Central City News

CENTRAL — On Wednesday, Central’s new City Services contractor, IBTS, was well on its way to having everything in place for its first full day of operation, which will come on Friday, July 1, 2011. That’s when IBTS officially takes over from CH2MHILL, which has provided City Services in Central for the past three years. […]

CENTRAL — The Central City Council last Tuesday night unanimously approved a $6.3 million city budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011. In an address to the Council, Mayor Mac Watts said sales tax revenues have gone down because of the economic slowdown, but that the city would still be running a surplus […]

Market Analysis by Realtor Jr. Shelton CENTRAL — As a Realtor, the most common question asked of me is, “How’s the market?” And the answer is simple: It is really pretty good! For Central, the real estate market is good and only going to get better over the next few years. Nationally, there are some […]

Editor’s Note:  Central High Coach Doug Dotson just completed his summer football camp.  A total of 225 boys, age 6 through 9th grade, attended. CENTRAL — It’s best not to make a big deal about football.  It is, after all, just a game.  A mere boyhood sport.  That’s all it is.  Really. ••• Well, perhaps […]

CENTRAL — Central football Coach Doug Dotson’s 1st Football Camp drew 225 athletes to the Central High practice field last week. For three nights, Central High varsity coaches and a host of college and professional athletes instructed the students, age six through the 9th grade. At a cost of only $20, the camp was one […]

Central Homes Guide To update information, email centralcitynews@hotmail.com   Air Conditioning & Heating Aabco Heating & Air Conditioning 15123 Hooper, 261-2160 Air Control Heating & Air LLC 14065 Denham Rd, 261-9744 aircontrolheatingair@yahoo.com Alan Watts Service Inc 7360 Tom Dr, 24-0487 awsgeo@bellsouth.net Alpha Air     1336 Hooper, Ste A, 261-5843 Big H Temperature Control Service […]

CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central: July 8 and 9 Youth Group Garage Sale 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The St. Alphonsus Youth Group will hold a garage sale in the Family Center, 14040 Greenwell Springs.  Donations are being accepted.  Items can be dropped off at the youth office during office hours […]

BATON ROUGE — Mikki Renee Smith of Central and Rhett Michael Bouquet of Baton Rouge will marry in a 5 p.m. ceremony on July 15, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Baton Rouge. The bride-elect is the daughter of Phillip and Cindy Smith of Central. Mikki is a 2005 graduate of Central High School and […]

Amanda Bourland and Cody Runnels are proud to announce the birth of their precious baby boy, Cayleb Zane. Cayleb was born at Lane Regional Medical Center on Feb. 6, 2011, at 8:25 p.m.  He weighed six pounds, 2.4 ounces, and was 18-1/4 inches long. Proud grandparents are Bobby and Sherron Dupre of Clinton, Ronnie Bourland […]

Drew and Yvette (Chauvin) Rispone of Zachary proudly announce the birth of their baby boy, Liam Andrew.  He was welcomed home by big sister, Katie and big brothers, Preston, Robert Luke, and Nicholas. He was born March 27, 2011, at 5:49 a.m.  He weighed eight pounds, 5.3 ounces, and was 20.75 inches long. Proud grandparents […]