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The Franklinton Demons baseball team defeated the formerly undefeated Bogalusa Lumberjacks 16-1 in the opening game of the Franklinton baseball tournament last Thursday.
In the second game of a double header the Demons also slipped by a good Maurepas Wolves team, 4-3.
On Friday the Demons defeated the Sumner Cowboys 8-1 and they defeated Karr on Saturday 6-2 to go 4-0 in their tournament and move their overall record to 9-3.
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Brian “BJ” Dykes, center, with Coach Clay Tageant and the FHS Baseball Team. Standing next to Brian are his sons, Brian Jr. and Jersey.
Former Demon #3 Brian "BJ" Dykes threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the FHS vs Sumner game on Friday, February 27.
BJ is a 2009 graduate of FHS where he was an honor student and member of the National Beta Club. He was a 1st team all-district defensive back and four year football letterman for Coach Shane Smith and played in the Lake Ponchatrain All Star game. BJ was also a two year letterman in basketball.
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Brian “BJ” Dykes, center, with Coach Clay Tageant and the FHS Baseball Team. Standing next to Brian are his sons, Brian Jr. and Jersey.
Former Demon #3 Brian "BJ" Dykes threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the FHS vs Sumner game on Friday, February 27.
BJ is a 2009 graduate of FHS where he was an honor student and member of the National Beta Club. He was a 1st team all-district defensive back and four year football letterman for Coach Shane Smith and played in the Lake Ponchatrain All Star game. BJ was also a two year letterman in basketball.
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Brian “BJ” Dykes, center, with Coach Clay Tageant and the FHS Baseball Team. Standing next to Brian are his sons, Brian Jr. and Jersey.
Former Demon #3 Brian "BJ" Dykes threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the FHS vs Sumner game on Friday, February 27.
BJ is a 2009 graduate of FHS where he was an honor student and member of the National Beta Club. He was a 1st team all-district defensive back and four year football letterman for Coach Shane Smith and played in the Lake Ponchatrain All Star game. BJ was also a two year letterman in basketball.
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Pictured Left to Right: Jimmy Seibert, CEO, April Ard, RRT, Kandi James, RN, Critical Care Director, Melissa Graham, BS, MLS(ASCP) Microbiology Specialist, Brittany Dillon, BSN, RN, Director of Infection Control & Prevention, Liz Dunaway, BS, MLS (ASCP) Assistant Laboratory Director, Kristian Boyette, MHA, MLS (ASCP) Blood Bank Specialist, Jeffrey Vince, BS, MLS (ASCP) Laboratory Director, Taryn Marchese, BSN, RN, CNO, Crystal Lyons, RRT, Director of Clinical Operations, Dewayne Provost, RRT, Cardiopulmonary Supervisor, and Misty Thomas, RRT.
Riverside Medical Center is proud to announce that our laboratory has successfully completed its recent re-accreditation survey by The Joint Commission with zero deficiencies. This outstanding achievement demonstrates that our laboratory not only meets, but consistently upholds the highest standards in diagnostic accuracy, specimen handling, documentation, staff competency, and quality assurance processes.
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Pictured Left to Right: Jimmy Seibert, CEO, April Ard, RRT, Kandi James, RN, Critical Care Director, Melissa Graham, BS, MLS(ASCP) Microbiology Specialist, Brittany Dillon, BSN, RN, Director of Infection Control & Prevention, Liz Dunaway, BS, MLS (ASCP) Assistant Laboratory Director, Kristian Boyette, MHA, MLS (ASCP) Blood Bank Specialist, Jeffrey Vince, BS, MLS (ASCP) Laboratory Director, Taryn Marchese, BSN, RN, CNO, Crystal Lyons, RRT, Director of Clinical Operations, Dewayne Provost, RRT, Cardiopulmonary Supervisor, and Misty Thomas, RRT.
