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Lufkin Woman Allegedly Hit Another Person with her Vehicle on Clingman Street
Officers with the Lufkin Police Department arrested a 23-year-old woman in connection to allegations that she intentionally struck another person with her vehicle in the 700 block of Clingman Street Saturday evening. Ashton Paiton Solly,…
Read article →4 Year Old Girl Killed and Mother Critically Injured in Wreck on Rainbow Bridge
The Department of Public Safety says Ivey Davis, 4, died in a crash Friday on the Rainbow Bridge. She was a passenger in a car driven by her mother, Angela Deleon, 39, of Orange. Deleon…
Read article →DPS Troopers Arrest Motorcyclist who Allegedly Led Law Enforcement on Chase in Jasper County
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested a 38-year-old man after he allegedly ran from a traffic stop on a motorcycle in Japer County and led law enforcement officers on a chase on US Highway…
Read article →LSA Scholarship Deadline April 1, 2022
Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for Louisiana Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Sabine Parish Sheriff Aaron Mitchell has announced the availability of a $500 college scholarship for a Sabine Parish graduating high school senior. The…
Read article →NSU and Cenla schools Partner with City of Alexandria to Host College Ready Expo March 25
Program designed to get local students college-ready and career-focused Northwestern State University, Louisiana State University of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College, Louisiana Christian University and the City of Alexandria will present Rock Your Future…
Read article →More Vendors Join Flavor of Louisiana, a Celebration of Louisiana Cuisine
The Loft at Five Thirty: The Loft at Five Thirty will serve shrimp alfredo at Flavor of Louisiana, Northwestern State University’s celebration of spring that will include food, music and more. Chefs and restaurateurs from…
Read article →40th Annual Roper Golf Tournament April 30
Northwestern State University will host the 40 th annual Chris Roper Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday April 30 at Northwestern Hills. Proceeds from the tournament are used to fund two scholarships awarded each year to two…
Read article →NSU Will Host Virtual CLE Event
Northwestern State University’s School of Business will host a virtual CLE event for attorneys who need continuing legal education credits. The CLE event will be Thursday, April 21 and will include two speakers in a…
Read article →NSU's SGA Approves New Hours for Campus Entrances
Northwestern State University’s Student Government Association passed a resolution to require the closure of all campus gates except for the Caspari Street entrance between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. The measure was…
Read article →La. National Guard Deployed, Assisting with Tornado Response
The Louisiana National Guard deployed forces immediately following the severe weather event in the state on March 22 to provide support to civilian authorities in and around the affected areas to save lies, protect key…
Read article →Pollock Becomes State’s First ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’
The Pollock town council has passed an ordinance in a 4-1 vote, essentially banning abortion in city limits. “We want to say that we will never allow abortion in the town of Pollock. Not now,…
Read article →Authorities Continue Search for Texas Homicide Suspect in Beauregard Parish
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office is advising residents that they are still searching for a Texas homicide suspect they believe to be in the area of Charles Duttry Rd. Authorities say they are continuing to…
Read article →Three Arrested in Newton County Drug Bust
Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby says three people were arrested in a late Thursday morning drug bust. According to Burby, at about 10:30 his deputies, along with Jasper County deputies and state troopers had warrants…
Read article →Driver of Stolen Pickup in Custody after 100+ MPH Chase Ends with Crash into School Bus
Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford tells KFDM/Fox 4 that a suspect he identifies as Kyle Essary, 23, is in custody after crashing a stolen pickup into a Spurger school bus during a roughly 15 mile…
