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Lynn and Jim Thom were a good bit younger than they are now when they drove through a valley in the mountains of North Carolina and then up a hill where there lived a gardener who sold plants from her home. “I’d never seen anything like it,” said Lynn.

Rail reconstruction on the track from the Arkansas line to the highway barn on Highway 65 should begin next month, according to Lake Providence Port Director Wyly Gilfoil. The track has already been rehabbed from Magee, Arkansas to the Louisiana border.

On Thursday, May 30, my sweet friend, Peggy Boyte ,suffered a catastrophic hemorrhagic stroke. There was nothing modern medicine could do to save her. She was placed on life support to give her family time to get there. To give them time to say goodbye. But this is not where Peggy’s story ended. As medical teams discussed her condition, the severity of the stroke and the certainty of her passing, one question started a series of events that changed everything, “Would you consider donating Peggy’s organs?” Her husband, John, had one answer – yes. Peggy’s brother Gary had received a kidney years ago which added years to his life. John and Peggy have dear friends whose brother is on a waiting list for a kidney transplant. And as John, their son, Todd, and his wife, Ashley, met with the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, they knew this decision was a tribute to Peggy’s life. “Peggy was always a sweet person, always thinking about someone else,” recalls John. “I couldn’t think of a better way for Peggy to live on.”

Too many improvement projects and not enough money is providing a dilemma for the East Carroll Parish School Board. Board members discussed at length which projects should be prioritized, and which should be moved to the bottom of the “to do” list. Board President Wanda Jackson said that the projects were going to be rebid. “It’s going to be bid in an a la carte process,” Jackson said. “It will be our choice which projects we choose to do first.”

As summer approaches, we tend to get out of our routine of eating healthy. We want to encourage everyone to make informed food choices and develop sound eating and physical activity habits they can follow all year long. The following are ways to keep our bodies fed: -Start your day with a nutritious breakfast that includes lean protein, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.

An almost-brand new 2024 Freightliner was totaled last Friday when the driver lost control and hit a ditch at Hollybrook. The driver was hauling flat pieces of construction timber and was exiting off of Hollybrook Road. According to Deputy Greg Campbell who worked the accident, a car had stopped in front of the 18-wheeler and the driver swerved into the ditch to keep from rear ending the car that was turning onto Highway 65 South. Cleanup took longer than usual when the trailer holding debris loaded by inmates from Bayou Detention Center out of Tallulah overturned and they had to begin the process all over.

A 12-year-old was robbed at gunpoint last month while walking on Blount Street. Lake Providence Police Officer Kenneth Phillips was called to the General Trass High School football field where he met with the juvenile and his mother.

Arrests as of June 3, 2024: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 6/9/2024 – Shatrria Sanders, 21, arrested for simple criminal damage to property. Bond set at $1,000.

More East Carroll college students have been named to honor’s lists. Elizabeth Clare Stapleton of Lake Providence was named to Louisiana Tech University’s president’s honor list for the Winter 2024 session.

SNAP benefit signup every Tuesday @ 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency EAST CARROLL PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 1st Tuesday of month @ 6:30 pm • in the Media R oom, Administration building DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 1st Thursday of month from 9am-3 pm (lunch 12-1) East Carroll Parish Police Jury office building (old health unit) EAST CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY 2nd Tuesday of month @ 12 noon • in the Police Jury Meeting Room EAST CARROLL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD 2nd Wednesday of month @ 10am • at Housing Authority, Mike Ave. LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3rd Thursday of month @ 12 noon LPHA office, Foster St.