Health officials flag sewer, dump hazards in Lake Providence
State and local leaders warn of sewer cave-ins and an open dump near Lake Providence. Raw sewage in cave-ins and drainage runoff pose serious health risks, with Culex mosquitoes fostering encephalitis in polluted waters. Emergency sewer repairs are under consideration, funds held up by legal issues, and interim financing is sought.
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Lake Providence
Second Street
Gould
Louisiana
Tallulah
Oak Grove
Monroe
Scheppf
Thomas J Armstrong
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jesse Magee
Jim Coerver
State Bureau of Environmental Services
Environmental Protection Agency
Coerver
EPA
Saline Couple Services Set After Fatal Interstate Crash
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin of Saline will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Old Saline Baptist Church. The pair, ages 69 and 67, died in a crash near Mt Enterprise Texas Wednesday morning when their westbound car struck a semi on S 84 near U S 259. Rev. Ray Penfield will officiate. Burial follows at the church cemetery under Hixson Brothers Funeral Home Winnfield. Survivors include a daughter, a grandchild, and several siblings. Pallbearers named.
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Saline
Old Saline Baptist Church
Charles *. Martin
Lenderson
Tex
Ray FE Penfield
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Winnfield
Wayne Smith
Texas Highway Patrol
U.S
Mt Interprise
Martin
Ruby C
Bienville Parish
Lincoln Parish
Magnolia Baptist
Twin Disc Clutch Co
Rockford
Royce McHenry
Pearl River
Clarence Cheatwood
Charlie Cheatwood
Arcadia
William Hailey Cheatwood
Orange
Lennie Cheatwood
Oma Lee Wright
Peach Festival Length Extended in Lincoln Parish
The 26th Louisiana Peach Festival gains one more week opening in Lincoln Parish and runs through July 4. Anita Bryant serves as guest soloist and Mistress of Ceremonies for July 3 Queen Dixie Gem and Peach pageants at Louisiana Tech. The festival highlights Lincoln Parish peach industry across seven orchards and 1000 acres, adding up to $500000 to $1 million to the area economy. The opening Tennis Tournament runs through Sunday.
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Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Anita Bryant
Bryant
Louisiana Tech
Howard Auditorium
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Magee
L. B. Jackson
Detroit
Mich
Armstrong
Health Department
East Carroll Parish
Parish
Robert Driggers
State Division of Health
Monroe Civic Center
News-Star News Service
Peach Festival
Peaches
State Farm
Ray Golemon
Justice St. Monroe
Insuran
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Bloomintor, Hlinos
Nem
Jersey
Dad
Eastgate
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