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(The Center Square) – Louisiana residents who work in a wide range of new job categories will be added Monday to the list of people eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday.

Edwards said the change likely will be the last expansion of eligibility before all residents at least 16 years old are eligible. He said he expects Louisiana will get to that point before the May 1 goal set by President Joe Biden.

Newly eligible job categories include higher education, food and agriculture, manufacturing, grocery stores, transportation, water and wastewater, energy, bank tellers, construction, clergy, information technology and communications, media, public safety, frontline government workers, family service workers, veterinarians, waste management, security and emergency preparedness.

The Sabine Parish Leaders Against Litter met on March 15, 2021, after not being able to meet for over a year due to the pandemic. The period of March 27 – April 24, 2021 was set to get the deplorable conditions of some of our roadways, streets, public areas, and communities cleaned up.

Sheriff Aaron Mitchell and his chief deputy, Brad Walker, were in attendance at the meeting. Sheriff Mitchell explained that Covid-19 had impacted the inmate work program and all inmate crews were kept in the detention center off work detail due to the pandemic. They began picking up trash along state highways a few weeks ago, but it will take about 10 months to cover all state highways in the parish. The public is being asked to assist.

As part of its observation of Community College Week, the Sabine Valley campus of Central Louisiana Technical and Community College (CLTCC) is hosting a Welding & Electrician Technology Career Exploration and Signing Day starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. The program is open to any high school senior wishing to enroll in the school’s Welding or Electrician program.

The annual Spring Heritage Tour of Peason Ridge will be held on Saturday March 27.

We were not able to conduct the tour last year and this year I have been working with Ft Polk and the Cultural Resources personnel and we are going to have it. Some changes will apply.

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Robert Hable was elected as new town of Many mayor following the March 20 election in one of the closest watched races in recent history.

Hable, a Republican, was elected with 54 percent of the vote, or 54 percent of all 520 votes cast. Placing second was Democrat Ernest L. Williams with 131, or 25 percent of the vote. Democrat James D. Kennedy, a long-time town councilman, received 91 votes (18 percent). Mike Tarver received 15 votes for three percent of all votes cast.

Louisiana will shift into a less restrictive set of rules to help control the spread of COVID-19 after the current executive order expires Wednesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday.

The new regulations, which will remain in effect for 28 days, are similar to the Phase 3 White House-approved restrictions that were in place in the fall. Edwards said he was confident the state was ready to make the change, but he urged residents to continue taking precautions to control the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and to get vaccinated against the illness as soon as they are able.

Go Tigers! BOM was proud to make a donation to the LHSAA Football Class 2A State Champions Many High School.

The donation is to help them purchase their championship rings.

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(The Center Square) — Any Louisiana resident who is at least 16 years old and has at least one health condition that makes them more vulnerable to COVID-19 is eligible to get vaccinated against the disease, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday.

Edwards made the announcement exactly one year after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Louisiana. Sunday will be the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 death, he said.

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Louisiana forestry’s $1.5 billion in losses from hurricanes was double the amount of revenue the industry generates annually, according to an LSU AgCenter forestry expert.

Speaking recently (March 10) at the 2021 Virtual Forestry Forum, Michael Blazier, LSU AgCenter forestry specialist, said the damages would be more if lost revenue, infrastructure damage and lost production during the storms are considered.

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If you’re an aspiring artist, writer or musician, any kind of publicizing of your works is extremely exciting. One local musician had this dream realized when a UFC fighter took an interest in his song, “Underdog.”

Peyton Long, aka P-Moneyy, of Pleasant Hill is the creator of “Underdog.” He has been creating music off and on for about nine years, but has gotten more consistent in the last few years. His style is influenced by other Louisiana natives such as Kevin Gates, Boosie and Lil Wayne and he has taught himself how to mix and record his music. He started out recording in his homemade studio and released projects throughout his high school career, but his operation has grown and made several connections in the music industry. He has also been in the U.S. Navy for around 8-9 years and is currently stationed in Jacksonville, Fla.