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Jonesville Police arrested two individuals last weekend on multiple charges
after an officer responded to a 911 call on RIverbank Ln. and was surprised by
two unattended children.
As the officer, followed closely by Northeast Ambulance, was driving on
Riverbank Ln. toward the location named in the 911 call, a 22-month-old child,
dressed only in a diaper, ran into the road in front of the patrol unit. The
JPD unit and the ambulance stopped, and the child was detained. As paramedics
began treatment for exposure, the officer began a search for the parents.
Unable to locate any adults in the area, the officer was met by another child,
this one three-years-old.
Approximately 30 minutes later, as paramedics were still treating the two
children, their mother arrived on the scene. JPD contacted the Office of
Children's Services, and an investigation by both agencies led to the location
of an unconscious man on a couch within the residence as well as marijuana.
The man, Cole Reeder, 22, of Baton Rouge, was the mother's boyfriend. He was
charged with cruelty to juveniles, possession of marijuana, and illegal use of
CDS in the presence of a minor. His bond was set at $20,000.
The mother of the two children, Ashley Freeman, 24, of 117 Riverbank Ln.,
Jonesville, was charged with cruelty to a juvenile, criminal abandonment, child
desertion, improper supervision of a minor, possession of marijuana, and
illegal use of CDS in the presence of a minor. Her bond was set at $35,000. She
is being held in the Franklin Parish Detention Center.
The two children were taken into custody by the Office of Children's Services.
But the arrests in this case weren't quite over.
Later the same night, the mother of Cole Reeder was arrested when she allegedly
entered the Jonesville Police Department with illegal drugs.
Jackie Reeder, 54, of Baton Rouge, was charged with distribution of CDS.
Historical Society hears from archaeologist (published September 16, 2009)
During a meeting of the Catahoula Parish Historical Society Monday night,
members of the group heard from Tom Harmeyer of the Central Louisiana Community
Fund.
Harmeyer, a professional fund raiser for charitable organizations, pledged his
support for the Great Mound replica project.
"I'll help in any way I can to get this project underway," said Harmeyer.
Butch Lee, an archaeologist with Earth Search out of New Orleans, who is
currently searching through the Great Mound dirt at the site of the old Black
River Bridge approach, also updated members about the material he has been
finding.
Lee said that since the dirt was taken from the Great Mound and moved to its
current location near Black River, he's really excavating the contents of the
mound from bottom-to-top.
"It's not the best way to do archaeology," said Lee, "but it's the only way to
do it under the circumstances."
Lee said he had located large amounts of "blue clay," cane matting, and pieces
of wooden pegs. The blue clay, as well as the cane and wooden material, were
described by Winslow Walker after his assessment of the Great Mound in 1936,
when the dirt was moved from its original site.
Lee said he's been taking off material from the approach three inches at a time.
When he locates an object, or cane, or wood, he stops and maps and documents
the location as he goes.
"We've begun to hit deposits containing bricks, cans, and even an old heater,"
said Lee, "so, obviously, we're reaching the surface upon which the Great Mound
dirt was placed."
Lee noted dating procedures would be performed on some of the pieces of wood and
cane, but added that results from these tests could be as far away as five
months.
Butch Lee, of Earth Search, watches Tuesday as a three-inch layer of dirt is removed from
the site of the old bridge approach in Jonesville.
Churchfest is this Friday at First United Methodist (published September 16, 2009)
Church Fest gets underway this Friday evening at 5:30 in the courtyard at First
United Methodist Church in Jonesville. This year the schedule is divided
between Friday evening and Saturday with the schedule finishing at 2 PM on
Saturday. Why the change?
“Every year since the first Church Fest was held in 1999, we’ve noticed that people start leaving about 2 o’clock,” said Cindy Sanders, chairman of Church Fest, “and that means the people who are scheduled for the last 2-3 hours don’t really have much of an audience, which is a shame. So we decided this year to
split the schedule and put those 2-3 hours on Friday evening and see how it
works. We might rival the crowd at the football game, or have only a handful of
people, or somewhere in between. But, you never know until you try. Of course,
it
’s hard to tell with the first attempt, but we’ll see how it goes.”
Friday’s line-up includes Corbin Carpenter, who will give his testimony, and another
new-comer to Church Fest, Lee Wilson of Sicily Island, who will be singing and
playing the guitar. Wilson, who recorded record albums while he lived in
California in the 1970s, said he missed last year because of knee surgery and
is looking forward to being here this weekend.
Churches participating are First Pentecostal Church of Jonesville, Greater St.
Mary Baptist Church, Harrisonburg Christian Assembly, Liberty Worship Center,
Meyers Bend Pentecostal Church, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Oak Grove Free
Methodist Church, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, The Potter
’s House, and of course, the host of the event, First United Methodist Church.
For the full line-up of Friday’s events and Saturday’s please see the schedule printed in the paper.
“Be sure and get up early Saturday so you don’t miss the Children’s Bible Stories Parade on Mound Street at 9 AM,” reminded Mrs. Sanders. “It’s going to be an awesome start to the day.”
Jones-Liddell Feud re-enactment update (published September 16, 2009)
The Planning Committee has made more plans for the Feud to be re-enacted at Four
Rivers Park on Saturday, November 7th, at 1:00.
Singing groups, to be announced at a later date, will perform for the crowd from
11:00 to 1:00.
Food will by served by the Jonesville Woman’s Club during this time.
The event will be as chose to real life as its directors, actors, and crew can
make it, with narration, dialogue, actors in costume and Confederate uniforms,
shootouts, real-life horses, wagons, guns, and ammunition.
Descendants of the principals in this feud – General St. John Liddell and Colonel Charles Jones – will act out the parts of their ancestors whenever possible.
You are invited to visit us that day to relive an important and fascinating part
of Catahoula Parish
’s history. Stay tuned for more details.
