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Arrests and charges by Lake Providence Police Department and East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office for week ending November 20: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 11/16/23 - Timothy Taylor, 47, was arrested and charged with remaining after being forbidden. His bond has been set at $750.

Jesus has just told three parables about the kingdom of heaven, the last one emphasizing the importance of faith in attaining entry to this blessed state. Now he speaks of the conduct expected of faithful people.

Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink?And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’

O God, in Jesus Christ we celebrate your power at work. You raised him from the dead to rule with you forevermore. Enlighten the eyes of our hearts, that we may see the hope to which Christ calls us, a realm of eternal peace. Amen.

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Third Grades Vy’lan Sims – This Thanksgiving , I am thankful for God, Jesus and may family. I am thankful for God because he blesses me all the time.

Last Saturday’s election, despite another low voter turnout, yielded results for several runoff races. In the House of Representatives race for the 21st district, C. Travis Johnson won re-election against Jamie Davis.

The East Carroll Parish School community is celebrating several points of recognition related to school performance scores announced last week. The district was named the most improved in the state, according to the Louisiana State Department of Education.

Laura Arvin Some East Carroll Parish School district employees will be receiving letters soon reminding them that, as their contracts come up for renewal, some of them will not be rehired due to the fact that their positions are paid with federal pandemic relief money set to end next year. Meagan Brown, superintendent, updated the school board last week about the situation during a finance committee meeting.

The Town of Lake Providence held its November meeting last Thursday at city hall and on the agenda were consideration of several ordinances that had been introduced at previous meetings, discussion about the town’s finances, alcohol licenses renewals, and outstanding fees owed to Volkert Engineering.