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East Carroll Parish Hospital’s clinic continues to wrestle with patient confusion over appointments with their medical providers, Ladonna Englerth, East Carroll Parish Hospital administrator, reported to the hospital board this month.

Two police jury projects are well underway and both should be completed by the end of the year, according to Juror Roger Clement. The construction of the new Tensas Bayou weir off of Highway 134 (above) should help in keeping lake levels ideal in the future. The paving of Oswalt Road (at left) already makes for a smoother ride and should be done before Christmas.

Last week, we celebrated Dr. Don Bailey’s legacy in East Carroll Parish, after he spent more than 40 years practicing medicine in the community.

EAST CARROLL PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 1st tuesday of each month @ 6:30 pm • in the media Room, a dministRation building DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE fiRst thuRsday of the month fRom 9am-3pm (lunch 12-1) east caRRoll paRish p olice JuRy office building (old health unit) SOIL, WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 2nd tuesday of each month @ 8:30am EAST CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY 2nd tuesday of each month @ 12 noon • in the police JuRy meeting Room EAST CARROLL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD 2nd Wednesday of each month @ 10am • at housing authoRity, mike ave. LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3Rd tuesday of each month @ 12 noon • lpha office, fosteR st.

Griffin Middle Academy held its induction ceremony into the National Beta Club in October Twenty-seven students were inducted and pinned into this prestigious group of academic scholars. National Beta is the nation’s largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization in America.

The East Carroll Parish Hospital and the community came out in large numbers to honor Dr. Don Bailey, who retired from practicing medicine in March 2023 after 40 years.

Arrests and charges by Lake Providence Police Department and East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office for week ending December 4: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 11/29/23 – Zack Glover, 20, charged with second degree battery. Released on $15,000 bail.

Drive by Highway 65, where it meets Highway 134, at night, and you might crane your neck to see what is inside the old metal building that has been vacant for more than 20 years. It isn’t just the activity, but the quality of it – a kind of glow of warmth and light, greenery and string lights, clay and rattan. It beckons.

Briarfield basketball is off to a strong start, with all four teams predominantly winning out of the gate. Coach Blake Ratcliff, who began his career at Briarfield last year coaching both boys’ squads, is now at the helm of all four teams. “It’s busy,” he said, “but it’s so important to get with the young ones too, to develop that foundation and move forward and see where they’re at. We want to get to work establishing what is to come.”

Last month, students from Griffin Middle Academy and General Trass High School competed in the 22nd Annual Middle School Math Competition at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches.