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Results are in and figures show the inaugural McKenzie Archery Shooters Association (ASA) Easton/Hoyt Pro/Am Tour held at Camp Minden April 21-24 was a success. According to the ASA report, 1,655 participants, sponsors and staff from 41 states, plus Canada and Australia, attended the tour event. Included among the participants were 153 in the 14 […]
The Minden Lions Club will hear from two guest speakers on two different topics during its regular club meeting this Thursday at noon. Joey Miguez, head instructor at DavTac Custom Arms and Ammo, will speak about the Bossier City indoor shooting range, concealed carry courses, and firearms training. Miguez is retired from the United States […]
The Greater Minden Chamber held its 80th annual Awards Gala on Tuesday night at the Minden Civic Center. Awards presented last night included: Small Business of the Year: Velvet Home & Clothing Business of the Year: Northwest Louisiana Technical College Business Person of the Year: Dr. Ryan O’Glee (Owner, Minden Family Pharmacy) Community Partner of […]
Members of the Webster Parish School Board met Monday evening. Mr. Rodney Taylor of Taylor and Sons recognized Jamie Barnett, who serves as a Social Worker, as the April Employee of the Month. Recognized were the 2021-2022 Students of the Year: 5th Grade Students: Central Elementary Brenan Hubbard Doyline Elementary Landreigh Sparish Brown Upper Elementary […]
It was a lengthy agenda and meeting for the Minden City Council on Monday, as well as a good bit of tension. Before the meeting began, the council voted to add two items on the agenda, the first was to give the City Clerk authority to advertise for bids for the construction of a new […]
After not holding a pageant in 2021, the Young Women’s Service Club of Minden announced that the Miss Minden Pageant will resume in 2022, at a new location. This year, the pageants will be held at Minden High School’s auditorium. The Miss Minden/Spirit of Fasching Pageant will be held Saturday, January 15, 2022 beginning at […]
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces a project to provide major repairs to a heavily traveled section of I-20 in Bossier City, as well as additional repairs along the I-20 corridor in Shreveport. The project went to bid on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, with an apparent low bid of $82,564,848.20. The […]
Wednesday morning, Minden Mayor Terry Gardner announced a change in the Light and Water Department for the City of Minden. According to an emailed press release, a recent retirement in the department has caused a change to hours of operation to account for the loss of staffing. According to Gardner, the position will not be […]
A meeting with Minden Mayor, Terry Gardner, City Councilman (A) Wayne Edwards, and Acting City Clerk, Michael Fluhr on October 12th gives hope that there might finally be some progress made to adopting the City of Minden budget for 2021/22. The meeting was set in motion by Fluhr, who invited Councilmen Wayne Edwards, Vincen Bradford […]
Councilman Michael Roy, Chairperson, for National Night Out, along with Mayor Terry L. Gardner, Police Chief Steve Cropper and the other members of the City Council, invite neighborhoods city-wide to support the theme, “Give Neighborhood Crime & Drugs A Going Away Party”. Neighborhoods throughout the City of Minden are being invited to join forces with […]