COVID-19 numbers rise
By Cyndi Sellers Cameron Parish COVID-19 numbers continue to rise, from 125 cumulative cases on July 20 to 157 cases on July 27. On Wednesday […]
School reopening delayed one week to August 14
By Cyndi Sellers Cameron Parish Schools will open one week later than originally scheduled. At a special meeting on Monday, July 27, the School Board […]
Cameron feels effects of first hurricane of 2020 season
By Cyndi Sellers The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season formed on Saturday morning near the south Texas coast. Hanna had been a 50 […]
Sheriff’s Department rolls back tax millages
By Cyndi Sellers Sheriff Ron Johnson has announced that he is rolling back the Sheriff’s Department 2020 ad valorem tax millages at total of 1.59 […]
Weldon, Sonnier elected to JDEC Board of Directors
The official election results of the Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc., that was held on Monday, July 27, are as follows: Board of Directors Election […]
Millage reduced by mosquito control board
On Wednesday, July 15, the Cameron Parish Mosquito Control Board voted to reduce its parish wide millage from 10 mills to 5.97 mills due to […]
Qualifiers for the Nov. 3 elections announced
By Crystal Stevenson, American Press Qualifying for the Nov. 3 elections ended Friday, July 24. Early voting will be 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 20-27, excluding […]
Back to school plan told by School Board
By Cyndi Sellers School will start on Aug. 7 in Cameron Parish, with face-to-face classes in all schools, said School Superintendent Charley Lemons at Monday’s […]
Governor Edwards orders statewide mask mandate
On Saturday, July 11, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a mandatory mask requirement for Louisiana and ordered bars in the state closed to on-premises consumption, […]
Walking Quorum issue discussed
By Cyndi Sellers The use of committees and “walking quorums” by public bodies has been discussed at the Cameron Parish Police Jury and School Board […]