Central City News

NBC News reports “Researchers found that children born outside marriage face elevated risks of falling into poverty, failing in school or suffering emotional and behavioral problems.”   The National Fatherhood Initiative reports “Children who live without a father are two to three times more likely to be poor, use drugs, experience education, health, emotional and […]

A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Anna Mae Dipuma Welborn, passed away at age 90 on May 5, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at her home in Central.  She joined her husband, Capt. John C. Welborn, Sr., who passed away June 17, 2022, and her sons Billy Welborn who passed away March 13, 2021, and […]

By Woody Jenkins  Dr. Clyde Lindsey, 99, passed away Tuesday, May 23, after a long illness.  The most outstanding high school athlete in the State of Texas in the early 1940’s and one of the foremost LSU athletes in the school’s history, he bypassed a career in professional sports in January 1947 to go directly […]

Central High School senior, Luke Miller came home with the Division I 1st Place Gold Medal in the 275 lb. weight class at the 2023 LHSAA State Powerlifting Meet. Miller broke the record for  total weight lifted at 1,785 lbs. He also broke the bench press record at 500 lbs. Luke pulled 635 lbs. on […]

In a recent Facebook post, Harlan Jerro, a 2019 graduate of Central High School, shared his thoughts as his approaching graduation from the United States Air Force Academy. He said, “Gratitude. This is the first word that comes to mind, when thinking of my Academy experience. There were countless times where I was tested physically, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — Mayor Wade Evans is proposing the City of Central build a new City Hall on school board property at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads near the school system’s new Central Office. The idea has been around in one form or another for at […]

 Central taxpayers got their first look at the new Central Community School System administration office at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads during an Open House Monday afternoon. The new 13,000-square-foot facility was built at a cost of $4.5 million.  It will house offices for 30 staff members, a school board meeting room that […]

 The Central High Lady Wildcats (23-7) won the Bi-District Division I Championship with a 3-1 victory over the Covington Lions in a playoff game April 14 at Central High School. The winning pitcher for the Wildcats was Cailyn Heyl. The Lady Wildcats are coached by Michelle Efferson. They lost the Quarterfinals 1-0  to Northshore Wednesday, […]

 Louise Blalock has been named the new Branch Manager for Red River Bank, 14545 Wax Road in Central. However, she is far from a newcomer to Central, having worked here for most of her 41 years in banking.  She started at Fidelity Bank when it was on Hooper Road and most recently worked at Investar […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — AMITE — In 2000, Mark Beard was at best what he calls a “mediocre Catholic.”  He had considered many different religions.  He was what he calls ‘a Thomas’ — a doubting Thomas!  That was the year he traveled to Medjugorje in what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina. At Medjugorje, […]