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Local first responders have a new resource in helping them fight the opioid epidemic plaguing our state.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office has granted the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office a total of 30 vials of Naloxone, a prescription medication that counteracts the effects of opioids to restore breathing during an overdose. The live-saving drugs were made available through a $1 million legal settlement between Landry and Pfizer.

“The abuse and misuse of opioids throughout Louisiana is a public safety crisis that has unfortunately taken the lives of many of our state’s people,” said Landry. “I appreciate the proactive work done by our first responders to fight back against this epidemic, and I am glad we are able to give them the Nalaxone at no cost to the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office.”

Life-long residents of Florien Lester and Marjorie Savell have always enjoyed spending time in their garden. With the help of J.W. Hudson and family, they have produced a 44-pound watermelon this year.

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“Avatar,” which is the highest- grossing movie of all time, will play at the Many Community Center on Saturday, August 18.

Blockbuster science fiction movie, “Avatar” will play at the Many Community Center on Saturday, August 18.

This highly unusual science fiction movie features special sound effects and magnificent scenes on a jungle- like planet in another galaxy. It is the perfect movies for families to enjoy this summer. The movie will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is free for everyone.

“Avatar” marketed as James Cameron’s “Avatar” is an American epic film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron.

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United States Sen. John Kennedy has raised concerns about the Louisiana Department of Corrections’ ability to protect the public after the state’s district attorneys indicated that nearly a quarter of inmates released early through Gov. Edwards’ Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Act have been arrested again. At least two of the rearrested inmates are behind bars on murder charges.

Inmates were released without the probation and parole boards evaluating the risk to public safety. In Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes, one in three inmates who were released early have already reoffended.

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By Daniel Jones

Recently, Many Mayor Ken Freeman called a meeting at the Many Community Center to let local elected officials know of the benefits that the USDA can bring to the community.

“Getting money for public projects and community improvements isn’t as easy as it used to be,” Freeman said to open the meeting. “The USDA offers more money than any other agency, and we are lucky to have someone local that excels at working with them.”

Efforts continue to contain the Rainbow Point Fire within the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness. Numerous firefighters and equipment including a helicopter have been assigned to the incident. The incident objectives include providing for public and firefighter safety, protecting private residences and timber lands and containing the fire in a small area with secure boundaries within the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness.

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David Chance of Hornbeck has announced his intention to run for Hornbeck City Council.

He was recently knighted in the Order of the Red Cross, Order of Malta, and Order of the Temple as a Knights Templar at Lodge 188 in Beaumont, Texas.

He was passed to the sublime degree of Master Mason in 2017, and has pursued masonry to knighthood.

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The Annual Back-to- School Rally will be hosted this Saturday, August 4 at the Family Life Center of the First United Methodist Church of Many. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 8 a.m.

Free school supplies will be distributed to children in grades K-12, who attend schools in Sabine Parish. Each student must be accompanied by a guardian or parent.

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