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Obituary – Robert A. Ramsey
Robert A. Ramsey HAUGHTON, LA – Services to honor the life of Mr. Robert A. Ramsey, 78, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 3, 2016, at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Chris...
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Obituary – Norman H. Corkran III
NORMAN H. CORKRAN III Norman H. Corkran III, a resident of Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, died on Monday June 6, 2016 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Baker County,...
View ArticleObituary – Billy R. Thorn
Billy R. Thorn BENTON, LA – Services for Billy R. Thorn were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Rose-Neath’s Bossier Chapel. Officiating was Rev. Robert Beadle, pastor of First Baptist Church of...
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Obituary – Sherry Arant
Sherry June Flowers Arant BENTON, LA – Funeral services for Sherry Arant will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Rose-Neath’s Bossier Chapel. Of ficiating will be Monroe Mercer, pastor of Greenacres...
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Obituary – James A. Redman, Jr.
James A. Redman, Jr. PRINCETON, LA – A graveside service will be held for James A. Redman, Jr. at 11:00 a.m. on July 7, 2016 at Hill Crest Memorial Park with Pastor Robert Beadle officiating. The...
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Library: BPL Board of Control has new Strategic Plan for 2016-2020
Businesses and organizations use strategic planning as a tool to prioritize, set goals, and engage their employees to work toward the same goals. These plans need to be adjusted over time. BPL...
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Get It Growing: Dealing with snails and slugs
Regular and even abundant rainfall in the spring and early summer has encouraged high populations of snails and slugs this year. Snails and slugs belong to the mollusk family along with oysters. They...
View ArticleHISTORY: 1928 PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTIONS
In the 1920s and 1930s Col. I. B. Dearne, an imaginary (we can only hope) character who frequently sent letters to the editor of the Bossier Banner, wrote the following letter to the editor. The...
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Community News: July 6, 2016
Patriot Trail Race a Success for the Community and Christ Fit Gym Saturday night June 25, 2016 the skies of Bossier City lit up with a spectacular firework show presented to the community by Christ Fit...
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Obituary – Dennis O’Dell Greene
Dennis O’Dell Greene HAUGHTON, LA – Celebration of life for Dennis O’Dell Greene will be held at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, July 8, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dennis was born on...
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Obituary – Willie T. Scott
Willie T. Scott, Sr. HAUGHTON, LA – Services celebrating the life of Willie T. Scott, Sr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 15, 2016 at The Pentecostals of Bossier City, 2833 Viking Dr., with...
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Obituary – Kenneth Wayne “Bubba” Anderson
Kenneth Wayne “Bubba” Anderson DENVER, CO – Kenneth Wayne “Bubba” Anderson, 46, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016,at his home in Denver,CO. Kenneth was born in Shreveport, LA on July 9, 1969. He...
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Obituary – Lillie Botzong Fletcher
Lillie Botzong Fletcher Minden – Lillie, age 84, passed away July 13, 2016 after a six year battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Dystonia. She was born November 18, 1931 to Glenis and Parnell Botzong....
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Obituary – James Price Allen
James Price Allen “Jim” Haughton, LA – A memorial service for James Price Allen (Jim), 73, of Haughton, LA, will be held at Hill Crest Memorial Chapel on Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev....
View ArticleObituary – Myrtle Welch
Myrtle H. Welch Bossier City, LA – Services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Myrtle H. Welch, 96, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2016, at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home, officiated by Bro....
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Obituary – Jimmy Dale Warren
Jimmy Dale Warren A memorial service, celebrating the life of Jimmy Dale Warren will be held on Thursday, July 21, at 1 P.M. at Church of the Holy Cross, located at 875 Cotton in Shreveport....
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Library: A closer look at BPL’s new Strategic Plan for 2016-20
This week’s column is about Entertained Communities, the third and final section of BPL’s Strategic Plan for 2016—2020. The goal is to create user friendly spaces, responsive programs and services,...
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Get it Growing: Include a taste of the tropics in your landscape
If you regularly read national gardening magazines or get a variety of gardening catalogs, you may have noticed that tropical-look landscaping is a trend that is gaining attention across the country....
View ArticleHISTORY: HARD TIMES IN PLAIN DEALING
While I am not sure what was going on in Plain Dealing in 1930, the editor of The Plain Dealing Progress must have felt the need to comment on what was happening. In the May1, 1930 issue of the paper...
View ArticleObituary – Linda D. Morris
Linda D. Morris DOYLINE, LA – Services for Linda D. Morris will be 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, at Koran Baptist Church. Officiating will be Bro. George Rogers, assisted by Bro. Mike Reichard....
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