Vendors wanted for Hessmer Holiday Market Organizers of Hessmer’s 5th Annual Holiday Market are now accepting vendors for this year’s event, set for Saturday, Nov. 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ...

Avoyelles Parish first responders will once again travel across the parish on Friday, Sept. 11, for the annual 9/11 Memorial Tour honoring the victims and first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001 ...

Faith House is inviting the community to step into the spotlight this September for its annual Hollywood Trivia Night, a ...

SaveCenla will host its 10th annual Into the Light 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Marksville Courthouse Square, bringing the community together to promote mental health awareness, suicide ...

Jesus & Jammies Event planned for Mothers and Daughters A special mother-and-daughter evening, Jesus & Jammies, will be held Friday, Sept. 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hessmer Baptist Church, 2927 ...

The Heart of Bunkie Chess Team recently brought home a second-place finish from the 2026 Fall Crush Tournament, a double-elimination chess competition held at LSUA. Landon Curry was recognized for a s ...

The Early Childhood Development and Family Center of Avoyelles recently received a $1,000 donation from Raymond Laborde ...

By Donna Culotta Margaret Jarreau and her husband, Eddie, were in Alexandria on June 18. It was the day the AP made history ...

By Aliya Deshotel A friend recently recommended that I read Slowing Down to the Speed of Joy by Matthew Kelly. I had barely ...

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By: Amy Ducote Avoyelles Parish is set to receive more than $1.46 million in additional state funding for road improvements, an animal shelter, parish equipment and other local projects, though ...