August 2021

Winston TDs highlight Saints’ 23-21 preseason wins overJags

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jameis Winston picked opportune moments to let it fly in first NFL start since 2019.

Merrifield has three RBIs, Perez homers as KC downs Astros 7-1

HOUSTON (AP) — Whit Merrifield had three hits and three RBIs, Salvador Perez extended a career high with his 33rd homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Monday night.

ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 to announce alliance plans

(AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 plan to announce Tuesday that the three powerful leagues will form an alliance to work together on items such as football scheduling and college sports governance.

Stephen ‘Steve’ Naquin

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Stephen “Steve” James Naquin, 69, of Cleveland, Tenn., passed away Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at a Chattanooga health care facility following an accidental fall.

Earl Junior Spell

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LAKE ARTHUR — Mr. Earl Junior Spell passed away on Aug. 22, 2021, at the age of 79.

The music in his soul

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Across southwest Louisiana, Cajun music fans tend to recall the big names that played in the area during the honky-tonk era of the 1950s and 1960s.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine approved by FDA

Pfizer-BioNTech was the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Monday.

CASA hosts free educational webinar series

Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is holding a 10-part educational webinar series on a variety of topics on the subject of child welfare.

Stanton, Yankees win 10th straight, cool off Braves 5-1

ATLANTA (AP) — In a historic matchup between two of baseball’s hottest teams, the New York Yankees kept right on rolling.

Cleanup begins in Northeast as Henri leaves

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Residents across the waterlogged Northeast began clearing mud and tearing out sodden carpets Monday after deluges dropped by Tropical Storm Henri, whose remnants threatened further flooding in New England as the system made a slow trek back to the sea.

The smell of sewage filled the air as residents of Rossmoor, a retirement community in central New Jersey’s Monroe Township, returned to soaked homes and ruined possessions after Henri turned their streets into rivers.