October 2020

THE WEATHER CHANNEL COMES TO TOWN

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A crew from The Weather Channel filmed segments from Houssiere Park along the Mermentau River during Hurricane Delta.

Dogs welcome rival Eunice Friday night

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After Jennings HIgh School replaced original opponent Washington-Marion with 5A Comeaux this coming week, things have changed again. Citing multiple reports of a Covid-19 outbreak, the Spartans opted out of the Friday night contest with the Dogs.

Points aplenty in Bulldogs’ win over Cecilia

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Foo Fact of the Game: Once again, Jennings fell behind by 2 scores, but didn’t panic, remained focus and went on to defeat a good 4A Cecilia team 59-49.

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Schools remain closed due to Delta

In the wake of Hurricane Delta, schools will remain closed this week.

Cut cable shuts down Virginia’s online voter registration

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A severed fiber optic cable shut down Virginia’s online voter registration system Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election. The Virginia Department of Elections said in statement on Twitter that a “fiber cut” was affecting connectivity for multiple agencies, including the citizen portal and registrar’s offices, and technicians were working to repair the problem. State officials didn’t say what caused the cut or when service was expected to be restored.

La.’s back-to-back hurricanes: Future unsure for many

CAMERON (AP) — Michele Vincent’s home was largely intact in spite of hurricanes Laura and Delta. But tears streamed down her face as she looked at her church’s broken windows and shattered pews.

NASA moon-landing tech hitches ride to space on Bezos rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company launched a New Shepard rocket for a seventh time from a remote corner of Texas on Tuesday, testing new lunar-landing technology for NASA that could help put astronauts back on the moon.

FBI: Groups also discussed kidnapping Virginia governor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing in Michigan.

Barrett won’t commit to recusing from election disputes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is vowing to bring no “agenda” to the court, batting back senators’ questions Tuesday on abortion, gun rights and the November election, insisting she would take a conservative approach to the law but decide cases as they come.