Donations made in memory of several outstanding residents of Jackson Parish have been received by the Jackson Parish Museum and Fine Arts Association (JPMFAA). Those being honored through the monetary gifts were Holbrook McClean, Mary V Runyon, Aylon Pate, J L Byrd, Buster Sullivan and Esther Bedgood.

Museum Board President Barbara Johnson made the announcement during the regular scheduled meeting of the JPMFAA board that was held on Monday at the Museum located 515 South Cooper Avenue in Jonesboro. 

“We are so very appreciative of the people who made the donations to the Museum in the name of these wonderful people who meant so much to so many,” said Johnson. “Each left a legacy to be remembered which goes hand in hand with the effort of our board to create an atmosphere for all to be able to remember the history of our parish.”

 

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The Jackson Parish Hospital (JPH) is pleased to announce that Cammie Netherland has joined the staff of the Chatham Medical Clinic as the Family Nurse Practitioner. Netherland, who was raised in Quitman and now resides in Weston, holds a Master of Science in Nursing and was employed at St. Francis Medical in Monroe before joining the JPH team of dedicated professionals. 

Eager to assist you with your health care needs, Cammie and the staff at Chatham Medical Clinic invites you to visit their location at 804 Chatham Avenue in Chatham. To make an appoinment call 318-249-3200. 

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Applications are still being accepted for registration in the upcoming flag football and soccer leagues that are slated to begin play in October. All games will be played at the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex located at 5254 Hwy 4, just east of Jonesboro.  To register call the JPRD office at 318-259-3031.

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The global phenomenon that is the “love languages,” an idea introduced in 1992 by pastor and counselor Gary Chapman in his bestselling book, The 5 Love Languages, has turned 30.

Back in the turbulent, free love, Jackson 5 vs. Osmond Brothers, psychedelic, protest-filled, the-Baltimore-Orioles-were-really-good, “Were you at Woodstock?” 1960s, the saying from lots of young people was, “Never trust anyone over 30.”

Seemed a good idea at the time.

Then those people turned 30 and learned how much it costs to get a roof replaced and a new transmission and they moved on to other causes, like “Never trust a roofer” or “Never trust a mechanic” and other idiotic trivialities, like “Never trust anyone who claims they’ve been to Woodstock.”

Then a bunch of those teens from the ’60s turned into roofers and mechanics, so what are you gonna do?

Funny how life experiences change your way of thinking.

But human nature never changes. It’s why you can read a poem by Blake or Yeats (a fave) or Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “How do I love thee?, let me count the cornbreads…” and it means the same — and feels the same — to the reader today as it did all those years ago.

So from what I’ve heard and learned from experience is that you can trust some people over 30 — my mother comes to mind — and you can trust the 5 Love Languages, which are “Hot Water Cornbread, Sweet Cornbread, White Cornbread, Yellow Cornbread, and Cornbread-Inclusive.”

I am just joshing. Those are someone’s love languages, I’m sure. I’ll fair catch at least two of them.

But the real love languages as proposed by Chapman are these:
quality time
words of affirmation
acts of service
gifts
physical touch (not like football tackling or boxing but intimate stuff like holding hands; I shouldn’t even have to write this but I know how some of you think so work with me here).

Those are good languages.

The thought of a love language might seem silly to the great unwashed, but if you study the love languages, you might find that Chapman was onto something. We all want to be loved in a significant and specific way. I might not need you to touch me often but I might need you to affirm me. You might not need a gift from me; the gift might instead be quality time with you.

I might not need you to love the New Orleans Saints; but I might feel loved, genuinely, if you say, “I’m sorry the Saints didn’t win”). If you bet on them, a nice follow-up might be, “I’m more sorry they didn’t cover.”

Some hard liners will say it’s stupid — until they discover that what they craved and needed wasn’t a mansion on the hill and sweet cornbread after all. Instead, it was a person who listened and affirmed them and gifted them with the cornbread of their choice.

Contact Teddy at teddy@latech.edu

A wonderful day of celebrating the goodness of God was had by all at the Hodge United Pentecostal Church through a special children’s service this past Sunday. The unique and inspirational day began with a Childrens Church program in the gymnasium followed with the youth of the church leading the main worship service in the Sanctuary and culminating with the young prayer warriors leading prayers for the families. 

Below are scenes from the services.

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This past weekend, over my morning coffee, I opened my news app and read the awful headline– “Eight Migrants Found Dead in the Rio Grande” While we’ve seen these reports of the atrocities at our Southern Border for nearly two years, this one hit harder. Just weeks ago, I stood on those very same riverbanks in Eagle Pass, Texas, accompanied by the men and women of the Border Patrol and local law enforcement. As my colleagues and I listened to their firsthand accounts, this crisis became all too real, not just another news article.

It’s hard to wrap your head and heart around a humanitarian crisis until you go to where it is happening and experience it yourself. Yes, it filled me with all expected emotions: anger, frustration, confusion, sadness, and fear. But most importantly, it fueled me with an urgency to go back to Washington and work fervently towards a solution. I know, without a doubt, that if my Democratic colleagues visited the border, they would feel that sense of urgency to rectify this wrong.

My trip began with a tour of the 48-hour holding facility at Eagle Pass. It’s a tent that can process hundreds of migrants who have crossed the border illegally. The migrants are then loaded onto buses and transferred to another holding facility while they await their court date with an immigration judge. When these facilities cannot handle all the migrants, they end up dispersing from there on buses to locations all over the country.

I can’t stress enough that these “drop-offs”; are happening continually across this nation. Last year, it came to our communities when we received reports of migrants released in Monroe and Alexandria without any notification to our local law enforcement or elected officials. This practice is unacceptable and has to cease immediately. In response, I cosponsored H.R. 4096 – the Transparency of Migration Act, legislation that ensures these releases can never happen again. But common-sense legislation like H.R. 4096 will never be brought to the House Floor for a vote by the majority because they continue to pretend this crisis is not happening.

We spent much of our time with Border Patrol at the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, and I had an unforgettable conversation with a fellow mom who commands the unit there. My heart shattered as she tearfully told us about pulling the bodies of lifeless children and babies out of the river. The emotional toll and burnout I witnessed in her eyes was shared in the eyes of all the officers I met. They are struggling with diminishing resources and a lack of support, yet, these men and women in uniform continue to show up for their jobs daily because they care about people.

We can do better than this as a country. I saw firsthand that the current Administration’s policies are not working and instead encourage migrants to make a perilous and too often deadly journey with their families based on a false promise. This is unconscionable. I can only imagine the desperation these parents must feel to make such a treacherous trip to the border, and then to put their children in harm’s way by crossing the river is truly heartbreaking. It must stop.

