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🌱 How deputies tracked down a suspect after the Gum Ridge Road shooting

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  • How deputies tracked down a suspect after the Gum Ridge Road shooting

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 52.
  • Sunday: Less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suspect Arrested Following Gum Ridge Road Shooting in Marksville (avoyellestoday.com) — A woman was seriously wounded in an early-morning shooting on Gum Ridge Road in Marksville, and a suspect was later arrested on Alvin Ford Lane after negotiating with deputies. Avoyelles Parish investigators say the man now faces multiple felony charges, including attempted second-degree murder and weapons offenses, with bond set at $350,000. Officials credited coordinated work by Marksville and Tunica-Biloxi police in the response.
   

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  • Y-Not Stop (St. Romain Oil) posted a job opening for Custodian/Storekeeper in Marksville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Pineville

  • Community honors man behind Ward 9 Sportsplex in Pineville (thetowntalk.com)
  • 3 Pineville, Louisiana Teens Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges (kpel965.com)
  • Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts for Tax Day (cenlanow.com)

Alexandria

  • CENLA Activism plans vigil over migrant family facility in Alexandria (thetowntalk.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Marksville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Marksville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.