The Jennings Lady Bulldogs ended their three-game losing streak with a 51-29 road win over the parish rival Welsh Lady Greyhounds Thursday night. Welsh led 2-0, then tied it 6 all in the 1st period. Jennings would steadily pull ahead and lead 28-16 at half. Jennings would outscore the Lady Hounds 23 -11 in the second half to take their 51-29 win.
WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds claimed a big Jeff Davis Parish win Thursday night when they took down the Jennings Bulldogs by a final of 67-58 a t Greyhound Gymnasium. The Hounds moved to 8-8 overall on the season with the win, while the Bulldogs dropped to 10-5 with the loss. The Hounds were trailing heading into the final stanza of play, however the hosts outscored Jennings 26-15 down the stretch to give themselves a nine-point win. J.J. Artis had the hot hand for the Hounds Thursday night, as he poured in a gamehigh 24 points on the night.
1938 - Construction work began today to convert the exterior of the F.B. Zigler home on Clara Street into a colonial design. The project will see the erection of four fleeted columns 22 feet high holding up a two story porch which will extend entirely over the 42 foot frontage of the residenc. The porch will extend ten feet out from the home and will have a tile floor.
1938 - A sudden heart attack last night claimed the life of Joseph Smith, 67, one of the best known men in this area, who was know far and wide as “Watermelon” Smith and “Potato” Smith, because of the excellent variety of watermelons and potatoe he raised each year and peddled about in and around the city.
Jeff Davis Parish schools resumed their classes after the annual two weeks’ vacation over the Christmas holidays and all schools reported attendances about the same as before the holidays.
In a remarkable academic achievement, Jennings High School (JHS) Senior Aimee Richard, 17, scored straight sevens on the ACT WorkKeys, a supplementary set of assessments that gauge a student’s proficiency in various workplace skills.