Central City News

Rex and Sheila Thornhill of Central celebrated their 50th anniversary October 22 at a surprise party given by their family. The couple met on a blind date while Rex was serving in the Navy and they married on October 25,1967. They have four children: Rex Thornhill Jr. of Central; Troy Thornhill and wife Stephanie of […]

At the end of the regular 2011 season, the Central Wildcats were seeded No. 33 and it appeared they were left out of the State Playoffs. However, because they won the District 4-5A championship, they bumped the No. 32 seed, Chalmette, and moved into a playoff position.  Yet, things appeared hopeless. They were matched with […]

The Central Wildcats have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Despite a 4-6 record, they have made to the State 5A Football Playoffs and drawn as their opponent, mighty West Monroe. It’s a game that pits the No. 1-seeded team in the state, West Monroe (10-0), against the No. 32 seed, Central, at 7 p.m. Friday in West […]

Last week, the Central Community School Board unanimously selected Dr. Jason Fountain as the school system’s new superintendent, effective Jan. 1, 2018. He will replace retiring Supt. Mike Faulk. Fountain is currently Central’s director of curriculum and instruction. He has nine years’ service in the Central school system. In an interview, Supt.-Designate Fountain told the […]

The Central Community School Board made a great decision in selecting Dr. Jason Fountain to become Central’s next Superintendent of Schools.  It is unfair to compare him to Supt. Mike Faulk whose vision and commitment to integrity took the Central school system from an idea to reality and made it one of the two or […]

Derrell V. Hill went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. He was born October 16, 1948 in Hammond. He was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday School teacher and deacon. Derrell Hill was a 1966 graduate of Woodlawn High School and a graduate of LSU. […]

Two weeks ago, the entire Istrouma High football team got on a school bus and rode to Central High, where they spent most of a day, observing an A school (as determined by the State Department of Education) and making new friends. The Istrouma athletes were paired up with boys who play the same position […]

DRAINAGE PROJECTS 2016-2017 by IBTS ROAD SIDE •Willowwood Acres-–currently working •Crystal Place Subdivision- currently working •Cimmaron Subdivision 100% completed •Rounsaville to dead end- 100% completed •Morgan Place West 40% completed •Northwoods multiple locations cleared •Monhegan Subdivision 100% completed •Woods Edge Subdivision 80% completed •North side of Hooper Rd (from Beaver Bayou to Greenwell Springs Rd) […]

Over the past several months, Central Mayor Jr. Shelton and the Central City Council have embarked on a program to improve drainage in the City of Central. The program includes multiple projects, several different contracts, and eventually a Master Drainage Plan. City services contractor IBTS has walked 24 miles of canals and ditches, maintained roadside […]

In an interview with the Central City News, Central Mayor Jr. Shelton outlined the city’s efforts to improve drainage and prevent flooding.  Shelton emphasized that because Central is a low lying area, it is vulnerable to heavy rain storms and flooding of the Amite and Comite rivers.  Because of the complexity of the problem, there […]