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A free Thanksgiving dinner will be served on Thanksgiving Day in Many thanks to the Black Heritage Festival organization and Trinity Baptist church.

The traditional Thanksgiving dinner, which consists of ham, turkey, dressing, green beans, candied yams, rolls and cake will be served November 22, from12 -2 p.m. at the old Many Junior High School. It is free to all who come. The hosts are expecting 100-120 people.

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Two area judges with Sabine Parish roots, 10th Judicial District Court Judge Desiree Dyess of Natchitoches, left, and Third Cir-cuit Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth Pickett of Many, right, visit with Springhill City Court Judge John Slattery at last week’s Louisiana Judicial College’s Rural Courts Seminar in Natchitoches. Approximately 100 judges from all branches of the judiciary attended the daylong continuing education pro-gram.

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The second stage of saving the historic Many Depot building began last week.

A bid from Kowonno Green, owner of Green’s Handyman Ser-vices in Many, was accepted on Monday, Nov. 5. Green quickly began work on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Green said he was excited to be working on such an important project for the Town of Many and felt honored to be selected for the job.

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The 72nd Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce Banquet was hosted at beautiful Cypress Bend Resort on Toledo Bend Lake on Tuesday, October 30.

A meet and great gathering preceded the welcome by Master of Ceremonies Matthew Couvillion, past president.

Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the Rev. Ray Spiller, Minister Emeritus of the First United Methodist Church of Many, offered the invocation.

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Touchdown Tigers!” is what the die-yard Many High School football fans hear from public address announcer Buddy Wood on Friday nights in a jam-packed John W. Curtis Stadium.

Needless to say, Tiger fans have had a lot to cheer about the past few years, as they’ve advanced deep into the semi-final rounds of the LHSAA Class AA playoffs, and even capturing the state title in 2014.

However, on Saturday mornings, another squad of fightin’ Tigers have been lighting up the scoreboard on the gridiron around the state in the American Youth Football league.

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The congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Many welcomed their new pastor, the Rev. Dr. Gloria Youngblood in July, 2018. She moved into the church parsonage on Forest Lane and began to get settled. Three weeks after her arrival, she underwent a cochlear implant in her right ear and received a hearing aid for her left ear. Since then, she has been battling to hear.

She was born deaf in her right ear, so she has always struggled with hearing. She added, “I was born with the German Measles and was covered with the telltale rash on my tiny body.” Apparently her mother had been exposed and her symptoms of the disease became apparent, when she went into labor.

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Voters statewide will be asked to vote on six proposed amendments to the Louisiana Constitution on the November 6 ballot.

Among the most important is Amendment No. 2, which addresses an issue of historic proportions in that the current non-unanimous jury law is rooted in 19th century cultural settings and sets the state apart from the rest of the nation.

In addition to the six amendments, there will be a ballot question determining which parishes will allow fantasy sports contests.

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Zwolle Elementary received a whopping $12,000 in grant money. Pictured from left are ZES teacher Hillary Remedies, Anthony Ebarb, and ZES Principal Cindy Lewing.

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Flashback to the 1950s, the decade that introduced rock ‘n roll to music lovers everywhere.

Flashback is performing at the Many Community Center on Saturday, November 3, and they’re putting on a show that will have the audience clapping and dancing the aisles.

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