Calhoun News

Discussion on how the Ouachita Parish Police Jury will fund its portion of a local incentives package for the V Vehicle Co.

Charrie Calhoun, 43, of West Monroe was charged Monday evening with trespassing after being forbidden, aggravated battery-domestic violence, resisting an officer and simple battery on an officer.

When representatives from the firearms manufacturer Benelli approached Ouachita Parish's Phil Robertson about filming a new TV series about his family and Duck Commander company, he was skeptical.

The Ouachita Parish Mosquito Abatement District will spray an area with a northern border of Interstate 20 south to approximately the Calhoun gas and oil field, the Cheniere gas field and Cheniere Lake with a western border of the parish line east to the Ouachita River.

A wastewater treatment company and its owner were recently fined $75,000 in 4th Judicial District Court for violating Louisiana Clean Water Act provisions.

Doris and Arthur Robinson of West Monroe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen Nicole Robinson, to Brandon Mark Wilder, son of Mrs.

The following have been appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal to the West Ouachita Parish Reservoir Commission: Charles Dykes of West Monroe; Guy Frantom of Calhoun; and Roy Pierce of Calhoun.

A witness told Ouachita Parish deputies that when she checked on the driver of a vehicle involved in a wreck the driver started drinking a Bud Light.

As the dog days of summer approach, energy bills and temperatures are climbing in tandem.

RUSTON - Thirty-five Louisiana Tech nursing graduates were honored during the spring pinning ceremony held in Howard Auditorium.

Erin Renate Wisenor and Jonathan David Huey were married at 6:30 p.m., May 23 at First Christian Church in Monroe, with Rev.

David Junior Frost, 67, Clay City, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at his residence.

The construction of two new Ouachita Parish library branches will cost about $4.5 million.

Our thanks to all who helped to make the spring 2009 Pancake Fundraiser of the West Monroe Kiwanis Club a success.

The Highland Garden Club met April 21 at the home of Rita Moore, which is in a woodland setting in Calhoun.

Shady Grove Elementary physical education teacher Quentin Calhoun leaves school nearly every afternoon to walk with a group of students who live within three blocks of the school.

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Clarke of Delhi and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ardoin of Calhoun are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsey Marie Clarke, to Ryan Christopher Marshall, son of Mr.

Bill and Gwen Middleton of Calhoun and Ronnie McVay of Monroe announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Amanda Dianne McVay, to Bryan Alan Thompson, the son of Robert and Diana Thompson of West Monroe.

Ouachita Parish is set to receive $3.7 million from the Louisiana Recovery Authority for disaster-related projects.

While millions of people across the United States are celebrating Wednesday's Earth Day and a newfound awareness of global environmental issues, a Calhoun-based business has been quietly developing green technology to significantly reduce energy costs in buildings.