My fellow Republicans and I have been fighting to finish the border wall construction for two years to stop these needless casualties. When the majority tried to eliminate the wall's funding, I was proud to join my colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee in voting to keep it in place. We also pushed in committee to add $500 million to the Border Patrol’s budget to help them better meet their needs, but the other side voted it down. As conservatives, we firmly believe there is no more significant deterrent than a fortified and secure border, and you have my commitment to keep fighting for that.

We also spent time in small Texas towns near the border. Imagine you live in a place the size of Rayville, Bunkie, or Bogalusa, and your local law enforcement now faces finding and apprehending hundreds of illegal migrants daily. They have to do so without an increase in personnel and resources. During a ride along, a local police officer told me how he now finds himself on high-speed chases with smugglers pushing drugs and sex trafficking young girls. Residents of these towns find migrants hiding in their yards and houses. Their local taxes do not pay enough for law enforcement to keep up with the demand. Many who have lived there for generations have said enough is enough and are abandoning their homes for somewhere safer. Law enforcement estimates close to 500,000 migrants have eclipsed Border Patrol over the last two years and are
now residing somewhere within the U.S.

Officers also shared their concerns about the huge volume of drugs being carried across the border into our country. Cartels are smuggling at a staggering pace, and our communities are flooded with fentanyl, killing Americans at an alarming rate.

I don’t share all this to invoke fear; I want to drive change. Every indicator clearly shows that the Biden Administration’s policies serve as incentives for illegal immigration, not deterrents. That’s why these migrants are coming and clinging to the hope that breaking the law will somehow lead them to the American Dream. But when they cross our southern border, they find rampant lawlessness and crime instead of arriving in the land of opportunity.

Now more than ever, it should be clear that elections have consequences. When you go to the ballot in November, I hope you will consider those of us who actually visited the border, carried those experiences back to Washington, D.C., and are trying to bring solutions forward. I believe we can right this wrong after November, with new leadership in the House of Representatives and a Republican majority in Congress.

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Caldwell Memorial Hospital and staff are proud to announce that Amber Etheridge, MSN, FNP-C will be the new nurse practitioner at the Chatham Rural Health Clinic.

Amber has worked in Columbia at Winters Clinic for 3 years and is excited to make the transition to serve the community and surrounding areas of Chatham. Amber was raised in Caldwell Parish and graduated from Caldwell Parish High School. She then continued her education at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Amber served patients at the bedside for several years before returning to Maryville University where she obtained her Masters of Science in Nursing. She is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Amber is married to Josh Etheridge and they have 2 precious boys, Kason (7) and Kastor (5). She also has two fur babies Thor and Loki. Amber and her family are members of North Monroe Baptist Church.

Amber is accepting new patients of all ages and is looking forward to assisting you with your healthcare needs.

Accepting New Patients!

Medicare – Medicaid – Kid-Med – Commercial Insurance

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The Jackson Parish School District is seeking public comments on the district’s K-12 “Ready to Acheive” Operational Guidance that is posted on the Jackson Parish School Board website at http://www.jpsb.us under Parental Resources.

Comments will be accepted until October 21, 2002 and may be submitted through an online survey on the districts website or by emailing Bonnie.Buckelew@jpsbschools.us

If you wish to provide a comment, please include your full name, organization (if applicable) and contact information. All comments are subject to Public Records request.

Special Education Advisory Committee Members being sought

The Jackson Parish Student Service Center is currently seeking applicants to serve on the Jackson Parish Special Education Advisory Committee. The committee is composed of parents of students with disabilities and other special education stakeholders. The committee meets three times a year to address issues related to special education best practices.

If you are interested in serving on the committee, you can contact Bonnie Buckelew by phone at 318-259-8802 ext. 101 or by email at bonnie.buckelew@jpsbschools.us to request an applicaiton. All applicants are due to the Student Service Center by September 30th.

Tis better to give than receive – Acts 20:35

It will be an extra special Christmas for the residents of the Wyatt Manor Nursing Home. That is because ten ladies of the Womens Missionary Union (WMU)at the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro recently put the biblical adage in practice by sewing bibs together that will be given as Christmas presents.  

The WMU serves the Lord Jesus Christ through the ministry of helping others and supporting missionaries through various projects and programs. The local chapter meets quarterly at a different Church in the parish each time. Their efforts support 17 missionaries in numerous areas of ministry from Jackson Parish, the state of Louisiana and  and various parts of the world.

 

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Held every year during the second full week of September (12th-18th in 2021), International Housekeepers and Environmental Services Week is a week dedicated to recognizing the efforts of hard-working custodial staff members. During a global pandemic, we have seen these unsung heroes on the front lines to keep facilities clean and safe for those who work, visit, live and play there.

In celebration, the Jackson Parish Hospital recognizes the dedicated Jani-King housekeeping staff. They ensure that the Jackson Parish Hospital and its clinics are clean and safe for patients and staff.

 

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Fall portraits will be taken at Quitman High School on Wednesday, September 21st. School uniform attire is required and proofs will be provided. Senior portraits will also be available. 

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According to the National College Access Network (NCAN), 66.5 percent of Louisiana’s Class of 2022 has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) ranking Louisiana #1 in the nation!

What does this mean for students and families? More opportunities for:
🔹Federal Financial Aid
🔹State Financial Aid
🔹Institutional Aid
🔹Pell Grants
🔹Work Study Programs

Financial aid supports the cost of education and technical training beyond high school. FAFSA completion ensures Louisiana students are matched with all funds they qualify for, including the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) and the Louisiana GO Grant. Financial aid can be used for four-year colleges, as well as community and technical college training programs. To learn more about FAFSA and other financial assistance opportunities visit mylosfa.la.gov.

Below are scholarships that are now available to apply for through September 30th.

Celebrating its 46th anniversary this year, the Red River Revel Arts Festival returns Oct. 1 – 9. The Red River Revel Arts Festival is the largest outdoor festival in North Louisiana, attracting tens of thousands of locals and visitors to “Celebrate the Arts” together.

The Red River Revel Arts Festival brings an extensive array of exciting and unique experiences to the Shreveport Riverfront. This multi-award winning festival features more than 75 juried visual artists from across the country, over 80 musical, theatrical, and performing arts entertainment on two stages, over 20 vendors serving delicious food, and an area dedicated to introducing children to the arts. Each day will offer new experiences and memories, so get ready to revel!

Here’s your guide to the 46th Annual Red River Revel Arts Festival.

Artists

Artists from across the country make the Revel their home the first week in October. Whether you are an avid art collector or a novice, you can enjoy and celebrate the arts of the Revel. Over 75 juried artists will have one-of-a-kind works of art including painting, jewelry, photography, pottery and more. The wide price range of pieces allows for shopping options to fit any guests’ budget. Stroll down Art Alley to view the varied artworks of established artists, visit the Emerging Artist Tent to see up and coming artists and their work, and support local artisans in the Market Area. Some artists rotate during the week, so guests are encouraged to return to see who is new in these areas. Plan your shopping before heading to the Revel by previewing the artists’ portfolios at redriverrevel.com/rrr/artists.

