Greater New Beginnings Ministries on Martin Luther King Drive in Rayville, celebrated Easter with a sermon based on the Last Seven Sayings of Christ by the Rev. Harold McCoy Friday evening, followed by Easter worship services Sunday morning and an Easter Egg Hunt after church. Church youth enjoyed an afternoon of fellowship, fun and games.
4-H was a big part of the spring break day camp at Deanna Harrison’s first annual Coolkids Youth Services Spring Break Day Camp. 4-H Agent Joanna Strong spent three days with the group making homemade ice cream, butter and jam, bracelets and teaching seed planting and arts and crafts. It was a week of pure fun and learning with the Rayville Fire Department and the Richland Parish Sheriff’s K9 Department stopping by. Students ended the week with snow cones by Phyliss Dorsey.
Richland Parish Registrar of Voters Carol Morgan reminds residents early voting for the April 24 election will be held April 10-17, excluding Sunday, April 11.
Early voting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in the Registrar of Voters Office located in the basement of the Richland Parish Courthouse. The north side of the courthouse will be the entrance for early voting.
In addition to early voting, if eligible, voters may request a mail ballot. Voters may obtain a form from the Registrar’s Office or at www.sos.la.gov.
The Richland Parish School Board is looking for people interested in taking part in a summer learning camp.
Camp planners are looking for community members and college students who are willing to invest their time and efforts in helping the children of Richland Parish learn in areas such as art, music, technology and fitness.
The camp will be a full-day, four-week camp-like experience that includes core content instruction in the morning and enrichment activities in the afternoon.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and CASA of Northeast Louisiana is raising awareness about child abuse and neglect and the need for more citizens within our community to step forward and help make a difference.
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