The Ouachita Citizen

5 days ago | hannapub.com | Joe Curtis

On a sunny Spring day in Newellton, a group of people honored “Pee Wee” Whittaker, a world-renowned musician from the small Tensas Parish town. kAmp }@CE962DE {@F:D:2?2 |FD:4 %C2:= >2C<6C H2D F?G6:=65 pAC:= `h :?

5 days ago | hannapub.com | Joey Martin

Russell Purvis attended his first Ferriday meeting as the town’s attorney in March. kAmkDA2?m%96 fe\J62C\@=5 y@?6DG:==6 ?2E:G6 =:DE6?65 :?E6?E=J[ E@@< ?@E6D[ 2?5 2?DH6C65 2== BF6DE:@?D D6?E 9:D H2J]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“*@F =62C? 3J 5@:?8 :E[ 2?5 x’G6 366? 5@:?8 :E 2 =@?8 E:>6[” !FCG:D D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?m!FCG:D :D 2 >2?28:?8 A2CE?6C 7@C $>:E9[ %2=:276CC@ U2>Aj !FCG:D :? y@?6DG:==6]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m(96? 96 8C25F2E65 7C@> %6I2D pU2>Aj| :?

5 days ago | hannapub.com | Joey Martin

After not being able to finalize a game during the regular season,  Ferriday High and Natchez High will meet May 16 at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson for a spring football contest. kAm%96 82>6 H:== 36 A=2J65 2E f A]>]k^AmkAm“x 92E6 H6 4@F=5?’E A=2J 5FC:?8 E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[ 3FE H6’C6 6I4:E65 23@FE A=2J:?8 :? E96 DAC:?8[” D2:5 u6CC:52J 2DD:DE2?E 4@249 s6'2?E6 $4@EE] k^Am kAmu6CC:52J DE2CED DAC:?8 AC24E:46 |2J d]k^AmkAm%96 EH@ D49@@=D 925 5:D4FDD65 A=2J:?8 :?

5 days ago | hannapub.com | Joey Martin

Florien High scored two runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat Monterey 7-5 in a first round Class B playoff contest at Florien Thursday. kAm“xE H2D 2 E@F89 =@DD[ 3FE 3@E9 E62>D A=2J65 2 964<FG2 82>6[” D2:5 |@?E6C6J D@7E32== 4@249 r2CJ $9:G6=J] “xE H2D @?6 @7 E9@D6 82>6D H96C6 ?6:E96C E62> 56D6CG65 E@ =@D6] qFE @FC 8:C=D 32EE=65 =:<6 E96J 92G6 2== J62C[ ?6G6C BF:E 2?5 ;FDE <6AE H@C<:?8 92C5]”k^AmkAm#2682? !C6H:EE 9@>6C65 2?5 D:?8=65 EH:46 7@C |@?E6C6J]k^Am kAm|2466 vC66?

5 days ago | hannapub.com | Joey Martin

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