Music

The Red River Revel Arts Festival is synonymous with bringing in chart-topping names in music from across the country along with your favorite local and regional acts and this year is no different! With over 80 performances on two stages, music will fill Festival Plaza every day of the Revel! Headliners for the 46th Annual Red River Revel Arts Festival include:

Big Freedia. Bounce/Hip-Hop, 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm on Saturday, October 1
Neal McCoy. Country, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Sunday, October 2
Everclear. Pop/Rock, 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm on Thursday, October 6
The Motet. Funk/Fusion/Jam, 8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 8
Mannie Fresh. Hip-Hop. 8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 9

The music schedule includes local, regional, and national musicians along with cheer/dance group performances, martial arts and gymnastic demonstrations, theatrical performances and more! View the full entertainment schedule at redriverrevel.com/rrr/music-lineup.

Food

Bring your appetite to the Revel! The Red River Revel Arts Festival is a place where one may find unique menu items such as boudin balls, jerk chicken, blackened catfish, bacon caramel donuts, chicken and waffles, funnel cakes and more! Food stations are operated by local nonprofit organizations, booster clubs, schools and other community groups along with for profit vendors. Mouthwatering menus can be found at redriverrevel.com/rrr/food

Kids’ Activities

The Red River Revel Arts Festival is dedicated to providing an opportunity for children to experience first-hand performing and visual arts. Children can channel their inner artist at the sand art station, build art structures at the Bricks4Kidz tent, and show off their creativity at the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier’s Artist for a Day activity! The fun doesn’t stop there! Children can become an archaeologist in the mock geological dig, use their imagination in Shreve Memorial Library Land, shop for the perfect ingredients at the Brookshire’s Mini Grocery Store, and put their physical health to the test in the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport obstacle course. And don’t forget about face painting!

Stilt walkers, magicians, and balloon animal artists will be throughout the festival bringing joy to everyone!

Many of the kids’ activities are free with admission, while others may be ticketed or have a nominal fee. Check out all of the kids’ activities at www.redriverrevel.com/rrr/kids-activities.

Admission

The Red River Revel Arts Festival officially opens Saturday, Oct. 1 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 9. The festival hours will be 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday – Wednesday; 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Thursday – Saturday; and 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Sundays.

Daily admission is $5 during peak hours and days, which is 5 p.m. to close Monday – Friday and all-day Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday.

A $10 Reveler Pass allows guests access into the festival any day/time.

Military and First Responders with a valid ID receive one free admission any day/time of the festival.

Children ages 12 and under are free of charge any day/time of the festival. (Children must be accompanied by an adult.)

Location: Festival Plaza, 101 Crockett Street, Shreveport, Louisiana

Parking: Free parking is available after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends on metered spots in downtown Shreveport. Free parking is available in designated Revel parking lots. Parking maps can be found at www.redriverrevel.com.

Free Shuttles: A free shuttle will run on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 6-7, from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m., as well as 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. on both Saturdays, Oct. 1 and 8. The free shuttle will be running in a loop around downtown allowing Revelers to park wherever they like in downtown Shreveport and attend the festival, downtown restaurants, and attractions. For shuttle routes, stops, attractions, and special downtown deals, visit downtownshreveport.com/revel-plus-deals-downtown.

Come join us for Art, Music, Food, and FUN at the Revel!

A huge thanks to our sponsors: Chase Bank, Pepsi Beverages Company, City of Shreveport, Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier, and The Alta & John Franks Foundation.

 

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This past week or so, we have all been overwhelmed by information on the royal family due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. This brought up the memory of the mostly forgotten Emperor Norton I whose full name was Joshua Abraham Norton I.

The emperor’s reign began in September 1859 and lasted just over two decades. Emperor Norton issued his own currency and proclamations and collected taxes from his subjects. “The emperor would have been a noteworthy figure anywhere,” one newspaper reported. He was described as being “modestly pretentious,” “sensible and intelligent upon most subjects, and a gentleman always.” He was a large-sized man, “whom the cares of the government had rendered round-shouldered. On the top of a royal head of hair… he wore an old-style high hat from which waved a plume, stolen against its will from some stray white rooster. His eyebrows were heavy, and overhung small, piercing eyes. The emperor was always dressed in a dark blue uniform, closely buttoned to the three upper buttons, which were left loose to show the rich linen he wore. A broad piping of red ran down the seam of his trousers.” When the emperor needed a new tailored uniform, he personally collected the amount required from his willing subjects. Even his personal tailor paid a share.

While most of us grumble about paying even the slightest tax, his subjects were willing, even happy, to pay the emperor’s taxes. Emperor Norton never took more than he needed, and he only collected monthly taxes from those that he graced with his presence. In exchange for paying the monthly taxes, some restaurant owners in his capital city provided him with free meals. Having the emperor dine with them was good for business and they, the businesses, received bragging rights. Emperor Norton was most interested in the events which occurred in his realm. When a political or financial dispute arose, Emperor Norton personally acted as mediator, never taking sides, until both parties were satisfied. The emperor formalized the agreement between the parties with an official decree or proclamation which he signed, “Norton I.”

On State occasions, Emperor Norton wore a ceremonial sword. Even on these occasions, the emperor always had his trusty cane in hand. His cane was such an individuality that “every resident and visitor of his [capital] city knew it by heart.” A carved serpent was coiled around the cane’s central stick. The serpent’s head and neck formed the cane’s crook. Some of his subjects claimed that they could tell the emperor was approaching by the unique sound the cane made as it tapped on the sidewalk with each step he took. Rather than taking a royal carriage, Emperor Norton happily walked the streets of his capital city among his subjects. “No person ever passed him on the streets … without noticing him. If they did not know him at first sight they always asked, and invariably found out.”

All good things must come to an end. On January 8, 1880, the 61-year-old emperor was walking unmolested among his loyal, loving subjects when he suddenly collapsed. People immediately rushed to the emperor, but before anyone could render aid the emperor slipped from this world into the next. Newspapers reported that he died of apoplexy, which most often refers to stroke symptoms that occur suddenly. Emperor Norton’s subjects were immensely saddened by his death. Businesses moved the emperor’s photograph from its place of distinction to their front windows. Unfortunately, Emperor Norton left no heir. He had one true love. On numerous occasions, Emperor Norton proposed marriage to Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, but she married Prince Albert instead. With no proper heir, the title and position of emperor of his realm died with Norton.

