“Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle.”  — Anonymous

The Franklin Parish School Board’s consolidated ending budget for the 2021-22 year showed expenses exceeded revenues by just over $232,000 in the general fund.

Tragedy has once again struck the Franklin Parish community.

Winnsboro’s vendor fee may be lowered from $200 to $75 in next month’s regular meeting.

Finances are expected to be a major item of consideration during the Franklin Parish School Board’s regular meeting set to take place Thursday, Sept. 15, at 5 p.m.

Damaged culverts on L.D. Knox, Calhoun and Roberts roads will be replaced in preparation for hard surfacing.

North Franklin Waterworks has satisfied all grant conditions and is authorized to advertise for bids for their new water system, according to an Office of Community Development letter dated Aug. 24.

Excessive August rainfall led to localized flooding in Franklin Parish along with crop damage.

Local farmers are hoping to dodge sporadic rain showers while harvesting their corn and soybean crops.

Senator Glen Womack and Rep. Neil Riser were labeled as “family advocates” while Rep. C. Travis Johnson received “unfavorable” status in the 2022 Louisiana Family Forum’s (LFF) scorecard.

Franklin Medical Center’s hospital auxiliary known as Pink Ladies have dissolved after 50 years of service to the local community.

A Winnsboro woman challenged a town sewer ordinance, saying the code put an unnecessary burden on constituents.

Willie Nathaniel Greenwood will be tried for second degree murder of his girlfriend, Denitra M. White.

Dorothy Swayzer is the newly-appointed Winnsboro Town Councilwoman for District 2.

Franklin Medical Center will participate in a training program which is designed to enhance the skills of personnel administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.

Golden Keith Berry resigned Aug. 18 from his position as Winnsboro District Two Town Council member.

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow made a Winnsboro stop Monday to tout her accomplishments and aspirations for Louisiana’s Fifth Congressional District.

Wisner aldermen and Mayor Marc McCarty have plans to “tweak” aspects of the current mobile home ordinance.

The Franklin Parish school system is keeping a close look at finances in anticipation of the time when ESSER funds are no longer available.

A roll call vote by the members of the Franklin Parish School Board at their regular meeting Aug. 9 laid to rest an issue which had been a subject of discussion at several previous meetings – whether the board should adopt a policy to address members’ absenteeism.

Twelve new businesses will be established by year’s end in Gilbert.

A list of parish roads in need of repair are being compiled for possible Capital Outlay funds.

LEAP test results reported by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOA) show the Franklin Parish School District landed in the top 10 school districts in the state for one-year growth. 

Town Council members are revisiting Winnsboro’s $200 peddler’s fee.

Preliminary phase three renovation plans for Franklin Parish Library in Winnsboro were approved in the July 25 Library Board of Control meeting. 

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) control area has decreased. The LDWF diminished the control ban’s borders after a Louisiana Legislative Natural Resources and Environment oversight hearing suggested a smaller area similar to Turkey Area A. 

Two candidates for Franklin Parish School Board have issued statements regarding their proposed candidacies, affecting the upcoming Nov. 8 primary election.

Franklin Parish property owners who are interested in inspecting their tax assessments for possible corrections can do so beginning Monday, Aug. 15, and continuing for a 15-day period.

State laws which go into effect this school year will mean parents and legal guardians will be held to higher standards related to children’s school attendance.

Members of Franklin Medical Center’s Board of Commissioners agreed to several purchases related to upgrading equipment during their Thursday, July 28, meeting.

Broadband is coming to the rural parts of northeast Louisiana.

Some local elected officials will return to office without opposition as a result of qualifying for the upcoming Nov. 8 Open Primary/Congressional election with voters to decide other races, including three positions on the Franklin Parish School Board, according to the Louisiana Secretary o…

Gilbert and Wisner leadership went unchallenged in the recent Nov. 8 Open Primary/Congressional election qualifying.

Some area congregations are beginning the process of breaking away from the United Methodist Church.

Parish road improvements are forthcoming.

Plans are being formalized for the 24th-annual Farmer’s Appreciation Banquet to be tentatively held early November in Winnsboro, said David Rigdon, president of Winnsboro-Franklin Chamber of Commerce.

Winnsboro Town Council approved Mayor Alice Wallace’s leadership team in their regular July 18 monthly meeting.