Early voting for the Dec. 5 general election continues at the Franklin Parish Courthouse for the Fifth District Congressional seat and the Republican State Central Committee.

Winnsboro’s annual Christmas parade has been restructured due to concerns over the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Franklin Parish, said Lisa Kiper, president of the Winnsboro-Franklin Chamber of Commerce.

South Franklin Catfish Festival in Wisner is scheduled for May 1, said Elliott Britt, coordinator for the event.

Bill and Gloria Gaither have written many wonderful Christian songs.

A Franklin Parish resident disagreed with the Police Jury’s method of trimming trees, saying it harmed them while also aiding termite populations near residential areas.

The Winnsboro streets overlay project is slowly progressing, said Superintendent Phillip Hutto in Monday’s monthly Town Council meeting.

Winnsboro Economic Development Committee is moving forward with plans to hire an economic development coordinator (EDC) for Franklin Parish.

Franklin Parish Police Jury members are awaiting word from Louisiana Office Facility Planning and Control members on the Union Church Road project.

Gilbert Mayor Mike Stephens and aldermen discussed purchasing options on two possible forthcoming grants at their regular meeting Monday.

A community still in mourning for Marshall Waters gathered together at Mangham Community Center Monday night for a candle light vigil.

A group of Wisner residents is organizing a new festival combining a south Franklin crop and an annual car show.

Sparks flew and tensions boiled as two top employees of the Franklin Parish Police Jury argued back and forth at a personnel committee meeting Nov. 5.

Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office will sponsor an after-school / summer program at Winnsboro Elementary’s gym.

Franklin Medical Center’s net position increased by $1,012,308 or 11.4 percent in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, according to an audit prepared by Lester, Miller & Wells of Alexandria.

Marshall Waters, a Mangham Police Officer shot while making a Oct. 17 traffic stop, has died. He was 49.

The Holidays are approaching and Franklin Parish’s calendar is full of events from Baskin’s Christmas In The Village to Wisner’s Christmas tree lighting.

By midmorning Tuesday, early votes for the Nov. 3 open primary, congressional, presidential election totaled 3,949 while 580 mail ballots had arrived, according to Geneva Cupp, Franklin Parish Registrar.

Franklin Parish public schools are currently down 89 students equaling approximately $356,000 in Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) funding, said Rebecca Boquet, business manager.

The Franklin Parish Catfish Festival has come to the end of its run after nearly 33 years, said Paul Price Jr, festival director.

The Franklin Parish Police Jury recorded a net position of $31,808,310 in Dec. 31, 2019, according to an audit report released by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office.

Itinerant vendors and peddlers will now have to pay $200 before they sell their wares in Winnsboro, including the vendors and peddlers of the Franklin Parish Catfish Festival.

In person early voting in Franklin Parish totaled 1,583 as of mid-morning Tuesday, said Geneva Cupp, Franklin Parish Registrar of Voters.

Gilbert will apply for upwards of $600,000 in capital outlay funding for upgrades in the village sewer system.

A Mangham police officer is stable but in critical condition after being shot during a traffic stop on La Hwy 425 near the Franklin / Richland parish border.

Hurricane Delta blew through Franklin Parish over the weekend bringing approximately 11 inches of rain to some areas and leaving behind downed trees.  

The Franklin Parish Activity Center was number one on the Police Jury list of 2021 capital outlay projects.

Inspectors will be able to go inside of former Baskin School after Franklin Parish School Board members signed off on the action at their regular Oct. 6 meeting.

Town of Wisner officials will look into rehabilitating their water treatment plant through capital outlay funds.

The annual Winnsboro Christmas parade and Christmas tree lighting will be held this year, said Mayor John Dumas.

Franklin Parish Police Jury members will consider numerous capital outlay projects at their regular meeting Oct. 8.

The annual Farmers Appreciation Banquet has been canceled due to COVID-19, according to Lisa Kiper, Winnsboro-Franklin Parish Chamber of Commerce.

Total patients admitted to Franklin Medical Center for August was 125, down from last year’s monthly total of 148, according to budget numbers.

Franklin Parish schools are reopening at their own “pace” and will continue to take COVID precautions, said John Gullatt school superintendent.

A Franklin Parish Grand Jury indicted Roderick Branch, 40, of second degree murder and aggravated flight from an officer and Henry Wesley, 26, of manslaughter and obstruction of justice in two separate cases Sept. 2.

Gladys Edwards, of Wisner, received the Louisiana Ambassador Award for positively impacting lives of young women.

Deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Oct. 5 for the Nov. 3 presidential general and open congressional primary election, said Geneva Cupp, Franklin Parish Registrar of Voters.