Emperor Norton’s obituary said, “There never lived a more eccentric character …than that very Norton. He was a patron of the arts, sciences, operas, free lunches, and, in fact, anything that was good and noble, not excepting the synagogue nor the feasts of all creeds and nationalities, since he was the embodiment of a free pass, and never paid a cent for anything except his lodging, the coin for which he received from his loyal subjects, on whom he levied for contributions monthly.” As not to overtax his subjects, the emperor had not set aside funds for his own funeral. The citizens of his capital city so loved the emperor that they collected one final tax in his name, which his subjects happily paid, for an elaborate funeral and casket for the emperor.

Emperor Norton’s subjects “humored his whim by paying the royal assessments he levied for the support of his imperial person.” The emperor’s realm existed … only in his mind. His capital city was San Francisco, California. Emperor Norton I was the first, and only, albeit self-proclaimed, “Emperor of the United States.”

To have your job opportunities, business services or items you have for sale listed or any Legal/Public Notices, Advertisements for Bid, Requests for Proposals and/or Quotes listed – send email to: jpjjacksonla@gmail.com

BUSINESS SERVICES

Stump Removal and Grinding: Call James Stewart at (318) 243-1009 or (318) 768-2554 for your stump removal and grinding needs. Free Estimates! 

 

Johnny’s Stump Removal: No job too small or too large. Call Johnny McConnell at 318-548-5577 for stump grinding, clean up, top soil fill and other odd jobs. We have over 30 years of experience and insured. Mention code: Jackson Boot to receive a discount. 

 

FOR SALE

Book – “100 year history of JHHS football” 

A year-by-year description of the first 100 years (1919-2019) of JHHS football. Included is summary of early beginnings, yearly results, rosters, updated team and individual records and a gallery of pictures. Perfect gift for that family member or friend who would enjoy remembering their “glory days”. Cost is $25.00 per book plus $3.00 shipping and handling. To order call (318) 480-1206. 

Commemorative Plates – Beautifully etched china plates commemorating Jonesboro-Hodge High School and Jackson Parish. To order contact Wilda Smith at (318)426-6511 or Barbara Johnson at (318) 450-5561.

Baseball equipment – Three youth batting helmets with faceguards and a complete set of catchers equipment (Mask, chest protector, shin guards) for sale. To make an offer, call 318-475-1152

 

PUBLIC/LEGAL NOTICES

SHERIFF’S SALE

MIDFIRST BANK
# 36798

PARISH OF JACKSON
STATE OF LOUISIANA

TAMMIE L. FOSTER
A/K/A TAMMIE LASHAY FOSTER WILEY

BEGINNING AT THE SE CORNER OF SE 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE I WEST AND RUN NORTH 586 FEET TO THE STATE HIGHWAY #17, THENCE RUN NORTHWEST 895 FEET FOR A STARTING POINT, THENCE RUN SOUTHWEST AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY 150 FEET, THENCE RUN NORTHWEST PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWAY 60 FEET, THENCE RUN NORTHEAST AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY 150 FEET, THENCE RUN SOUTHEAST AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 60 FEET TO THE STARTING POINT, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, LOCATED IN JACKSON PARJSH, LOUISIANA.

AND BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SE 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE I WEST AND RUN NORTH 586 FEET TO THE STATE HIGHWAY 146, THENCE RUN NORTHWEST 955 FEET TO THE STARTING POINT, THENCE RUN SOUTHWEST PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY 150 FEET, THENCE RUN NORTHWEST PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWAY 60 FEET, THENCE RUN NORTHEAST AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY 150 FEET, THENCE RUN SOUTHEAST AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 60 FEET TO THE STARTING POINT TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, LOCATED IN JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA; SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS, SERVITUDES, RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OUTSTANDING MINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD AFFECTING THE PROPERTY.

THAT CERTAIN MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME SITUATED ON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY, BEING
A 2005, CAPPAERT 3802, MANUFACTURED HOME, SERJAL NO. CHVM040587621932A AND
CHVM04058761932B, 75.6 X 27.5, WHICH SAID MANUFACTURED HOME/MOBILE HOME WAS IMMOBILIZED PURSUANT TO ACT OF IMMOBILIZATION DATED MAY 0 I, 2006 AND FILED FOR RECORD AS INSTRUMENT NO, 369394 OF THE RECORDS OF JACKSON PARJSH, LOUISIANA.

Seized as the property of the above named defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ and all cost, sale to be made for cash with WITHOUT the benefit of appraisal.

ANDY BROWN, SHERIFF
EX-OFFICIO, AUCTIONEER

Sheriff’s Sale

HODGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
# 36619

PARISH OF JACKSON
STATE OF LOUISIANA

ASHLEY COLLETTE WALKER
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX
FOR MrNOR

A CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND SITUATED IN JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, SITUATED IN THE SALTER SUBDIVISION AS REVISED, AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF JACKSON PARJSH, IN CONVEYANCE BOOK OF PLATS A, PAGE 5 OF THE CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF JACKSON PARISH AS LOT SIX (6) OF SAID SUBDIVISION.

TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL PRESENT AND FUTURE BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTIONS, COMPONENT PARTS, IMPROVEMENTS, ATTACHMENTS, APPURTENANCES, FIXTURES, RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, ADVANTAGES, BATTURE, AND BATTURE RlGHTS, SERVITUDES AND EASEMENTS OF EVERY TYPE AND DESCRIPTION, NOW AND/OR IN THE FUTURE RELATING TO THE PROPERTY, AND ANY AND ALL ITEMS AND FIXTURES ATTACHED TO AND/OR FORMING INTEGRAL OR COMPONENT PARTS OF THE PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOUISIANA CIVIL CODE.

THIS PROPERTY OR ITS ADDRESS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS 105 SALTER AVE., JONESBORO, LA 71251

Seized as the property of the above named defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ and all cost, sale to be made for cash with WITH the benefit of appraisal.

