July 2024

Stars Richardson, Lyles among track athletes looking for first gold medals in Paris

(AP) — There are big races, and then there are the Olympics.

Running a local race?

How to keep your feet healthy

Local cheer team rocks competition

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The Lake Arthur High School varsity cheerleaders recently attended attended Southwestern Cheerleading Association’s three-day summer cheer camp held at the Hilton Riverwalk Convention Center in New Orleans.

The day Nancy Messick mattered

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Even in my kindest recollection, Nancy Messick was a strange girl. She could have played linebacker for the Chicago Bears which pretty well nixed her success in beauty pageants and sorority teas.

Police Jury accepts revised economic districts

The parish will soon benefit from two new economic development districts following a recent unanimous vote by Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury.

JDP 4-H students excel at Nationals

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WELSH — Two Jeff Davis Parish 4-H students travelled to Nebraska recently to compete in the 4-H National Shooting Competition.

Jennings postpones vote on commercial parking lot ordinance

Local businesses wanting to create, add to or update their parking lots could see a change in the zoning laws but it won’t be anytime soon.

LA officials, community group meet over park concerns

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LAKE ARTHUR — The West End Community Committee met with Mayor Sampson “Poncho” LeJeune and Councilman Ricky Monceaux at Martin Luther King West End Park on Thursday to further discuss ongoing issues with the condition of the park.

Summer Snack

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Summer Snack

DATA OF NEARLY ALL AT&T CUSTOMERS DOWNLOADED TO A THIRDPARTY PLATFORM IN SECURITY BREACH

(AP) — The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a thirdparty platform in a 2022 security breach in a year already rife with massive cyberattacks. The company said Friday that the breach hit customers of AT&T’s cellular customers, customers of mobile virtual network operators using AT&T’s wireless network, as well as its landline customers interacted with those cellular numbers.