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Belvin Joseph Guillory

EUNICE ~ Belvin Joseph Guillory passed away on Tuesday November 15, 2016 at the age of 73.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday November 17, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Monsignor Robert Romero will officiate.   Entombment will follow at St.

Charles Meyer

EUNICE ~ A funeral service for Charles Meyer, 62, was held on Monday, November 14, 2016, at 10:00 am with burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Deacon David Guillory officiated. Charles passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016.   Quirk & Son Family–Owned  

Joseph Bellow

EUNICE ~ Visitation time for Joseph Bellow will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2016 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at Bishop Ceaser Center with a Rosary being prayed at 9:30 am. Funeral services will follow in the St. Mathilda Catholic Church at 11:00 am with Father Darren Eldridge officiating.

Wesley Kevin Givs, III 1967 To 2016)

EUNICE-Funeral services for Wesley Kevin Givs, III, 49, will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 11:00 am with the visitation beginning at 8:00 am at Second Baptist Church in Eunice, LA. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Eunice, LA. Rev. Wesley Givs, Jr. will conduct the funeral service.

Trick-or-treat hours set

Trick-or-treat will be held in Eunice from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. The Halloween event on 2nd Street also is set from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Organizers request that no one wear a clown costume.            To view more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition https://www.etypeservices.

Nearly 5% voted early in St. Landry

Nearly 3,000 people or 5 percent voted early in St. Landry Parish out of the 58,599 voters registered for the Nov. 8 election. Early voting began Oct. 25 and ends Tuesday . Early voting according to the Louisiana Secretary of State and as of Thursday were: St.

PAR guide to proposed amendments

LOUISIANA — Voters statewide will be asked to decide yes or no on six proposed amendments to the Louisiana Constitution on the Nov. 8 ballot. Amendments 2, 3 and 5 are considered particularly significant because of their impact on state policy.

Students to get free meals

OPELOUSAS — St. Landry Parish public school students are to start receiving free meals in November. Lucretia Chancler, supervisor of child nutrition, announced at a School Board Executive Committee meeting that it is possible for the school district to provide the  free meals starting Tuesday.

Blackpot Camp

Sounds of music filtered through the air at Lakeview Park on Thursday as the Blackpot Camp was drawing to a close. The annual camp draws people from across the nation and world for four days of music, dance and cooking classes. About 120 campers were this year, Lauren Kohn, camp director said.

Hillary Clinton’s forever problem

Hillary Clinton is probably going to win — and win big — on Election Night. But then she’ll have to wake up on Nov.