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The East Carroll Community Action Agency has funds for ATMOS Customers in East and West Carroll Parishes. The Agency is paying Atmos bills and if your services are OFF they may be able to have the services RESTORED.

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 Tuesday following committee meetings @ 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.

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Reverand Tony A. Hampton is a native of Lake Providence, Louisiana, born the fourteenth of fi_een children to the late Levi and Addie J.

October 2025 THURSDAY FRIDAY 23 24 Together for Hope personal products giveaway • October 30 • 4-5:30pm • at Hope House, 122 Scarborough St. • proof of eligibility will be required EAST CARROLL PARISH HOSPITAL BOARD 5pm • Conference Room at Hospital SATURDAY 25 Breast Cancer Awareness Event • 10am • East Carroll Parish Library • gracemercyoutreach6970@ gmail.

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We continue to share stories of those who came to East Carroll before and after Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on August 29, 2005 and lived through its devastating aftermath. Voleria Millikin served as superintendent of East Carroll schools for 17 years, retiring in April 2020, so she had a front-row seat to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on East Carroll, especially as related to the public school system here.

Benita Fortenberry Lovell has finally seen her dream come true. Last week, her no-kill animal shelter came to fruition. She found her spot – the old abandoned Transylvania school, and she began immediately putting up her pens with shading for the dogs.

This week’s East Carroll Banner Football Contest winner proves you don’t have to be a top overall picker to be the top weekly picker. Taking the top spot this week was Jake Thornton. The only games Jake missed were the picks that very few guessed correctly – Indiana’s win over Oregon, UCLA beating Michigan State, Northwestern squeaking by Penn State, and, the real shocker, Pittsburgh’s win over Florida State. No one who played our contest picked Pittsburgh. Granted, it’s not going Florida State’s way these days, but still…wow!

It’s 4-H Week in East Carroll Parish. Well, I guess it’s 4-H week everywhere, but we’re really just interested in our 4-H kids, right? It was the initiation of 4-H at Briarfield Academy where the elementary and high school students held its introductory meeting, where youth learned about 4-H activities, contests, events, and were looking forward to a great year. At the elementary level, Mrs. Rhonda Allen, 4-H leader, held the introductory meeting in conjunction with 4-H week and homecoming activities which made for an interesting start for club events. Each club had a different activity at all of the local schools.