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Dr. John Robson, DMin, of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary shared an Emmy winning documentary entitled "A New Hope" with Zachary Kiwanians on March 2. The documentary tells the story if the reform movement taking place at Angola State Prison due to the bible college that started there in 1995.
From prisoners to preachers: Angola Bible College is working
Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, a maximum security prison in West Feliciana Parish, is turning some of its prisoners into preachers. Angola Bible College, a four-year accredited school that...
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Six Zachary High students were nominated by the Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus Foundation for the High School Woman of Excellence Award for graduating seniors. The students had to apply for the $1,000 scholarship award, and nominations were based on several factors such as school involvement, academic achievement and extracurricular activities. ZHS nominees, front, from left are: Haley Methvin and Mikelyn Ringe. Back, from left are: Davannah Addison, Kristen Claxton and Breanna Hinton. Not pictured: Ariel Turner.
Baker and Zachary's Women of Excellence
The Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation recently announced the nominees for its 2011 Women of Excellence Awards. The annual awards honor Louisiana women who display excellence in their...
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Spring flower gardening
Learn expert tips to create beautiful, long-blooming, easy-to-maintain spring flower gardens from Master Gardener Claire Fontenot at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, at the Pride-Chaneyville Branch L...
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Table tennis at BREC
Head over to BREC's Church Street Recreation Center, located at 3210 Church St., for a game of table tennis. Games are played Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. and Fridays from 6-8 p.m. Table tennis, also k...
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Congratulations to the 2010-11 Zachary Students of the Year. They were honored Thursday, March 10, by the Zachary school board. Front, from left: Lauren Capello, ZELC; Matthew Weiner and Jules Patin, NES; Joshua Simmons, ZES and Jayden Bergeron, ZELC. Back, from left: Miranda Albarez, CME; Kelsey Olson, NMS; Melissa Sullivan, ZHS; and Trendell Daigre, PHCA. Background, from left: Jannie Rogers, Sharon Samuel, Warren Drake and Kenneth Mackie.
School board honors students of the year
Last Thursday, March 10, Zachary Community School Board members set the budget at $19 million for the new first and second-grade school and gave architect Henry Carville permission to begin the bid...
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Parts of Cypress Bayou flooded last Tuesday, March 8, as seen here near Ravenwood at Hwy. 64.
Concerned homeowners address Zachary Council over flooding issues
After severe weather caused flooding in various city areas last week, Zachary homeowners attended the Thursday, March 10 City Council meeting to voice their frustration over longstanding drainage p...
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OLLI announces April classes
Those of us who live in the Felicianas already know the benefits of residence here, but there is another plus that perhaps you were not aware of. St. Francisville is the only other community in Lou...
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Get It Growing: You can have success with houseplants
Growing houseplants successfully starts with understanding their needs. Houseplants contribute to and become part of the interior decor, but they are not furniture or knickknacks. They are alive. A...
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Get it growing: Be creative with small-space landscapes
Gardeners often are faced with small areas in their landscapes. Urban lots typically are fairly small, and in older neighborhoods it is especially common for the house to occupy a large part of the...
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Zachary Newcomer's Club
The Zachary Newcomer's Club is seeking newcomers, including anyone five years or newer to the Zachary area! The club meets to socialize and listen to a guest speaker the first Thursday of every mon...
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EBR Council on Aging hosts qualifying events for fall state games
The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging (EBRCOA) hosted the 2011 Greater Baton Rouge District Games/Seniors Olympics with an opening ceremony held Thursday, March 10, at the Baker Municipal Center, 3...
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Early voting starts March 19
Early voting for the April 2 election will be conducted at Registrar of Voters offices March 19-26, excluding Sunday, March 20. On the ballot in East Baton Rouge Parish are the race for Family Cou...
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