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Webster fairs well during storms

May 22, 2013 Bonnie Culverhouse

A line of thunderstorms with tornadic conditions blew across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi Tuesday night, leaving downed trees and powerlines in its wake.

Some residences in Webster Parish remain out of power today, mostly north of Dixie Inn.

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One Injured in Collision

May 22, 2013 Jeri Bloxom

Emergency personnel respond to a one-vehicle accident at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. Hwy. 371, north of Sibley.

According to an eyewitness, the driver of the ...

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Officers buckling down to buckle up

May 22, 2013 Bonnie Culverhouse

Using a grant supplied by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, law enforcement officers are gearing up and buckling down to watch for seat belt and child restraint vi...

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Trace Adkins antes up for Red Cross

May 22, 2013 Jeri Bloxom

A nationally-known Webster Parish native has raised more than $1.5 million for Red Cross.

Trace Adkins, award-winning country music star and American Red Cross spokesman, ...

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Happy (Louisiana) Trails

May 22, 2013 Staff Reports

In April, a group of Louisiana Green Corps workers traveled from New Orleans to work on the Louisiana Trails in Webster and Bienville parishes. The group worked three day...

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House refuses Medicaid expansion

May 22, 2013 Associated Press

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana House overwhelmingly refused Tuesday to provide government-subsidized health insurance to thousands of people with the Medicaid dollars availa...

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