News

Kindergarten registration scheduled March 22-26

Richland Parish Schools will host kindergarten registration from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 22-26.

Hornets continue to roll in AA basketball action

Only a mild surprise when The Welsh Greyhounds (#32) came into town to play the #1 ranked Hornets in Class AA.  

Early voting to begin

Richland Parish Registrar of Voters Carol Morgan reminds citizens that early voting for the March 20 election will be held March 6-13, excluding Sunday, in the registrar of voters office located in

Richland recovering from week-long ice storm

Richland Parish is digging out from the ice storm which froze the parish for almost a week.

Horse show winners

Horse show winners named

Richland Parish riders did well in the 4-H youth horse show Jan. 23 at the Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show Barn in Delhi.

Sports

Rayville girls defeat Kentwood in 58-9 blowout

What does one say in a game that was supposed to happen but didn’t?

By Henry Cumpton

Hornets close regular season with victories

This disrupted-district (Vidalia and Ferriday didn’t play due to COVID protocols) has come to an end. 

Riverfield JV Lady Raiders take district championship

When it comes to focus and commitment, the Riverfield JV Lady Raiders have proven they have both this season.

Lady Hornets on track to take state playoff berth

After a tough pre-district schedule, Coach Jo Sneed is getting the Rayville  Hornet girls’ basketball team on track for a run in the state playoffs with big wins over Mangham 85-43 and Bastrop 74-4

By Henry Cumpton

Hornets dominate against Mangham, Bastrop teams

Well, not much to report since our last column. 

By Henry Cumpton

Lifestyle

Holly Ridge Happenings

A boy asked his father. Dad, what is the size of God? 

Then the father looked up at the sky and saw a plane and asked his son, “What is the size if the plane? 

By Shirley Thompson

Holly Ridge Happenings

I have always thought that Noah was safe inside the Ark because he built it according to God’s specifications.

By Shirley Thompson

Holly Ridge Happenings

Church is not something you go to, it’s a family you belong to. 

When you wake up say: Jesus, I love you.

When leaving the house, say: Jesus, come with me.

By Shirley Thompson

Obits

Dorothy Hester Bell

Dorothy Hester Bell passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, February 26, 2021.

Mark Kevin Nobles

Graveside services for Mark Kevin Nobles, 56, of Mangham, will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Lone Cherry Cemetery, Mangham,with Bro. Doyle Adams and Bro.

Richard Hugh Wilson

Richard Hugh Wilson, 77, of Delhi, passed away in his sleep Thursday, February 11, 2021. 

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