Read article →Sabine Ready Start Network Preschool Registration
Sabine Ready Start Network will be having their preschool registration at Negreet High School on Friday, March 25, 2022. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Please bring your child's birth certificate, social…
Read article →Allen Parish Water District 2 Issues Boil Advisory
Due to a main line break, Southwest Allen Parish water district 2 has issued a boil advisory for some of its customers until further notice, Jill LeDoux, Southwest Allen Parish water district 2 office manager…
Read article →F-16 Fighter Jet Crashed Near DeRidder, Pilot Ejected Safely
The F-16 fighter jet that crashed in rural Beauregard Parish Wednesday morning was part of the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma National Guard out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, military officials said. The crash happened around…
Read article →Mount Enterprise VFD Cooking Hot Meal for Tornado Victims
In response to the potential tornadoes that went through Rusk county Monday night, the Mount Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department is cooking goulash which they will be distributing to the community, or people can come by…
Read article →2 Charged in Death of Texas Man Found in Burned Home
Two people have been charged with murder in connection to the death of a Lufkin man whose body was found in a burned home in Jasper. According to Jasper police, on Mar. 22, Jasper PD…
Read article →Houston County Tornado Determined EF2 with 125 mph Winds
Houston County was hit with winds up to 125 mph from an EF2 rated tornado traveling along Hwy 21 to the north of Crockett according to the NWS survey. The survey indicated 10 total injuries,…
Read article →Natchitoches Police Brings Back Street Patrol Unit
The Natchitoches Police Department is bringing back its Additional Street Patrol unit, also known as ASP, beginning this month. The ASP unit is composed of "several highly motivated officers who are primarily tasked with locating…
Read article →Accused murderer of Smith County Dentists Known as ‘Difficult Patient’
The man charged with the capital murder of two dentists in Smith County was always a difficult patient, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. Dr. Jack Burroughs, Jr. and Dr. Blake Sinclair died on March…
Read article →‘This Was Not a Major Outage’: Nearly 3,000 Cleco Customers Lose Power During Severe Weather
As severe weather moved through Louisiana on Tuesday, March 22, Cleco said as many as 2,900 of its customers lost power but didn’t cause a major outage throughout the state. “We have about 1,100 customers…
Read article →Grand Jury Indicts David Westmoreland, Arraignment Date Not Set
A Rapides Parish grand jury has indicted David Westmoreland, 60, on vehicular homicide and hit and run charges for a crash that killed Donnie Cayer last May on Horseshoe Drive. Westmoreland, a retired Louisiana State…
Read article →NPSO Searching for Suspect Involved in Hwy. 478 Pursuit
Deputies with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office are seeking a Natchitoches man that reportedly led them on a pursuit on Highway 478, then ditched the vehicle and fled into the woods Saturday morning. NPSO said…
Read article →Rusk County Family Barely Escapes as Storm Knocks Down Trees, Power Lines
Monday night’s tornado devastated homes in Rusk County. Governor Abbott has declared Rusk County one of the counties included in a severe weather disaster declaration. The Clark family, from Brachfield, was inside their home with…
Read article →Toledo Town Theft
Sabine Parish Sheriff Detectives are requesting your help in reference to a theft at a local business. Shortly before 10AM, Sunday, March 20, 2022, this man took two Lew’s baitcast fishing reels from Toledo Town…
Read article →Coreil recital set for March 29
Dr. Kristine Coreil, professor of horn at Northwestern State University, will give a solo recital on Tuesday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts Recital Hall. The…
Read article →NSU closed due to severe weather
All Northwestern State University campuses will be close Tuesday, March 22 due to severe weather conditions.