8/17/22
9/21/22

ANDY BROWN, SHERIFF
EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER
TINA M. SPILLERS, DEPUTY

SHERIFF’S SALE

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
# 36824

PARISH OF JACKSON
STATE OF LOUISIANA

CHARLES E WOODS, A/KIA CHARLES
EDWIN WOODS. M CHARLES STEVEN BUCHAN.JR.
WENDY NICOLE HARRINGTON, ROBIN BUCHAN BROWNING

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the Honorable Second Judicial District Court,
Parish of Jackson, State of Louisiana, and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my
possession and will offer for sale for cash at the principal front door of the Courthouse, Jonesboro, Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 19th day of October, 2022. Between the hours governing judicial sales, the following property to wit:

COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4, SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 2 WEST, JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND RUN NORTH 89 DEG. 51’33” WEST. ALONG THE FORTY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 660.00 FEET THENCE RUN NORTH 01 DEG. 20’14” WEST 396.57 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AND POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE 0,.498 ACRE TRACT OF LAND HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 01 DEG. 20’14” WEST 65.43 FEET; THENCE NORTH 61 DEG. 33’06” EAST 74.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69 DEG. 45’32” EAST 195.94 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 70 DEG. 14’24” WEST 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEG. 58’04” EAST 68.05 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 75 DEG. 30’34” WEST A DISTANCE OF 208.09 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AND POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAlNING 0.498 ACRES AS PER REVISED PLAT OF SURVEY DATED FEBRUARY 13, 1997, BY ALBERT D. HULETT, JR., PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR, LOUISIANA REGISTRY NO. 170;

ALSO: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NW 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 2 WEST, JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4, SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 2 WEST, JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND PROCEED NORTH 89 DEG. 51’53” WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4, SECTION 31, A DISTANCE 660.00 FEET, THENCE PROCEED NORTH 01 DEG. 20’14” WEST A DISTANCE OF 396.57 FEET TO A FOUND ONE (I) INCH IRON PIN, THENCE PROCEED SOUTH 75 DEG. 30’34” EAST A DISTANCE OF 208.09 FEET TO A FOUND ONE (I) INCH IRON PIN AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF HEREIN DESCRIBED 0.109 ACRE TRACT OF LAND; THENCE PROCEED NORTH 00 DEG. 58’04” WEST A DISTANCE OF 68.05 FEET TO A FOUND ONE (I) INCH IRON PIN; THENCE PROCEED NORTH 70 DEG. 14’24” EAST A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO A FOUND ONE (I) INCH IRON PIN; THENCE PROCEED SOUTH 69 DEG. 45’32” EAST A DISTANCE OF 13.01 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF WESTON CHURCH ROAD; THENCE PROCEED SOUTH 02 DEG. 50’29” WEST, ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF WESTON CHURCH ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 94.37 FEET; THENCE PROCEED NORTH 75 DEG. 30’34” WEST A DISTANCE OF
55.19 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.109 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING SUBJECT TO ALL RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS, SERVITUDES AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD OR USE, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, ALL LOCATED AND SITUATED IN JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA; SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS, SERVITUDES, RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OUTSTANDING MINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD AFFECTING THE PROPERTY

Seized as the property of the above named defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ and all
cost, sale to be made for cash with WITH the benefit of appraisal.

9/7/22
10/12/22

ANDY BROWN, SHERIFF EX-
OFFICIO, AUCTIONEER

SHERIFF’S SALE

VANDERBILT MORTGAGE & FINANCE,INC.
# 36895

PARJSH OF JACKSON
STATE OF LOUISIANA

MARLON M. JARRELL, JR.
A/K/A MARLON JARRELL. JR.

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the Honorable Second Judicial District Court,
Parish of Jackson, State of Louisiana, and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my
possession and will offer for sale for cash at the principal front door of the Courthouse, Jonesboro,
Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 26th day of October, 2022. Between the hours governing judicial
sales, the following property to wit:
2006 CMH LOCEL MOBILE HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER CS2008343TNAB IMMOBILIZED ONTO AND INCLUDING LOT 2, 3, 4, & 5 OF BLOCK 1 OF EROS, LA, AS SHOWN BY ORIGINAL PLAT AND SURVEY OF SAID TOWN OF EROS, NOW ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF JACKSON PARISH, LA. TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND APPURTENANCES
THEREUNTO BELONGING, SITUATED IN EROS, JACKSON PARISH, LA. (1208 4 th St., Eros, LA 71238)

Seized as the property of the above named defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ and all
cost, sale to be made for cash with WITH the benefit of appraisal.

ANDY BROWN, SHERIFF
EX-OFFICIO, AUCTIONEER
TINA SPILLERS, DEPUTY

SHERIFF’S SALE

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
# 36115

PARISH OF JACKSON
STATE OF LOUISIANA

JEFFREY JERMAINE BRADFORD
A/K/A JEFFREY J. BRADFORD

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the Honorable Second Judicial District Court,
Parish of Jackson, State of Louisiana, and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my
possession and will offer for sale for cash at the principal front door of the Courthouse, Jonesboro,
Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 26th day of October, 2022. Between the hours governing judicial
sales, the following property to wit:

LOT #89-A OF UNIT 4 OF TERRACE HILLS SUBDIVISION TO THE TOWN OF JONESBORO, LOUISIANA, SITUATED IN SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 3 WEST, AS PER PLAT ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, ALL LOCATED AND SITUATED IN JACKSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING.

Seized as the property of the above named defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ and all
cost, sale to be made for cash with WITHOUT the benefit of appraisal.

ANDY BROWN, SHERIFF
EX-OFFICIO, AUCTIONEER
TINA SPILLERS, DEPUTY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Jackson Parish Clerk of Court’s Office announces that if you received a JURY SUMMONS for MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 you have been RELEASED and you DO NOT have to appear. Please remember that you WILL NOT be compensated if you appear on this date. Thank you for your willingness to serve.

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The number seven has major significance in the last two games between Bunkie and Jonesboro. Last year it represented the number of touchdowns the Tigers scored in the most one sided win of the season. On Friday, it was the number of turnovers JHHS had in a disappointing 24-20 loss to a team that was winless coming in and had been outscored 96-12 in the first two contests. With the loss the Tigers fall to 0-3 to start the season for the first time since the year before head coach Terrance Blankenship took over 10 years ago.

Despite the loss, Blankenship remained upbeat about the Tigers prospects heading into back to back home games.

“We are getting closer,” said Blankenship after the contest. “Every week we are doing things a little better. Hopefully next week we will put it all together and get a win.”

What has been the biggest problem has been the inconsistency of the offense. This now seems to have been corrected through a most ironic way. Call it addition through subtraction. In week one offensive tackle / defensive end, Dominick Strickland was carted off with a seperated shoulder. An MRI conducted on Thursday showed that his days of a lineman were through.

Fortunately, the bum wing is on his non throwing side. Why is that important? What few remember is that coming from Junior High, Strickland was touted as the QB of the future for the Tigers. He had all the tools, but simply didn’t really want to play the position. Determined to complete his senior season on the field and quarterback being the only positions he could play, Stickland and the coaching staff decided to give it a try. Talk about immediate returns.

With the Tigers down 24-0 and looking as listless as a wet piece of paper, the effect of Strickland’s strong arm immediately began to pay dividends. A couple of impressive completions over the middle forced Bunkie to abandon their “stack the box” scheme.

Suddenly the Tiger ground game had room to run and in just two plays Ed’Tavious Drayton, who had struggled to gain 55 yards in the first half on 10 carries, busted loose for 39 and 18 yard gains, the later being a touchdown.