Riverside Medical Center is proud to announce that our laboratory has successfully completed its recent re-accreditation survey by The Joint Commission with zero deficiencies. This outstanding achievement demonstrates that our laboratory not only meets, but consistently upholds the highest standards in diagnostic accuracy, specimen handling, documentation, staff competency, and quality assurance processes.
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Pictured Left to Right: Jimmy Seibert, CEO, April Ard, RRT, Kandi James, RN, Critical Care Director, Melissa Graham, BS, MLS(ASCP) Microbiology Specialist, Brittany Dillon, BSN, RN, Director of Infection Control & Prevention, Liz Dunaway, BS, MLS (ASCP) Assistant Laboratory Director, Kristian Boyette, MHA, MLS (ASCP) Blood Bank Specialist, Jeffrey Vince, BS, MLS (ASCP) Laboratory Director, Taryn Marchese, BSN, RN, CNO, Crystal Lyons, RRT, Director of Clinical Operations, Dewayne Provost, RRT, Cardiopulmonary Supervisor, and Misty Thomas, RRT.
Riverside Medical Center is proud to announce that our laboratory has successfully completed its recent re-accreditation survey by The Joint Commission with zero deficiencies. This outstanding achievement demonstrates that our laboratory not only meets, but consistently upholds the highest standards in diagnostic accuracy, specimen handling, documentation, staff competency, and quality assurance processes.
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Cecily Bateman
•Part 3
"The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape." ---Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Cecily Bateman
•Part 3
"The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape." ---Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Cecily Bateman
•Part 3
"The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape." ---Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Callie Foreman
Years ago when first starting out as basically kids having kids, we tried many options to financially get on our feet.
Having two sons in the first three years, it became obvious that as college students we would not be able to both work and make enough money to afford childcare. So, we decided I would go to work for a daycare that allowed my one- and two-year-old to attend free if I managed the two year old class.
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Dear Editor:
By Georgia Wilkinson on
4 weeks ago
The Mississippi House recently went all-in to legalize online sports betting in the state.
House Bill 4074 passed 101-10, a surprisingly large margin, especially when you recall that the much-hyped school choice legislation got through the House by only two votes before dying in a Senate committee.
By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal on
4 weeks ago
March 2024, I wrote a blog called When Sin Disrupted the Olympics. In this piece, I explained the high hopes people had when the Modern Olympics began at the turn of the 20th century.
By Johnathan Kettler on
4 weeks ago
Too many young people still leave Mississippi to chase opportunities elsewhere. MCPP is on a mission to help change that - by creating the conditions for real, sustained growth so our children and grandchildren choose to stay, build lives, and thrive right here in our state.
The good news? Mississippi is no longer a laggard, but leading.
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Poor Speaker White. His omnibus school choice bill got short shrift in the Senate. His resort now appears to be name calling. “Senate leadership has aligned themselves with the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, the Mississippi Democratic Party, and the status quo,” he whined.
By Bill Crawford on
4 weeks ago
“Midway in our mortal life,
I found me in a dark wood,
Gone astray from the direct road . . .”
By Chip Williams on
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The biggest sports story in our state might have been the visit by ESPN conversational talk host Steven A. Smith to Ole Miss last Thursday night. Smith was called out by Lady Rebel coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Coach Yo) about his negative comments about Ole Miss and Oxford while Lane Kiffin was on the way out of town. Smith stated on his show “the brothers ain’t trying to come to Oxford for the most part” as the reason for Kiffin's exodus. Coach Yo then invited Smith to see for himself how the school has changed since the days of segregation.
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"Must I be carried to the skies on flow'ry beds of ease; while others fought to want the prize, and sailed thro' bloody seas?" Our beloved sister, Alberta Dillon faced her battles and carried her cross, and on February 24, 2026, our cherished loved one answered the Master's call and entered eternal rest.
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February 14, 1950-February 9, 2026
"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live." John 11:25
Sally Luper Gainey, 75, was born in Tylertown, Mississippi on February 14, 1950, and she passed away in Bogalusa, LA. on February 9, 2026. She was a member of Grace Missionary Baptist Church.
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