school board administrators. The East Carroll Parish School Board voted to approve the 2024-2025 budget at a special meeting last week, and heard details about the budget from Theresa Thomas, district business manager, and Meagan Brown, superintendent. All pandemic relief funds, called Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), will be invoiced by September 30, and will be fully expended by December 15, according to federal guidelines, Brown said. ESSER funds flowed in several tranches to U.S. school districts between March 2020 and March 2021.