With the Tigers starting at midfield on their next possession Strickland found Raynald Bolds across the middle for a 41 yard score. A two point pass to Xavier Atkins narrowd the margin to 24-14. Tiger hopes skyrocketed early in the fourth period when Zion Gray caught a Strickland laser on the Bunkie 20 yard line, sprinted through a couple of defenders and dragged a few more into the endzone. The scoring play culminated a 6 play, 80 yard drive, by far the best possesion of the year.

“I can’t say enough about what Dom did tonight,” said Blankenship. “For him to perform like he did tonight is really amazing. He only had about ten minutes of practice on Thursday.”

Blankenship went on to speak on the courage Strickland had to play and the effect it had on the team.

“Realistically we thought he was through,” reflected Blankenship. “He wasn’t having any part of that though and now as result it looks like he has given us the missing link we needed to be able to run our offense.”

Twice the Tigers had a chance to complete the rally but both times turnovers killed any hope. The first happened when a perfectly thrown pass by Strickland bounced off the receivers chest and into a Bunkie defenders hands. The second came on an ill advised to field a dying punt that slipped through the returners hands allowing for Bunkie to run out the clock.

Bunkie opened the game by scoring on their first two drives in rapid fashion. Using a hurry up scheme the Panthers marched 40 and 52 yards in in just 2:20 of the first quarter. A 71 yard run on a reverse up the lead to 18-0 at the half. Following a JHHS fumble a third touchdown pass of the game by Bunkie upped the lead to 24-0.

Strickland ended the game with 8 completions in 13 attempts for 160 yards in just a half of play. Added were two TD passes and three interceptions. Ed’Tavious Drayton rushed 16 times for 134 yards and a score while Zion Gray led the receivers with 4 catches for 62 yards and a touchdown. Xavier Atkins led the defense with 12 tackles and 2 assists, including 5 tackles for a loss. Taylor Lemoine carried the ball 42 times for 149 yards for Bunkie with quarterback Brady Wright completing 11 of 23 passes and 3 TD’s.

TEAM	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
JHHS (0-3)	0	0	14	6	20
Bunkie (1-2)	12	6	6	0	24

Scoring:

1st Quarter
Bunkie – Johnson 4 yd pass from Wright (2 pt NG)
Bunkie – Compton Jr. 8 yd pass from Wright (2pt NG)
2nd Quarter
Bunkie – Johnson 71 yard run (2pt NG)
3rd Quarter
Bunkie – Johnson 35 yd pass from Wright (2pt NG)
JHHS – Drayton 18 yd run (2pt NG)
JHHS – Bolds 41 yd pass from Strickland (Stickland to Atkins – 2 pts)
4th Quarter
JHHS – Gray 28 yd pass from Strickland (2 pt NG)

A Public Hearing has been called for 5:30pm on Tuesday, September 20th by the Chatham Town Council. The session will take place in the meeting room of the Chatham Town Hall, located at 1709 Oak Street, allowing for the public to make comments on Ordinance # 2022-23 that is in regard to rezoning property located at 12137 Hwy 4 from residential to commercial.

In additional action taken at the regularly scheduled monthly meeting held on Septbember 13th, a pair of Resolutions were adopted so that assistance with purchasing electric water meters could be gained. Resolution 2022-16 was authorized to execute and submit an application for the 2022-2023 Community Water Enrichment Fund and Resolution 2022-17 authorized an application from the 2022-2023 Louisiana Government Assistance Program. 

 

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It would be safe to say there is hardly a person alive who has not played “Follow the Leader” at one time or another during their life. Just to be on the safe side, for anyone who is not familiar with the popular game that is mostly enjoyed by children this is the activity where you mimic the actions of the “leader” or you are out of the game. If he jumps, you jump. If she spins, you spin. Whatever it is, you must duplicate it. Generation after generation of youth have had fun and received great enjoyment from the simple exercise.

In the realm of athletics, “follow the leader” is not always so enjoyable. One reason is that when using the terminology of “leader” in sports means that they are at the top of whatever athletic endeavor they are involved in. As an example, for a player it means they have the best stats. For a coach it means the most victories.

Very seldom in this area is the person following capable of doing what the leader has done. It doesn’t matter if you are competing or coaching, more times than not the one coming behind often falls short of the achievements of the one they were trying to duplicate.

This is why one of the most popular adages in the coaching profession is the “You never want to be the one following a legend.” The reason is that no matter how well you do you simply can’t live up to the expectations that are often time unfairly placed upon you. You are always compared to the greatness that came before.

If you think it is hard to follow someone great in your profession, that is child’s play compared to trying to live up to a family member who was great in sports. There is hardly any worse position to be in than following a brother or sister who has achieved athletic greatness.

You might have rushed for 100 yards or scored 20 points in a basketball game only to hear, I remember when your brother rushed for 150 or scored 30. You accept knowing that whatever you do it is never enough to stop the comparisons. You must or it will eat you alive.

Very few can successfully “follow the leader” when it comes to sports. The are exceptions though.

Ted Reeves is one.

The 1975 Jonesboro-Hodge High School graduate not only turned out to be a great “follower” but an even better “leader”, which is why he is now a member of the 2022 Class of Inductees into the Jackson Parish Sports Hall of Fame (JPSHOF).

Reeves now joins his older brother, Alden, in the hallowed JPSHOF hall. The elder Reeves was a multiple sports standout at JHHS, starred at Louisiana Tech in football, got drafted by the NFL and then became a legendary, state championship winning, prep football coach for over three decades.

Talk about leaving a hard path to follow.

Undaunted, Ted not only followed along the same trail, he blazed new ones leading to tremendous success and creating a legacy all his own. Was trying to equal the standard of greatness in athletic competition his brother had set important to him?

“It really wasn’t about that,” said Ted. “Sure, it was important to me to do my family proud, but I never really felt any pressure to do as well as Alden. We are several years apart in age so by the time I got to high school he had already started his coaching career.”

That is not to say that the elder Reeves didn’t have an impact on his younger brother’s career not only as a player but also as a coach.

“Alden was always there for me,” reflected Ted. “I was blessed to have a brother of his ability to learn from and lend encouragement.”

Like his older brother, the younger Reeves played every sport that was offered at JHHS and played them well, becoming a 4 sport letterman and making All-District in football, baseball and track. It was baseball that turned out to be his strongest suit and landed him a scholarship to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, where he was a four year lettermen and led the team in batting as a sophomore.

After graduation, like his brother, Reeves went on to become an educator and coach. Once again this would mean following a legend, which his brother had become after leading Captain Shreve in Shreveport to a state title in football.

Did his brother’s success play into Ted wanting to coach?

