Spearsville News

Malcolm Maddox, who has more than 38 years experience in the banking industry, has joined IberiaBank as senior vice president and senior commercial relationship manager.

With roughly 15 roads closed due to the high waters last week, Union Parish school officials scrambled to get kids into class and focused on the task at hand.

The wettest October on record will likely see no let-up Wednesday. The National Weather Service is predicting a 70 percent chance of rain for area parishes as emergency officials worry about flooding as rainfall flows south.

Seniors at Spearsville High School will now be required to complete a senior project in order to be eligible for graduation.

A Jena woman was killed and a man suffered moderate injuries in a weekend traffic accident in LaSalle Parish, according to State Police.

State police identified the second victim of Saturday morning's fiery wreck in Union Parish as Luis Alfredo Martinez Mendoza, 23, of Spearsville.

Heather Elizabeth Plummer and Tyler Joseph Fenley were joined in marriage on July 3 in West Monroe.

On Monday a tip to Crime Stoppers led Union Parish sheriff's deputies to a vehicle on Louisiana 2. Inside the vehicle, deputies said they found 24-year-old Jonathan Miles of Spearsville, 34-year-old Jason Wood of El Dorado, Ark., a juvenile and the raw ingredients for methamphetamine production.

On Monday a tip to Crime Stoppers led Union Parish sheriff's deputies to a vehicle on Louisiana 2. Inside the vehicle, deputies said they found 24-year-old Jonathan Miles of Spearsville, 34-year-old Jason Wood of El Dorado, Ark., a juvenile and the raw ingredients for methamphetamine production.

The heat of August may keep us from the yard and garden, but don't allow it to stop you from visiting the West Monroe Farmers Market.

On Monday a tip to Crime Stoppers led Union Parish sheriff's deputies to a vehicle on Louisiana 2. Inside the vehicle, deputies said they found 24-year-old Jonathan Miles of Spearsville, 34-year-old Jason Wood of El Dorado, Ark., a juvenile and the raw ingredients for methamphetamine production.

At the July Union Parish School Board meeting, two motions were approved that affect student transfers within the district.

Prior to the Union Parish School Board's decision to take legal action stemming from the reauthorization of a charter for D'Arbonne Woods Charter School, community members, school officials and several parents took to the public forum to voice their opinions.

Trailblazer Recycling, sponsored by the Pine Country Foundation, held the 2009 Recycling Art Contest titled "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - I can do it!" Winners received $25 and overall winners received $25 and a pizza party to share with their class.

The Rev. Joe Aulds will serve as evangelist for revival services next week at Lone Cherry Baptist Church in Mangham.

Trailblazer Recycling, sponsored by the Pine Country Foundation, held the 2009 Recycling Art Contest titled "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - I can do it!" Winners received $25 and overall winners received $25 and a pizza party to share with their class.

Honoring each World War II veteran by allowing them to see their memorial:This is the mission of Louisiana Honor Air.

Camille Gathright, 18, of Strong, is recovering this week in a Louisiana hospital after being severely injured in an ATV accident that killed 20-year-old Adam R. Mason of Spearsville, La.

Adam Mason, a 20-year-old man from Spearsville, was killed in an early morning ATV crash in Union Parish Monday morning.

FARMERVILLE, La. - Louisiana State Police say a Spearsville man died when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving crashed into the back of a 2008 Honda four-wheeler. After hitting the four-wheeler, the victim's ATV left the roadway and struck a tree.