Six Northland students are set to receive $4000 in financial assistance and paid work experience thanks to Northland Regional Council’s Tū i te ora Scholarship. Council chair Tui Shortland says this is the fourth year that council has awarded .
Ruby Crawford from Block Island has been named to St. Lawrence University’s Dean’s List for achieving academic excellence during the Fall 2021 semester. Crawford is a member of the Class of 2024. Crawford attended Block Island School. To be eligible.
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The fields are set for the Oct. 9 election in which voters will decide on who fills two seats held by longtime Rapides Parish politicians.
One is the Rapides Parish Police Jury District I seat, which became vacant when Scott Perry died in January. His wife, Doris Perry, was appointed to fill the vacancy, but she did not qualify to run for the seat.
Democrats Jay Scott and June Johnson Davis will face off for the seat. Scott was Perry s opponent in the last race.
The second race is for the District 4 seat on the Alexandria City Council, which had been held by Harry Silver until his resignation in February. Silver, 99, was believed to have been the oldest elected official in the country.