Central City News

BATON ROUGE — Central High Bowling has quickly become one of the best teams in not only the Baton Rouge area, but in the state of Louisiana.  And with only one senior on this year’s roster, Central could be a contender for district and state titles for years to come. After Monday’s action in the […]

CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central: Saturday, March 30 • Garage Sale • 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Garage Sale at Galilee Baptist Church, 11050 Greenwell Springs-Port Hudson Road. Saturday, March 30 • Great Egg Hunt • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Journey Church invites you to the Great Egg Hunt at […]

Don and Morgan Tillman are proud to announce the birth of their son, Cooper Zane.  He was welcomed home by big brother, Reece.  Cooper was born Jan. 4, 2013, he weighed eight pounds, four ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. Proud grandparents are Roger and Sue Mestepey and Gerald and Ly Tillman.  

Mandy Lynn Emanuel Mandy Lynn Emanuel passed away at 4:40 p.m., Sunday, March 24, 2013.  Mandy was a loving daughter and mother.  She was most proud of her daughter, Taylor Boykin.  She was a resident of Greenwell Springs. Visitation was held at Seale Funeral Home, 9995 Hooper Road, on Wednesday, March 27 and on Thursday, […]

CENTRAL RESIDENT CELEBRATES 85th — Henry Spica, a long-time resident of Central, was honored Feb. 16, 2013, with a party celebrating his 85th birthday which was Feb. 18.  He has been an active participant in community events for over 14 years.  Mr. Spica is retired from Grady Crawford Construction and a member of Central Worship […]

CENTRAL — Glenn C. and Barbara S. Richards celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 9, 2013, at the home of their daughter and son-in-law. The party was given by their children and their spouses, Connie and Ray Guerin and Stacy and Keith Richards. They have five grandchildren, Dillon and Mason Guerin and Isabella, Charleston, and […]

CENTRAL — Lacey Raye Clayton and Dustin Joseph Henson, both of Central, will marry in a 7 p.m. ceremony on Friday, April 12, 2013, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mark and Robin Clayton of Pride.  She is the granddaughter of Trelles A. Hymel and the late Judy D. Hymel […]

CENTRAL — Easter services coming up in and around Central: Central Community Easter Service Everyone is invited to attend the annual Central Community Easter Service at Wildcat Stadium Sunday, March 31 at 7 a.m.  This non-denominational event, hosted by Zoar Baptist Church, provides the community an opportunity to gather together for the purpose of celebrating […]

CENTRAL — Effective next Thursday, April 4, the two newspapers published by Community Press, LLC — the Central City News and the Capital City News — will begin a new publication schedule and offer a greatly increased combined circulation that should benefit readers and advertisers. The newspapers will be published every other Thursday from January […]

Free Office Space In Perpetuity for Central City Hall, Service Providers by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — The Central Community School Board has made the City of Central an amazing offer — an offer that could result in great savings to the taxpayers of the city for many years to come. It is an offer worthy of serious […]