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Ebarb High School will celebrate its annual Homecoming festivities at 5 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2017, at the school’s gymnasium. EHS 2017 Homecoming Court; Freshmen, 1st row (from left); Dakota Meshell, Kaylyn Sepulvado, Averie Meshell, Nicolas Sepulvado.

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A “Remembering Rod” Memorial Show will be hosted at the Many Community Center at 7 p.m. on Friday night, January 27, according to his widow, Mrs. Frances Hopkins. The Legends Band, which supported the ArkLaTex Music Show for 15-plus years, will be on stage with a variety of former talents who appeared monthly on Hopkins’ show. Hopkins’ children and grandchildren will also be performing, as a tribute to their late father and grandfather.

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Easterseals Louisiana is seeking sponsors for it’s upcoming “Sabine’s Got Talent” fundraiser, featuring a talent show for the ages, currently set for March 3 at the Many Community Center/Sabine Theater. The organization, known for assisting adults and children with physical and intellectual disabilities achieve independence, is promising an unforgettable night filled with entertainment for your enjoyment while benefitting Easterseals.

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As part of the 2012 Act 3 law, known as the Early Childhood Education Act, Sabine Parish Universal Preschool entered a state pilot program and eventually became the Lead Agency for the Sabine Parish Early Childhood Network. As the lead agency for the Sabine Early Childhood Network, the agency has worked diligently to establish a uniform standard of readiness for kindergarten. The lead agency partners with day care programs in the parish that receive Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) funds as well as Head Start and both LA4/8g state early childhood programs. Statewide, all lead agencies will now receive a performance profile based on individual site profiles within the parish.

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Serving as senior class Homecoming Maids and Beaus at Pleasant Hill High School’s Homecoming festivities this weekend are Brayliegh Brown, Colby Peacock, Samiah Scott, Hayden Spann, Mallorie Wilson and Tyler Williams.

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Bobby Williams of Florien recalled the excitement of inauguration day in 1953, which he witnessed while attending Officer School in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. “In the fall of 1952 I had returned from overseas and was stationed near Washington, D.C.,” he stated.

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Crystal Slater is wellknown at Northwest Louisiana Technical College – Sabine Valley for excelling in her program and being highly involved on campus. Crystal is a native of Florien, and has been a valued member of the NWLTC since the Fall of 2015 serving as a student worker and Student Government Association president. In December, she was ecstatic to see the following in her email: “Congratulations. The Horatio Alger Association is pleased to inform you of your selection as a 2017 Horatio Alger Career & Technical Scholar.” While Crystal is no stranger to receiving well-deserved honors as a student, this one is offered to only 510 students nationwide and has a maximum value of $2,500 That covers her tuition, fees, and supplies while completing her Associate’s Degree in Business Office Administration.

The Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is trying to identify the individual in the attached photograph. This subject may have information in relation to a theft that occurred in the Bluegill Lane area of Toledo Bend. If you have information on the identity of this individual please contact the SPSO CID at 318-590-9475 or SPSO Dispatch at 318- 256-9241.

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By Daniel Jones

At the beginning of every New Year, the Sabine Index uses its first two issues to review the previous year and the many stories that have graced its pages. January A number of local youth attended the National Catholic Youth Conference, which is a three-day event for catholic youth across America. The teens from St. Joseph of Zwolle and St. Ann in Ebarb joined over 25,000 other teens. According to the story, there were 91 attendees from Zwolle.

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The Kings Chapel AMEC pastor and church family cordially invite all to attend the 22nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March and celebration on January 16. The march will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and East Alabama St. Attendees will then march to Kings Chapel AMEC where the program will begin at 11 a.m.

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