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Opinion: School choice bill had plenty of Republican skeptics
Thu,02/12/26-10:10AM , 721 Reads 6,008 Statewide
It didn’t take long for the bickering to start after the Senate Education Committee on Feb. 3 unanimously killed House Bill 2, the wide-ranging school choice proposal, with only two minutes of consideration.
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First Day for Candidates to Qualify for Madison Parish, Tallulah Races
By TIMOTHY HOLDINESS - Publisher/Editor
Wed,02/11/26-5:33PM , 2,131 Reads
Qualifying opened Wednesday for municipal, parish, state and federal offices in Madison Parish, with candidates filing paperwork on the first day of the qualifying period.

The information remains unofficial until qualifying closes at the end of business Friday, Feb. 13. Two days remain for candidates to file.
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Aunt Fae was a true matriarch
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,02/11/26-4:20PM , 821 Reads 7,970 Statewide
One of the strange things about mass media is that you deal in masses of people. Every week we have multiple obituaries in our newspapers. Each of the deceased leaves behind a wake in the water of humanity, touching other lives in innumerable and profound ways.
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2024 Audit Finds Payroll, Control Deficiencies at Madison Parish School Board
By TIMOTHY HOLDINESS - Publisher/Editor
Tue,02/10/26-3:59PM , 2,465 Reads
Auditors issued a qualified opinion on the Madison Parish School Board’s government-wide financial statements and General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, citing payroll documentation issues and widespread internal control deficiencies, according to an audit released this week.
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