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The Junior Auxiliary of Lake Providence will be celebrating National Junior Auxiliary Week April 7 to 13. This annual celebration is a time to pause and thank the community, sponsors and volunteer members who work so hard year-round to make a positive difference.

Briarfield Academy announced its honor roll list for the third quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Congratulations to the students and teachers on their hard work.

The East Carroll Parish Police Jury held their monthly meeting for March last week, and on the agenda were consent agenda items and updates on road repair projects that the parish will be working on in the next few months.

Arrests for the week ending March 25, 2024. East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 3/21/24 – Kameron Mackey, 18, was arrested and charged with simple robbery.

We are thrilled to announce that East Carroll Parish has been awarded a $7,000 grant to bring an engaging and innovative project to our community – a StoryWalk. The project is a partnership between LSU AgCenter, East Carroll Parish Library, 4-H, and Healthy Communities.

Mayor Bobby Amacker told the board of alderman last week that there are a total of 17 steps that the town must complete in order to get the one-cent sales tax renewal on the ballot in November. The initial tax, passed in January 2005, was estimated to bring in about $200,000 a year, and in 2014, when the renewal was placed on the ballot again, that amount had grown to $250,000.

March - April 2024 THURSDAY 28 Friends of East Carroll Parish Library meeting • 4pm • new members are welcome • 559-2615 for more information. FRIDAY 29 SATURDAY 30 SUNDAY 31 EASTER DAY MONDAY 1 TUESDAY 2 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm • East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency WEDNESDAY 3 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library THURSDAY 4 Movie Day for Seniors • 9 to 11am • East Carroll Parish Library • call 559-2615 for more info.

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SNAP benefit signup every Tuesday @ 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency EAST CARROLL PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 1st Tuesday of month @ 6:30 pm • in the Media R oom, Administration building DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 1st Thursday of month from 9am-3 pm (lunch 12-1) East Carroll Parish Police Jury office building (old health unit) EAST CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY 2nd Tuesday of month @ 12 noon • in the Police Jury Meeting Room EAST CARROLL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD 2nd Wednesday of month @ 10am • at Housing Authority, Mike Ave. LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3rd Tuesday of month @ 12 noon • LPHA office, Foster St.