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Slain deputy will be laid to rest Thursday
| posted Saturday, March 6th, 2010 @ 4:39 pm | |
The funeral for Ouachita Parish Sheriff Cpl. J.R. Searcy will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of West Monroe. Burial will be at Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Searcy was responding to a call Thursday in southwestern Ouachita Parish when he was shot by 26-year-old Michael Tanner. Tanner was immediately shot to death by a deputy who accompanied Searcy to the scene.
Searcy was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe following the shooting. He died Saturday night at the hospital.
A bank account to benefit Searcy's family has been set up at Progressive Bank. |
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News
ULM to present domestic violence workshops March 10-12
The University of Louisiana-Monroe's School of Visual and Performing Arts will host domestic violence workshops at 7:30 p.m. March 10-12 in Spyker Theatre. The workshops are free, though donations benefiting the domestic violence awareness organization V-Day will be accepted. |
Officials give V-Vehicle more time
Local governing bodies will give V-Vehicle Co. at least through the end of March to secure a $320 million loan from the U.S. Department of Entergy to provide funding for the company to establish an automobile manufacturing presence in Ouachita Parish. |
Caldwell, Moore clash over study
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury didn't act on a proposed $50,000 study for a comprehensive plan for the police jury's two minority districts following some heated discussion that prompted one police juror to leave the meeting before it concluded. |
City takes action against delinquent payers
The Taxation and Revenue division for the city of Monroe has begun legal action against 12 local businesses presumed delinquent on approximately $1.2 million dollars in local sales tax. |
CenturyLink reports lucrative fourth quarter
CenturyLink's board of directors voted last week to declare a quarterly cash dividend of 72.5 cents per share, representing a 3.6 percent increase over the previous 70 cent per share quarterly dividend. |
Alexander optimistic about V-Vehicle's loan
U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander remains optimistic V-Vehicle Co. will secure a $320 million loan from the Department of Energy to largely finance its venture into the automobile manufacturing business. |
911 launches awareness campaign
Ouachita Parish 911 officials will begin an awareness campaign to inform citizens about misusing the emergency call service. |
LEAP/GEE testing dates change
LEAP and GEE tests for 4th, 8th, 10th, and 11th grade students will be administered in two parts beginning in March. The first part of the test, Phase 1, will be given on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. The second part of the test, Phase 2, will be given the week of April 12 - 16, 2010. |
ULM debuts mobile health screening unit
A mobile health screening unit, operated by the University of Louisiana-Monroe's College of Health Sciences made its formal debut this month at the Ouachita Council on Aging.
The mobile unit is made possible with the support of financial institutions including IberiaBank, BankcorpSouth and the Living Well Foundation. |
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Columns
Is Melancon wasting his time?
U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon probably wishes The National Journal had taken a hiatus for a year from publishing its annual study of votes cast by and ideologies of members of the Congress. |
Grace knows no boundaries
As you may or may not know, I do not merely tolerate the NFL, I love it. Thankfully, my husband shares the same sentiment. He is much better at statistics and football trivia, but I can "out-yell-him" any day of the week. |
Books looks at common humanity
A new book just out from Ted Dekker and Carl Medearis entitled "Tea With Hezbollah" takes an unusual approach to the question of how address the problems in the Middle East.
Carl, a friend of mine from some time back, and his friend, the bestselling fiction writer Ted Dekker, spent three weeks on a breathtaking journey through the Middle East visiting people and places that few Westerners can go, because of Carl's amazing ability to win the trust of all sorts of people, even those normally considered enemies. Thus the sub-title of their book is "Sitting at the Enemies' table, Our journey Through the Middle East." |
Successes, shortcomings of commission
The Louisiana Streamlining Government Commission, of which I am a member, has made 238 recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor in the first phase of its work to restructure and reduce the cost of state government. |
Compound your way to greatness
If you were given a choice of accepting $100,000 at the end of 30 days, or accepting the result of taking a penny and doubling it everyday for 30 days, which choice would you make? |
It's only a deadline
March 1 came and went and the V-Vehicle automobile manufacturing project in northeastern Louisiana is alive and well for the time being. |
Editorials
Two wrongs don't make a right
One would like to believe U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu had learned how to exercise some diplomacy by now in airing grievances with officials from her home state. |
Sports
Around the SEC
Sitting around about this and that: Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen was the featured speaker at the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Miss-Lou Chapter Banquet in Natchez last Thursday. He spoke about reaching your potential and goals. |
Murphy named head coach
West Ouachita High School named Jim Murphy as the new girls basketball coach Tuesday following the resignation of Dennis Davenport on Friday. |
Neville trips in second round
An incredible basketball season ended in by one tough night at the office for the Neville Tigers, with an 84-73 loss at No. 2 Bossier High School on Tuesday. |
Claiborne Christian falls to Plainview
The Claiborne Christian School Crusaders saw their season come to an end Tuesday during a 65-42 loss to Plainview High School. Claiborne Christian reached the second round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class C playoffs for the first time in the school's history. |
WM banquet honors champions
Hundreds of supporters packed the West Monroe Convention Center last week for the annual West Monroe High School football award banquet. Players, coaches, and fans celebrated the team's seventh state championship since 1993 as well as several individual football and academic award winners. |
Rams host Plaquemine
The Richwood Rams will continue to defend their LHSAA Class 3A state championship when they host a quarterfinal game against No. 2 Plaquemine Friday at 7 p.m. |
Carroll battles Baker for title
The Carroll Lady Bulldogs will play the Baker Lady Buffalos for the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 3A state championship at 5 p.m. Saturday in Hammond. |
Rebels season over
The West Monroe Rebels basketball team saw their season come to an abrupt finish on Friday with a 51-48 loss to the No. 25 Ponchatoula Green Wave. |
Tempo
Fundraiser set for 3/12
Southern Sound and Friends present "Back to the Fifties" show and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 12, in Tennison Hall at First Baptist Church, West Monroe. |
'It ain't over til it's over'
America's record-setting 37 Olympic medals, including an unexpected silver in overtime against the Canadians in hockey, tells the story of dedicated professionals who emphasize working together as a team rather than the heroics of a one-man show. |
Slawson, Wheat exchange vows
Print makes the best memories! Pick up a copy of this week's Citizen today to see a photo of the bride and save this article, which is found on Page 12A. |
Church hosts River Rats
The River Rats, a Branson-style show of family-friendly music and comedy will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 5 at Lea Joyner Church on Old Sterlington Road behind St. Francis-North. |
Arts council honors locals
The Northeast Louisiana Arts Council held its 25th annual arts awards late last week, recognizing a number of local people within the community. |
WM choir holds prom dress sale
The West Monroe High School Choir Boosters are hosting the last day of their consignment prom dress sale this Saturday, March 6th, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the choir room at West Monroe High School. |
Bass wins ESU competition
William Shakespeare was in flower again last Sunday. Local high school students from public, private, parochial and independent high schools in the northeast Louisiana region competed for a trip to New York City's Lincoln Center, $1,000, and a trophy offered by the Monroe Branch of The English-Speaking Union of the United States' annual Shakespeare Competition. |
Disabilities commission meets March 9
The Twin Cities Mayors' Committee on Disabilities will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, at the West Ouachita Senior Center at 1800 7th St., West Monroe. |
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