Read article →DeQuincy Man Accused of Armed Robbery
A DeQuincy man has been arrested after being accused of using a gun to hold up a victim, according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. Spokeswoman Kayla Vincent says deputies were dispatched to the business…
Read article →Contraband In Jail
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reported Richard Corneilus Johnson (age-31) of Many was arrested this morning for two arrest warrants. When Johnson was booked and searched at the Sabine Parish Detention Center, Correctional Deputies located approximately 8…
Read article →FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: Threat of severe weather through early afternoon
A stalling line of thunderstorms over East Texas will begin to advance eastward through Louisiana after sunrise. These storms are expected to strengthen as they move through the state after 8:00 AM. Storms will pose…
Read article →Cherokee County ER Doctor Accused of Sexually Abusing Child
Deputies with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division arrested an ER doctor Monday in connection with allegations that he sexually abused a child. According to a post on the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office…
Read article →Results of 2022 Northwest Louisiana District Literary Rally released
Results of the 2022 Northwest Louisiana District Literary Rally hosted by Northwestern State University have been released. Students from high schools in central and northwest Louisiana participated in the Rally, which is held each year…
Read article →Natchitoches Police Investigate Double Shooting, Homicide
The Natchitoches Police Department is investigating a shooting late Thursday night that left one dead and another injured. Officers with the Natchitoches Police Department responded to the Bailey Heights neighborhood shortly before 10:30 p.m. to…
Read article →Teen Accused of Terrorizing DeRidder Family Event with Mask and Toy Gun
A 16-year-old was arrested Friday night after approaching the “Movie in the Park” event with a toy gun that had been painted black, police say. The suspect was seen wearing a mask and holding what…
Read article →Beech Grove VFD Chaplain and wife involved in Dam B Bridge crash
Beech Grove Fire Department Chaplain Wayne Barber, 78, and his wife, Ann, 76, were involved in an early Sunday morning crash on the Highway 190 Dam B Bridge. It happened at about 4:00, just across…
Read article →Nacogdoches Woman Dies After Being Struck by Pickup on Woden Road
A 49-year-old woman died after she was struck by a pickup on Woden Road early Sunday morning, according to the Nacogdoches Police Department. The vehicle-pedestrian incident occurred in the 2800 block of Woden Road at…
Read article →Fire Destroys Mobile Home on SH 103 in Hudson
A fire gutted a mobile home on State Highway 103 in Hudson Saturday afternoon. According to a post on the Hudson Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page, HVFD firefighters were dispatched out to the structure fire…
Read article →Phlebotomy Class to Begin April 25
An online phlebotomy technician training course through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will begin in Natchitoches on April 25. This course is designed to teach entry-level phlebotomy skills to students interested…
Read article →Antoon Golf Tournament June 4
The Johnny Antoon Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by the NSU Foundation, has been set for Saturday, June 4 at Northwestern Hills Golf Course. Proceeds will benefit the Johnny Antoon Scholarship, established to honor the Natchitoches…
Read article →Fire Drives 30-40 Diners, about 20 Workers out of Golden Corral Restaurant in Shreveport
Fire prompted the evacuation of 30-40 diners and about 20 employees from a restaurant along Shreveport’s Youree Drive corridor. Firefighters were summoned to a Dumpster fire at Golden Corral in the 7200 block of Youree…
Read article →Earline Hart Andrews, NSU's Oldest Graduate, Has Died at Age 111
Northwestern State University’s oldest graduate has died. Earline Hart Andrews, 111, died Wednesday, March 16. Andrews graduated from Louisiana Normal, as NSU was then known, in 1931, and spent 43 years teaching in Texas before…
Read article →Angola Prison Rodeo Returns in April
Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Angola Prison Rodeo on April 23 and 24 offers the best in prison rodeo excitement, according to the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Warden Tim Hooper…
Read article →Jeff Davis School Board Names New Superintendent
Jeff Davis Parish has a new superintendent. The school board announced Thursday night that John Hall will take on the district’s top job. Out of two candidates, the board announced at the school board meeting…
Read article →Adults Adopted as Kids Should Have Access to their Birth Certificates, Some Lawmakers Say
When state Rep. Charles Owen went searching for his birth certificate last year, he hit a frustrating dead end: under Louisiana law, adoption records are under seal, available only through a court order. Born in…
Read article →Polk County Deputies Arrest Man Who Allegedly Shot 18-Year-Old
Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a 57-year-old man in connection with allegations that he shot another man in the Indian Springs subdivision Thursday. Maurice Allen Scott, of Livingston, is still being…
Read article →Reich Scholarship will Assist Radiologic Sciences Students
A Northwestern State University family recognized a loved one by creating a scholarship that will awarded to an upper-level student in the radiologic sciences. The Wilma Ortigo Reich Scholarship was created by NSU Director of…
Read article →NHDDC Supports Upcoming LAIR Conference
The Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission is supporting a meeting of the Louisiana Association for Institutional Research, hosted by Northwestern State University July 13-14. The NHDDC presented a $2,000 sponsorship/grant to support the conference that…
Read article →Cookie Decorating Class to be Held in April
Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer “Cookie Decorating with Royal Icing for Beginners” starting in April. The class will be held on April 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 5:30…
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