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Rayville Police Chief Markus Turner announced the Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of Nov. 27 through Dec. 4.

• Kelandria Sutton, 19, 173 E. Cotton Road, Oak Ridge; disturbing the peace - general.

• Lafayette Anderson, 42, 42 Tuscany Way, Rayville; disturbing the peace – general.

• Octavia Anderson, 19, 42 Tuscany Way, Rayville; disturbing the peace – general.

• Anthony Pinkney, 46, 180 Amanda Ave., Guyton, Ga.; resisting arrest and disturbing the peace – general.

Richland Parish voters faced a full slate of state and local elections during the Nov. 8 balloting.

Incumbent Mayor Jesse Washington will face former mayor Lynn Lewis in a runoff election in Delhi in December.

Washington received 36 percent with 436 votes while Lewis received 24 percent with 290 votes. 

Lennon Whitney Sr. received 20 percent with 237 votes while Bob Benson got 15 percent with 180 votes and Linda Rancher had five percent with 59 votes.

The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office will host Thanksgiving prayer breakfasts in Rayville, Delhi and Mangham. 

The Rayville prayer breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. Nov. 14 at United Methodist Church. 

The Delhi prayer breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. Nov. 15 at the Delhi Civic Center. 

The Mangham prayer breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. Nov. 16 at the First Baptist Church in Mangham.