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Former Ville Platte Gazette editor, Paul Kedinger, once described a community’s newspaper as “history-in-the-making.” He said it was “a recorder of the present, a critical examiner of the past, and

Flying unfriendly skies

One of the highest medals that a United States Armed Forces member can receive is the Air Force’s Distinguished Flying Cross.

Evangeline Parish school district remains a B

Even with a new and stricter formula to determine a school’s performance score for the 2017-2018 school year, the Evangeline Parish School District’s overall performance letter grade remained a B.<

Former attorney arrested for forgery and theft

Former Evangeline Parish Assistant District Attorney Timmy Fontenot was arrested in June 2018 on charges related to an incident that recently led to his permanent disbarment.

The Marks Post: Swish responsibly

Americans went to the polls Tuesday, and I had a first hand view of this part of the democratic process as I was once again working as an election commissioner at the Lincoln Road Fire Station.