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The Town of Lake Providence has officially made history as the first city in Louisiana to proclaim November as Childhood Trauma Awareness Month, marking a groundbreaking step toward healing, prevention, and community education.

Two people got top scores this week – Milton Andrews and Zach Payne. So we had to go to the tiebreaker, which revealed that, for the second week in a row, Andrews was the weekly winner.

Good Thursday afternoon. I hope everyone has been enjoying the cool weather.

When my house caught fire three years ago, my mama’s notebook in which she wrote all of her recipes was partially destroyed. I was devastated. It had some of her best and most used recipes. Of course, a lot of her best recipes were not written down– like her chicken pot pie, banana pudding, chicken and rice, and the list goes on. But I still have a few of her favorites. The rest are just memories.

3 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup melted butter 2 eggs beaten 1tsp. Vanilla 1/2 cup milk Topping 1 cup light brown sugar ½ cup flour 1/3 cup butter 1 cup nuts Mix first six ingredients and pour into a buttered casserole dish.

1 lb. crawfish tails 3 bunches green onions 1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk 2 lbs.

4 cups corn flakes 1 cup corn syrup (Karo) 1 cup sugar 12 oz. peanut butter Boil syrup and sugar.

¼ cup water 1 can cream of chicken soup 4 eggs (beaten) 3 cups cooked squash mashed 1 pan of cornbread 1 onion chopped 1 bell pepper chopped 3 pieces of celery chopped 1 stick of butter Salt and pepper to taste Saute onions, pepper and celery in butter until tender. Drain.

Central #1 Baptist Church, located at 39 Ransdell St., will honor its Pastor, Dr. Raymond C. Gill, on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. Guest Pastor will be Pastor Isaiah Ross and his churches. All are invited to attend. Dinner will be served.

On Sunday, Nov. 9, Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division - Monroe Field Office Detectives (LSP MFO) were requested by the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) to investigate a homicide that occurred in the 1200 block of Second Street. The incident claimed the life of 18-yearold Tyson Jackson of Lake Providence.