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Briarfield Academy’s Head of School Lisa Walters announced the honor roll for the final nine weeks of school. First grade: A Honor Roll-Zoey Bass, Kayson Frasier, Jackson Kiefer, Mack Lensing, Elizabeth Mabray, Greyson Mathews, Nathan Rainey, Karis Reiter; A-B Honor Roll-Blain Hooper, Ra’Kia Lewis, Emma Travis Second grade: A Honor Roll- Bentlee Benton, Frances Clement, Emory Crymes, Clint Holt, Lydia Payne, Chloe Smith, Trey Sullivan; A-B Honor Roll- Layla Ferrell, Eli Fleming, Vera Myers, Eva Parker, Vivienne Sullivan, Kason Van Mol, Elle Vining Third grade: A Honor Roll-Brentley Baker, Clark Benton, Malley Kait Fisher, Konnor Reiter, Addison Russell; A-B Honor Roll- Rafeal Dukes, Beth Faires, Drake Manley Fourth grade: A Honor Roll-McCall Kiefer, Chloe Sullivan; A-B Honor Roll- Reid Densmore, Kitch Hopkins, Kullen Keene, Jay Lensing, Keene Parker, Nadelynn Rainey, Wes Raymond, Baylor Rice, Collin Smith, Will Springer Fifth grade: A Honor Roll-Sadie Arledge; A-B Honor Roll- Natalie Brown, Tristan Crowe, Dani Grace Payne, Kolson Reiter, Aisnleigh Styron, Jack Henry Ward Sixth grade: A Honor Roll-Max Holt, Vivian Payne; A-B Honor Roll- Preslee Arledge, Rayleigh Boyett, Mahlik Mc-Neil Burks, Calie Massey, Jake Thornton Seventh grade: A Honor Roll- Houston Condrey, Maggie Faires, Julian French; A-B Honor Roll- Lila Anne Frith, Cameron McDaniel, Karlie Womack Eighth grade: A Honor Roll- Addison Brown, Jenna Knight, Ally McKenzie; A-B Honor Roll- Deacon Howard, Arabella Meadows, Jackson Thornton Ninth grade: A Honor Roll-Lily Arledge, Addison Boyett, Charlotte Condrey, Amelia Duhon, Ainsley Keene, Anna Beth Russell, Emmah Smith, Jack Woodall; A-B Honor Roll- Trecin Baker, Brody Benton, Davis Holt, Zach Lovell, Boone Sanderson Tenth grade: A Honor Roll-Cameron Brumley, Maggie Frith, Jules O’Neal McPherson, Ella Claire Payne, Holly Beth Ross, Gracen Thornton; A-B Honor Roll- Jenna Ferrell, Cullen McIntosh, Luis Ernesto Capetillo Perez, Avery Robian, Mallory Whitney, William Woodall Eleventh grade: A Honor Roll- Abby Allen, T.J. Barnes, David Bailey Brandenburg, Carrie Beth Miller, Sage Raymond, Rylee Russell, Bryant Smith; A-B Honor Roll- Ryder Jones, Caroline Miller, Emery Perkins, Malli Tatum Twelfth grade: A Honor Roll- Ben Coullard, Scotty Beth Howard, Miller Holt, Destiny Scott, Ryder Sanderson; A-B Honor Roll- Carson Brumley, Zeb Eubanks, Katy Fortenberry, Zander Morris, Yosajandi Perez, Isaiah Shaw

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.