Evans, LA

A Leesville man charged with handcuffing and chaining his mentally impaired fiancé in a bedroom for days against her will received additional charges this week. Robert Allen McCrary, 30, was arrested on June 23 and was charged with false imprisonment and domestic abuse battery, but on Friday Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft announced that additional charges had been filed.

VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating William Lewis “Billy” Klein III, 31, of Welch Road in in Leesville. An arrest warrant has been issued for Klein after VPSO responded to Thigpen Road and found...

The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man they believe is responsible for shooting another man in the face and back early Friday morning. An arrest warrant has been issued for William Lewis “Billy” Klein III, 31, of Leesville. His last known address was reported to be on Welch Road.

The new owners of Jasper’s historic Belle Jim Hotel have set up shop and on Friday they cut the ribbon to officially begin a new era of the 122-year-old landmark on the northeast corner of the Courthouse Square. The Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce and others gathered on Friday for the ribbon cutting ceremony with new owners, Ed and Sujey Guizar.

Mr. George Lester Tudmon was born to the late Mr. Lincoln Tudmon Sr. and Mrs. Pearl Larkin Tudmon on June 13, 1948 in Jasper, Texas. He received Christ at an early age. On June 28, 2022, George was visited by the angel of death and entered into eternal rest. His father, mother, brother, Lincoln Tudmon Jr., Sisters Mary Lee Cox, Hattie Lee Smith, Geneva Scott, and Ernestine Smith, all preceded him in death.

City of DeRidder alerts residents in the High School Drive and Texas Street area who were out of water this week during the repair of a leak will be without water again Wednesday, July 6 while the water line is replaced. Water will be turned off for the line replacement starting at 9 a.m. and should be restored by 5 p.m. that evening.

The Kirbyville July 4th Celebration will be Friday, July 1st at Magnolia Park on Highway 96. Organizers say LIVE music and activities will begin at 6:00 p.m. with FREE hot dogs, chips, and water furnished by the Magnolia Festival Committee, followed by the fireworks show at 9:00. ~. The Angelina...

Funeral services for Dona Hext Dowden will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Pleasant View Baptist Church in Hornbeck. Burial will follow in Oak Forest Cemetery under the direction of Jeane’s Funeral Service. A visitation will be held at the church Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.

Mary J. Paul entered peacefully into rest on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the age of 63 years. Visitation will begin Saturday, July 2, 2022, from 10:00 AM until the time of the funeral service which will begin at 12:00 PM, in the chapel of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder. Interment will follow at the Drakes Fork Cemetery in Cravens, LA. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder.

The Burkeville Volunteer Fire Department’s 6th Annual Independence Day Celebration will be Saturday, July 9th at the Burkeville Fire Hall. Activities and food begins at 8:00 p.m., followed by a fireworks show at dusk.

ROSEPINE — Rosepine basketball coaches C.T. Kiely, Logan Maddox and Joe Richey will be hosting the annual Net Rippers Basketball Camp at RHS from July 25-27, 2022. There will be two sessions of the camp each day. Boys and girls ages 5-8 will be in action from 8-11 a.m. each day, while those boys and girls ages 9-14 will take to the court between noon and 3 p.m.

The Deep East Texas College & Career Academy in Jasper announced Thursday that Nicole Few Colvin has been named the new Director of the educational facility. Colvin, a native and resident of Jasper, has been with the entity for two years, most recently as a Success Coach. Previously, Colvin was a physical education teacher on the elementary school level.

DeQuincy 8U Coach Pitch All Star Team took 1st place in the Sub-District Tournament held in Leesville recently. They move on to the District Tournament with their first game at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, at the Leesville Complex. They will be presented Sub-District Champion medals at Thursday’s game....

Funeral services for Charles Ray Bridges, 86, of Hornbeck, was held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in the Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville with Bro. John Lewing officiating. Burial will follow in Prewitt’s Chapel cemetery in Hornbeck, LA. Visitation was on Wednesday, June 29, 2022,...

Power to a large section of Jasper was knocked out on Tuesday evening when a pickup truck left the highway and struck a guy wire on an electrical utility pole on the north side of town. Officers with the Jasper Police Department said the accident occurred shortly before midnight in...

Debra Jean Brister Hoskey, 66, of DeRidder, La., passed from this life on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, Michael Paul Hoskey Sr. and Misty of DeRidder, La., Justin Paul Hoskey and Tara of Lake Charles, La., Nathan Paul Hoskey and Demi of Moss Bluff, La., Stewart Paul Hoskey and Andrea of DeRidder, La.; daughters, Britteney Jean Hoskey and Shane of DeRidder, La., Lisa Argueta and Blake of DeRidder, La.; mother, Helen McCullough Brister of DeRidder, La.; brother, David Allen Brister and Rosalind of DeRidder, La.; grandchildren, Michael Paul Hoskey Jr., Treyton Paul Hoskey, Kyleigh Marie Hoskey, Shaniyah Peters, Shane Peters Jr., Shadia Peters; great-grandchildren, Elise Della Jean Hoskey, Sage Paul Hoskey, Brendon Culverhouse, Lindsey Culverhouse, Mary Ellen Smith, Stephen Smith; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.