Ferriday News

Three candidates officially threw their hats in the ring for District Attorney in the Seventh Judicial District during qualifying last week, including Brad Burget, Andy Magoun and Ronnie McMillin.

A Farmerville contractor was the low bidder at $1,587,000 for Phase 2 bathroom renovation work for schools throughout the parish.

Concordia Parish Library Director Amanda Taylor said this week that "Saturday is very important to the public library." On Saturday, voters will go to the polls to decide the fate of a 10-year, 8.5-mill ...

The blaze engulfed Frank Morris' shoe repair shop in minutes, bright orange flames stretching 60 feet into the air.

MCGLOTHIN SAYS $3.14 MILLION IN TRAFFIC TICKETS WRITTEN 2005-08 "In four years from 2000 to 2004 there were $544,000 in tickets written in the town," Ferriday Mayor Glen McGlothin said of the last time he was ...

' The Concordia Parish Library offers a lot of programs for the public, but whether those programs are to continue hinges on how the public votes next Saturday.

' The beginning of the end of Concordia Parish's year-long election process began Wednesday with qualifying for several elections.

Individuals who have an interest in seeing Vidalia take another step forward in creating a first-class community in which to live and work should pay attention to a project the city and Recreational District ...

The new police chiefs in Ferriday and Vidalia have begun the process of reorganizing their departments.

SHAMROCK CLERK'S STATEMENT ON MORRIS MURDER, EDWARDS DISAPPEARANCE A woman who worked as a clerk at the Shamrock motel in 1964 told the FBI in 1967 that a Mississippi state trooper told her that "the black man" ...

Ten candidates were among the earlier qualifiers for office in Concordia Parish by noon today , including two District Attorney candidates -- Brat Burget and Ronnie McMillin.

Turn the faucet handle and clean water flows out. That simple assumption is one that most Americans take for granted - unless, that is, you live in Ferriday.

Damon Henderson, 33, who escaped from the Concordia Parish Correctional Facility in Ferriday June 2, has been arrested in Ascension Parish along with his 15-year-old nephew, according to Sheriff Randy Maxwell.

The Lake St. John Flotilla is on this year and will be at 2 p.m. Saturday to celebrate the "Blessing of the Fleet." The flotilla will be led by Sheriff Randy Maxwell and will start on the lake near Lake St.

Court dates have been set for four former Ferriday police officers who were indicted in March by a parish Grand Jury.

Local candidates for judge, district attorney, justice of the peace and constable in Concordia Parish will be qualifying next week -- July 9-11. Qualifying is also slated for Fifth District Public Service ...

Three mayors, 15 aldermen, two police chiefs, the clerk of court and the sheriff began four-year terms in Concordia Parish on Tuesday.

Ferriday - ' For the fourth time in 20 years, Glen McGlothin raised his right hand and swore to uphold the constitution and laws of both the United States and Louisiana as the mayor of Ferriday Tuesday New ...

Municipal officials in Ferriday, Vidalia and Clayton will begin four-year terms on Tuesday, July 1. In Ferriday, ceremonies are planned at 8:30 a.m. at town hall.

The Concordia Parish Police Jury agreed to call an election this fall on behalf of the Concordia Council on Aging for voters to consider a four-mill tax.