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Happy 100th birthday, Mr. Simon Washington, Sr.! When you get to that age, you need to be number one. So this week, we have Mr. Simon as number one. Mr. Simon is still living at home in the Elm Street Apartments. He has a sitter, Willie Matthews, who I have been told is second to none. Mr. Simon has had a stroke, so he is a little difficult to understand, but his mind is still just as clear. His son, Simon Washington, Jr., lives in an apartment close by, so he has family and friends. Happy, happy birthday, Mr. Simon!

The East Carroll Parish School Board’s proposed 2025-2026 General Fund Budget may be reviewed at the School Board Office, 607 Fourth Street, Lake Providence, LA between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Thursday, August 28, 2025 through Thursday, September 11, 2025.

Breast Cancer Awareness Event • Saturday, Oct. 25 • 10am • East Carroll Parish Library • register by Sept.

September 2025 THURSDAY 11 FRIDAY 12 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library SATURDAY 13 Create your own atlatl • Poverty Point World Heritage Site • ranger-led workshop at the Archeological Laboratory 10am-1pm • Participants must be at least 14 years or older to participate. • call 318-926-5492 or email povertypoint_int3@crt.la.gov SUNDAY 14 MONDAY 15 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library TUESDAY 16 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency WEDNESDAY 17 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library THURSDAY 18 LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 12 noon • LPHA office, Foster St.

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 COMMITTEES 1st Wednesday of month @ 10am • in the Police Jury Room EAST CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY 2nd Tuesday of month @ 12 noon • in the Police Jury Room EAST CARROLL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD 2nd Wednesday of month @ 10am • at Housing Authority, Mike Ave. LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3rd Thursday of month @ 12 noon LPHA office, Foster St.

The East Carroll Community Action Agency has received $13,000.00 in funds from Louisiana Housing Corporation (LIHEAP) to assist families in East Carroll Parish with their light bills. The agency will take phone calls for appointments on Tuesday, Sept.

“I loved to cook,” stated Cook of the Month, Darlene Robinson. But sometimes really good cooks just don’t use recipes. This is Darlene. When she was asked to provide two of her best recipes, she had a stricken look on her face. Seems she had NO written recipes. So with the help of her daughter, we manage to get a couple of her best written down. Now, if you’ve ever had the benefit of enjoying lunch out at the truck stop, you may recognize at least one of the recipes, but really, anything Darlene cooks is good.

Local farmer Nolan Parker and a group of his college friends from Mississippi State had a kill from a dove hunt weekend. Not a dove, but a 11’10” alligator estimated to be at least 35 years old.

The congestion at the Lake Providence Port is almost over, says Winn Nettles, deputy director of the Lake Providence Port Commission. In the past week, farm trucks have lined Highway 65 South in both the northbound lanes and the southbound lanes, causing traffic congestion that has halted traffic in some cases as much as 45 minutes to an hour.

Facebook pages for updates East Carroll Parish emergency response officials were busy Wednesday, August 27, checking out a rumor that the entire parish would be without electrical service on Thursday of last week. No outage occurred but there was plenty of confusion.