“What really made my mind up was when one day the teacher was teaching a class, but nobody was really getting it” recalled Ted. “I realized then how important it was to be able to convey a message and being that I was always pretty good at getting a point across and I knew I would enjoy helping someone learn.”

His skill of being able to help a person understand served him well as an educator, an even better as a coach. This is proven by the fact that for every sport he coached, great success followed. As the all-time winningest head baseball coach at JHHS, he led his teams to a 113-49 record, seven district titles in nine years and a semifinal berth in the playoffs, still the best playoff showing in school history. Six times Reeves was voted as the District Coach of the Year.

His impact wasn’t only felt on the baseball diamond. In nine years as an assistant and defensive coordinator for the JHHS football team he played an integral role in the Tigers winning seven district titles and three straight state championships. The 15 shutouts he orchestrated in the ’86 and ’87 seasons are still a school record for a two year period.

In his four years at Weston High, his baseball teams and boys basketball teams won district championships twice. He also led the girls basketball team to the playoffs for the first time in 25 years and was named District Coach of the Year four more times.

In 2010, Reeves became principal at Jonesboro-Hodge High School before becoming the Maintenance and Transportation Director for the Jackson Parish School Board for five years. A two year stint as Superintendent of Schools for Union Parish completed his nearly four decades of service.

The one who dared to follow greatness ended up blazing his own unique path. Through his ability to lead, countless young men and women were able to be successful in their athletic and classroom endeavors on their journeys into adulthood.

What does he do today? Professionally Reeves is the safety supervisor for an oil field company in Texas. When not at work, the majority of his time is spent mentoring his grandchildren, including coaching them in the various sports they play. Hopefully they will be diligent learners. One thing for sure, they are fortunate to be able to follow such a great leader.

In the presence of Mayor Hal Mims, East Hodge Board of Aldermen members Robert Bradley and Gloria Moore accepted the bid of $2,500.00 from Ernest Jackson for the sale of the Tanker Truck that was offered. Preston Traxler was absent. 

In additional business the 2022-23 fiscal year budget was approved along with $1,842.75 being paid to the Police Jury to assist with street repairs. The session that was held at 6011 Main Street in the Village of East Hodge  concluded after financials, meeting minutes and bills were approved. 

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The Jackson Parish Hospital (JPH) is pleased to announce that the winners of the Student Athlete of the Week for September 4th – 10th. The ongoing program that the JPH has sponsored for the past several years, recognizes a student athlete from Jonesboro-Hodge, Quitman and Weston High Schools as chosen by select faculty and staff from each school. The honorees are selected by best exemplifing what it means to be a true student athlete through academic acheivement and athletic accomplishment. 

Student Athlete of the Week (Sept. 4th -10th)

Symeon Malone (11th Grade) – Football player at Jonesboro-Hodge High School
Emma Walker (8th Grade) – Girls basketball player at Quitman High School
Ty Henderson (8th Grade) – Boys basketball player at Weston High School

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I was listening to a song from recently departed songwriter and singer, the late Tom T. Hall. The song, “I Love…” got me to thinking about all the things, people, events, happenings that have garnered a special spot in my storehouse of memories.

In his song he mentions loving things like “little baby ducks, old pickup trucks, slow moving trains, and rain”. In another verse, he loves “little country streams, sleep without dreams, Sunday school in May, and hay”.

His arrangement got me to thinking. I’m a blessed man because there are lots of things I have come to love over the span of my life although I can’t put it to rhyme like Tom T. does. Things like – having to reach for a light jacket this morning before taking a seat on the porch as the sun begins its trek from behind the pines to the east. After weeks of temperatures bumping triple digits, it’s now mid-September and my thermometer this morning read 54 degrees under a robin egg blue sky.

Replenishing the sunflower seeds to my bird feeder, I sit, cup of coffee in hand as I watch the birds and squirrels scramble about for breakfast. Hall and I are on the same page; in his song, he likes “birds of the world and squirrels”.

Things like – greeting my wife with a hug and kiss as she rubs sleep from her eyes before she gets dressed for the day. She is especially beautiful to me then.

Things like – standing in reverential awe at the end of the driveway observing the first rays of sun backlit behind a puffy cloud creating a kaleidoscope in the eastern sky; gentle pinks, magenta, soft peach; a moment to stand amazed in His presence.

Things like – being greeted with tail whipping side to side and kisses from Coco, our six months old Chorkie pup as I pick her up and take her outside to take care of “business”.

Things like – walking in the house after church to the aroma of a roast simmering in the slow cooker. Joints that creak and cause me to wince from pain when I stand have taken from me
things I formerly did but can no longer do but have not robbed me of the memories of special
days in the woods and on the water.

Things like – keeping an eye on the calendar that reads March and knowing that somewhere out there, an old turkey gobbler is waking up, stretching his warty neck out and emitting a gravely, grating sound that only a turkey hen or a turkey hunter can love.

Things like – standing on a hill as dawn breaks listening for that old tom turkey to gobble, revealing his location and when he did, I would sneak to within 100 yards of so of his roost. At the right time, it was my practice to call softly to the gobbler hoping that when he flew down, he’d come check me out. Usually, he went the other way but when things worked out as I hoped and he’d strut into my line of sight, it was a thrill few other outdoors experiences can rival.

Things like – slipping silently into the chill of an October morning to sit on a log in my woods, watching the first squirrel of the season move from a den in an oak to acorns at the end of
a leafy branch. Oh how I loved that.

Things like – from a comfortable seat in my box stand in late November, I knew that the doe I was watching that suddenly bolted is likely telling me a mature buck with an eye on her could step out at any moment.

Things like – sitting in the shade of a big oak at the edge of my favorite pond, keeping an eye on the bobber, watching it shudder and slowly slip beneath the surface. Thankfully, this is an activity that raises a clinched fist in the face of infirmity and advancing age because it’s something I can still do, and I love it.

Things like – picking my guitar with a group of friends each week. Tom T. Hall loves “music when it’s good”. You’d better believe so do I.

