Sarepta News

GRAND CANE - "Charlotte's Web the Musical" completes its run at BackAlley Theater in Grand Cane this weekend Friday and Saturday.

SAREPTA - Patriotism will be on display in a big way for the July Fourth holiday as the Sarepta Cross Country Team begins today putting out 800 flags in the area of the library, town square and walking trail.

SPRINGHILL - Two men accused of being involved in the April shooting death of a Bossier City man on the Sonic parking lot were indicted Friday afternoon by a Webster grand jury.

MINDEN -- The Sparta Ground Water Conservation District Commission will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Minden Civic Center.

MINDEN - Thirteen people were arrested on DWI charges and another 23 were cited for open container violations Saturday and Sunday during a checkpoint conducted by the Webster sheriff's office and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, a news release states.

GRAND CANE, La. - The century-old house was run down and its lot overgrown, but its character and charm lured Sarepta natives and former Shreveporters Julie and Kenny Mills.

Recent school vandalism in Sarepta caused quite a controversy in the small town.

SAREPTA - Twenty-seven of 39 Sarepta graduates will have to answer next month for an end-of-the-school-year prank that "got out of hand," authorities say.

NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University's Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer "Making Age an Asset in Your Job Search" beginning May 20.

A Shreveport student and a Sarepta student were among eight honored as 2009 Louisiana Young Heroes at an awards ceremony Wednesday at the Governor's Mansion and the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge.

An amazing outpouring of the Holy Spirit of God has been flooding through this small town of approximately 1,100 folks.

SAREPTA - The Arc of North Webster, 24556 U.S. Highway 371 in Sarepta, will have an open house for the community from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Early voting for the April 4 municipal elections ends today. Voters may cast ballots at the offices of each parish's registrar of voters from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters must bring some sort of identification, such as a driver's license, voter ID card or government ID.

In Louisiana, March winds always blow in a smattering of April ballots that often get obscured by the clouds of pollen.

Just when you thought it was safe to enter the courthouse, another season of elections lurks ahead, ready to snare unwary voters.

MINDEN - The Webster Police Jury today imposed a hiring freeze until further notice.

King XIX: Chris Gilbreth. Queen XIX: Lee McKnight. Duke and Duchess of 'The Pink Panther': Denise and Tony Nations.

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