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Ogden named Teacher of the Year

Tue, 07/23/2019 - 2:34pm

Rayville High School math teacher Emily Odgen of  is the 2020 High School Teacher of the Year.

The Louisiana Department of Education announced the 2020 Louisiana Teacher and Principal of the Year on Friday night at the 13th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Awards Gala.

“It’s very surreal,” Odgen said. “As a teacher, you get used to kind of being in the shadows. You don’t expect a lot of recognition.”

She credits much of her success as an educator to developing a relationship with her students.

Delhi farmer pleads guilty to lying in order to steal nearly $17 million

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 1:05pm

A Delhi, Louisiana, farmer pleaded guilty July 15 to lying to more than seven financial institutions, insurance providers and government entities in an effort to obtain nearly $17 million illegally, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced.

Thomas Dickerson, 45, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty for making false statements to the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Richland spared serious damage from passing storm

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 3:39pm

Richland Parish avoided most serious damage over the weekend as Hurricane Barry passed through Louisiana.

Richland Parish Sheriff Gary Gilley stated the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office, Richland Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, and the Richland Parish Police Jury working together had sandbags staged throughout the parish dispersing approximately 3,400 bags over the weekend.

Extra patrols were also put in place along with teams that were on standby to clear roadways.  

Local riders do well at state

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 3:39pm

A complaint about unsafe driving led to a drug arrest recently.

At approximately 3:25 a.m. July 10, the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a suspected impaired driver on I-20 west-bound near the Bee Bayou exit. 

Deputies responded and stopped a 2013 white Camaro being driven by Charles E. Jones, 43, of Alabama.

Residents warned to secure their ATVs from thieves

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 3:39pm

Richland Parish Sheriff Gary Gilley is warning residents to take extra precautions after the RPSO has received numerous complaints over the last several weeks of stolen ATV’s.

Gilley said five ATV’s have been recovered by RPSO Investigators after being reported stolen.  Four juveniles and one adult have been arrested in connection to these thefts.

One ATV recovered in Ouachita Parish is still under investigation with an arrest pending.

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