FISHING REPORT

BLACK BAYOU –No report this week. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest
information.
OUACHITA RIVER – The water is in good condition. Bass fishing has been best in the cuts on
shad imitation lures. Crappie are fair on shiners or jigs fished around submerged tops in the river.
For latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.
LAKE D’ARBONNE – Bass continue to school and have been hitting topwaters and the square
bill crank baits. Soft plastics are also taking some fish. The crappie are along the edges of the
channels and are hitting jigs and shiners fairly well. Some are also being caught below the
spillway as well. Bream are scattered and fair while catfish are biting cold worms fished off the
banks. For latest information, call Anderson Sport Center at 368-9669 or Honey Hole Tackle
Shop at 323-8707.
LAKE CLAIBORNE – Crappie continue be in their summer pattern and are hanging around
submerged brush with most caught in 8-10 foot water on shiners and jigs. Bass fishing has been
best fishing around the boat docks and piers using soft plastics and crank baits. A few stripers
have been caught along with the bass. Catfishing has been fair to good on set hooks using small
bream for bait. Some are also being caught on yo-yos. For latest information, call Kel’s Cove at
927-2264 or Terzia Tackle at 278-4498.
CANEY LAKE – Some catches of bream are being reported on crickets or night crawlers. Bass
continue to school around the lake with shad imitation topwater lures picking up some. Bigger
fish are being caught around brush and underwater humps around the channels on deep diving
crank baits and big plastic worms. Crappie are fair fishing jigs and shiners around submerged
tops in deeper water. No report on catfish this week. For information contact Hooks Marina at
249-2347, Terzia Tackle at 278-4498 or the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.
LAKE POVERTY POINT – Catfish continue to be about the only thing biting with an
occasional crappie being reported. No report on bass or bream. For latest reports, call Poverty
Point Marina at 318/878-0101.
LAKE YUCATAN – The water is falling and fishing for bass and catfish has been quite good.
Bass are hitting plastic worms while catfish can be caught on a variety of baits. Crappie are slow
but a few real slabs have come in on jigs or shiners. For information, call Surplus City Landing
at 318/467-2259.

Got a need for a school bus? Then you need to contact Jackson Parish School Board Transportation and Maintenance Director, David Brown, and learn how to put in a bid for one or all three of the buses the Jackson Parish School Board (JPSB) have declared as surplus property.

The information on the three buses are as follows: 
Bus #1-1999 – GMC Bus 1GDL7T1C5WJ512175
Bus # 3 – 1998 – International 1HVBBABP4WH570252
Bus # 20 – 2002 – International 1HVBBABM92H512265

The decision by board to make the declaration and advertise for bids came during their regular monthly meeting held on September, 12th in the meeting room of the JPSB Central Office located at 315 Pershing Hwy in Jonesboro. 

The action was just one of several agenda items approved by board members: Dennis Clary, Calvin Waggoner, Rickey McBride, Gerry Mims, Mary Saulters and Wade McBride. Gloria Davis was absent. 

Addtional business handled included: 

1. Approved the 2021-2022 Revised General Fund and Special Revenue Budgets.
2. Approvedthe 2022-2023 General Fund and Special Revenue Budgets.
3. Approve for payment the following bills: General Fund, Federal Program, Food Service, Sales Tax, Special Education, District Maintenance bills.
4. Approved paying Employer’s Share of Office of Group Benefits insurance premiums from General Fund for the September 2022 sales tax distribution.
5. Approved accepting low quote of $74,177.00 from Associated Food Equipment & Supplies to purchase two (2) ( 40 & 60 gallons) natural gas tilting kettles for Quitman High School and Weston High School, to be paid from School Food Service funds.
6. Approved payment to PCAL of $17,500.00 for Claim Number 000025-04701, to be paid from General Fund.
7. Approved payment of $10,800.00 to APEL for Literacy Coach Instructional Coaching for three (3) teachers at Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School, Quitman High School and Weston High School, to be paid from ESSERS III funds.
8. Approved the revised Coaching stipends.
9. Approved granting Superintendent Claxton permission to sign the Grant Management and Support Proposal Service Agreement at a cost not to exceed $10,000.00 to provide guidance for monitoring federal compliance for ESSER, to be paid from ESSERS II/ESSERS III.
10. Approved hiring a part time hourly Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) for parish wide OT services for students with disabilities to be paid out of IDEA funds. This is a one-year contract to ensure all students receive their IEP occupational therapy minutes.
11. Approved to pay only the Fiscal Year USDA Required School Lunch Match MFP allocated amount to School Food Service beginning with the FY 2022-2023.
12. Approved paying a maximum of twenty (20) mentors to provide supervision for new teachers at a cost of $1,000.00 per mentor, not to exceed $20,000.00 to be paid out of ESSERII and/or III funds.
13. Accept low quote of $21,350.00 from SHI for 50 Dell Touchscreen Chromebooks for students with disabilities parish wide, to be paid from IDEA funds.
14. Accepted low bid of $18, 750.00 from Dodson Enterprises, Inc. for materials and labor to update the T & I Classroom at Jonesboro Hodge High School, to be paid from Jonesboro District funds.
15. Accepted low quote of $93,110.00 to Insight, Inc. for 611 Hussey Fusion Riser Mounted chairs for Quitman High School Auditorium, to be paid from Quitman District funds. This price to include demo existing chairs and installing new seats.
16. Approved granting Superintendent Claxton permission to sign the Service Agreement for Asbestos Services – ALTEC Project – SA07660 to provide Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response, 3-year re-inspection and 6-month surveillance updates and oversight of Quitman project not to exceed $20,000.00, to be paid from Parish Wide District funds and ESSER II/III funds.
17. Accept low quote of $101,000.00 from Bannister Energy Solutions for material, labor and equipment for baseball field LED lighting at Quitman High School, to be paid from Quitman District funds.
18. Accept low quote of $60,240.00 from Bannister Energy Solutions for material, labor and equipment for softball field lighting at Quitman High School, to be paid from Quitman District funds.
19. Accept low quote of $66,240.00 from Bannister Energy Solutions for material, labor and equipment for softball field LED lighting at Quitman High School, to be paid from Quitman District funds.
20. Accepted low quote of $109,914.00 from Palomar Modular Buildings for a new 24’X64’ Double Classrooms, manufactured, delivered and set at Quitman High School Ag Department, to be paid from Quitman District funds.
21. Accept low quote of $5,400.00 from PAC Environmental Specialists, LLC for two (2) environmental assessments for Jonesboro Hodge High School and Jonesboro Hodge Middle School, to be paid from ESSER II and III. This brings the total spent with PAC to $13,500.00.
22. Accept low quote of $35,000.00 from Southern Roofing & Vinyl Siding LLC for labor and material to replace roof at Jonesboro Hodge Middle School Gym, to be paid from ESSER II funds.
23. Accept low quote of $43,750.00 from Southern Roofing & Vinyl Siding LLC for labor and material to replace roof at Weston High School Gym, to be paid from ESSER II funds.

Revision to the wording of 15 policies were also considered. In final action, out of state travel to Dallas, Texas, March 2-4, 2023 for the Jackson Parish Gifted/Talented Art and Music students and out of state travel to Little Rock, Ark., October 26, 2022 for the Quitman High School Theatre I, Drama and Art students was approved. Parents and chaperones will be responsible for expenses.

A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Mary Saulters and carried to approve out of state travel to Little Rock, Ark., October 26, 2022 for the Quitman High School Theatre I, Drama and Art students. Parents and chaperones will be responsible for expenses.

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