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Rig & Racks, Many’s newest business opened with much fanfare and enthusiasm during the noon hour on Thursday, December 17. The new gym, located on the Fisher Road, features Cross- Fit and personal training to men and women. Both Anna Cate and her husband, Dustin, are trained athletes with degrees in Health and Human Performance and Health and Exercise Science respectively.

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Dr. Addison Sandel, who currently resides in Natchitoches, was born October 9, 1926, in the little town of Sandel, just south of Many on highway 171. Born Ella Addison Sandel, she goes by “Addie.” “… we lived in a very rural area that had once been a thriving little village,” she told a reporter for an oral history program a few years ago. “In fact,” she said, “it’s still on the map and it’s named Sandel, for my father.”

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Paul Davis of Social Networking Safety toured Sabine schools in the weeks before Christmas and presented numerous rounds of safety advice to parents and students when it comes to online safety.

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The Many Police Department has received more reports of thefts on Ponder Street. These thefts took place in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 26. The incidents are currently being investigated by the MPD, and they already have one person is in custody and the arrest of others pending.

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By Daniel Jones, editor

For the past 28 years, Warren Meadows Funeral Home has sponsored a Tree of Remembrance and Scroll of Honor. Grief is a particularly hard emotion to deal with, and those dealing with the emotion during the holiday season following the death of a loved one has a considerably harder time.

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Due to the rising waters of Toledo Bend reservoir, the Sabine River Authority has opened five gates of the Toledo Bend spillway one-foot each. On Tuesday, December 15, the reservoir sat at 172.36-feet mean sea level.

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Many residents are reminded that the use of fireworks are allowed within certain parameters. According to town policy, it is unlawful to discharge, ignite, or explode fireworks within the Many city limits between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., but are allowed to use them until 1 a.m. on January 1.

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District and school level performance scores have been released by the Louisiana State Dept. of Education on December 17 with the Sabine Parish School Board (SPSB) maintaining the “B” letter grade with a performance score of 87.2 and demonstrated improvement in six of the seven components of the District Performance Score (DPS) indicators.

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Parents and students alike turned out on December 16 at numerous schools in Sabine Parish to hear renowned internet safety speaker Paul Davis talk to them about the perils of social networking, cyberbullying, internet predators, and much more.

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By Daniel Jones, editor

A Confederate flag controversy that began with not including the Sons of Confederate Veterans in the annual Natchitoches Christmas parade extended to Sabine on December 12, as Many Mayor Ken Freeman announced that the controversial group could march and fly their flag in the town’s parade.

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