Central City News

CENTRAL — For the principal at Tanglewood Elementary, Sandy Davis, and her staff of more-than-extraordinary teachers, their work is not about a paycheck but about a commitment. “We’re a team, and we work together, but we want to take it to a higher level,” she said. Taking it to a higher level is not easy […]

BATON ROUGE —  For the second straight year, 3rd graders in the Central Community School System were the highest performing in the State of Louisiana, according to test results announced by the State Department of Education. State department numbers also showed Central as tied for 3rd Place among the 70 public school systems in the […]

VENICE — Seven charter fishing boat captains out of Venice, Louisiana, are donating the use of their boats and crews to help raise money for Adalee and Smith Pickett, whose parents, Laura Ballard Pickett and Dr. Taylor Pickett, were killed in a plane crash on April 10. Raffle tickets are being sold in Central for […]

CENTRAL — Their mother and father were killed in a tragic plane crash on April 10, but Adalee and Smith Pickett have found a new home and a new life here in Central. Their mother, Laura Ballard, grew up in Morgan Place West in Central and attended St. Isidore Elementary and Redemptorist High.  She went […]

CENTRAL — The Marino family is back in the florist business in Central. Trey and Aimee Marino have purchased Central Florist, corner Hooper and Sullivan roads, from Marty and Melissa Guilbeau. The new business will be called Trey Marino’s Central Florist & Gifts. For Trey Marino, it is a return to the florist business.  His […]

NEW ORLEANS — About 60 members of the Central High School Class of 2011 are on-board and ready to depart on a Caribbean cruise that will take them to Cozumel, Belize, and Roatan.  The group is supposed to return home on Saturday, June 11. Right now the students and the parents who are along as […]

The latest issue of Liberty Today, the national conservative newspaper published by the Central City News is out nationwide.  Top stories include Who’s Leading in the Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination?  Will $5 Gas Sink Obama?  Iranians Said to Be Building Missile Site in Venezuela.  Conservatives to Gather in New Orleans June 16-18 and […]

CENTRAL — Central City News editor Woody Jenkins wanted to do something special for the Central High School Class of 2011.  So he pulled together some of the Central City News’ best photos from the school year and from last week’s Central High graduation ceremonies and produced an HD quality video as a gift for […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s not often that a Central High School student has the last word on the principal.  But valedictorian Tyler Wales did Monday night, and his dad, Central High principal Bob Wales, was loving every bit of it. By Tyler Wales, 2011 Valedictorian, Central High School Thank you all for being here.  For those […]

CENTRAL —  The Institute for Building Technology & Safety (IBTS) has won the City of Central’s City Services contract, the Mayor’s Committee on City Services decided at a meeting last Tuesday night.  Mayor Mac Watts confirmed their decision and presented it to the Central City Council last Thursday. Photo: David Ratcliff of IBTS Now IBTS […]