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PREP FOOTBALL Lakeside looking to upset Jonesboro-Hodge PAGE 6 MINDEN RESS ERALD P -H www.press-herald.com October 15, 2015 | 50 Cents THURSDAY INSIDE COURT WATCH today Suspects arraigned in Sibley burglary MICHELLE BATES simple burglary and conspir- conspiracy to commit burgla- Department was called to a acy to commit burglary. ry. Tharpe Lane residence in ref- [email protected] Ronald Samuel Hightow- Cory Gordon, 23, was erence to a fire in August. He er, 17, was arraigned on the arrested in connection with says immediately they sus- Three of four men arrest- charge of simple burglary. the case, but no information pected arson as the house ed in connection with a Sib- He is represented by Eric regarding his court date was had been vacant for a long ley arson in August have Johnson. Original charges available as of press time. period of time with no elec- been arraigned. include simple arson, con- Status conference for all tricity. William Adkins, 19, was spiracy to commit arson, ADKINS HIGHTOWER three is set for Dec. 11, with “It happened around arraigned on the charge of simple burglary, conspiracy trial set for Jan. 25, 2016. 10:30 at night,” he said at the simple burglary. Represent- to commit simple burglary resented by Assistant district attorney time of their arrest. “The fire ing Adkins is Joseph Kendra. and theft over $500. Tristan Gilley. Original Hugo Holland will prosecute department got called out to Brown Upper Original charges by Sibley Shelton Layfield Jr., 24, charges include simple the cases. 154 Tharpe Lane. We were police include simple arson, was arraigned on the charge arson, conspiracy to commit Sibley police chief Jeremy Elem. Students conspiracy to commit arson, of simple burglary. He is rep- simple arson, burglary and Robinson says the Sibley Fire SeeBURGLARY, Page 3 of the Month MINDEN CRIME LIFE PG.5 Man throws hammers at wife, Glenbrook students donate to school library police say LIFE PG.5 MICHELLE BATES [email protected] A Minden man is accused of throwing two hammers at his Officials with the Webster Parish Tourism Commission, elected officials and business owners attend the rib- wife and threaten- bon cutting for the official launch of the Northwest Louisiana Film Trail, complete with signs in downtown ing police when Minden. Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne attended the event. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald they arrested him. Rex Taylor, 49, of the 800 block of Brackin Street, TAYLOR Lt. gov. attends SeeHAMMER, Page 2 Sham CITY OF MINDEN debates launching of film Electrical and no voters construction OPINION PG.4 trail signage starts Monday WEATHER Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dard- self-guided tour to visitors. The City of Minden will be TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK enne spent Wednesday morning Locations are available for Pre- conducting electrical system con- with local officials to launch the monition starring Sandra Bullock, struction work beginning Mon- Northwest Louisiana Film Trail Blond Ambition with Jessica day. signage in downtown Minden. Simpson and Willie Nelson, The city says the work is in an Following a short program in Harold and Kumar, Escape from effort to rehabilitate the electrical front of the film sign for Blond Guantanamo Bay starring Kal infrastructure. Penn and John Cho, Welcome Ambition, a meet and greet with Areas affected by the updates Home Roscoe Jenkins starring Dardenne took place at The Martin Lawrence, Mo’Nique, will include the south side of Courtyard. Cedrick the Entertainer and Pecan View Drive, north side of Minden boasts more than 26 James Earl Jones, Longshots fea- The film trail sign depicts one area in Min- Bay Creek Road, Bonnie Lane films in and around the Minden turing Ice Cube, Keke Palmer and den where a portion of the Blond Ambi- from the south side of Pecan View area. A free brochure, providing a Tasha Smith and Olympus has tion, starring Jessica Simpson, was Drive to Mary Drive, Mary Drive list of movies and detailed maps and the south side of Virginia 97 61 SeeFILMS, Page 2 filmed. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald HIGH LOW showing movie locations, offers a Avenue. Mainly sunny. Winds NNW at ARTS IN MINDEN 5 to 10 mph. Plain Dealing artist to be featured at City Art Works CONNECT WITH US “My brother’s a really watercolors; her favorite is @mindenph MICHELLE BATES [email protected] good artist in Dallas, and I’ve acrylics, she said. always watched him and The wine painting was thought, ‘Oh I wish I could inspired by a table setting at Dale Farrington traded in paint like you do,’” she said. a mother-daughter event in her hairbrush for a paint- “He asked, ‘Have you ever Colorado, Farrington says. brush in the 90s to paint and picked up a brush?’ And I She attended the event with hasn’t looked back. said, ‘No.’ I’ve drawn all my her daughter, with whom she Farrington, 71, will be the life, but I never started paint- reconnected with after 50 Vol. 47 No. 74 featured artist at City Art ing until 1992.” years. Works, located at 701 Main She paints from photo- “That was just one of the Street, with an artist recep- graphs and whatever she things they had set up tion from 1 until 4 p.m., Sat- likes, she photographs it and against a wall,” she said of urday, Oct. 17. Her exhibit paints from that, she said. Dale Farrington prepares to hang one of her art pieces will run through Nov. 30. She paints pastels and SeeARTIST, Page 3 Wednesday at City Art Works. Bruce Franklin/Press-Herald 2 Thursday, October 15, 2015 – Minden Press-Herald SECONDwww.press-herald.com FRONT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS OBITUARY Byretha Hamilton Funeral services for Byretha Hamilton will be at 11 a.m Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 at St. Rest Baptist Church. The body will lie in state from 10 a.m. until time of service. Byretha Hamilton, a resident of Min- den, passed away at her home on Oct. 13, 2015. Byretha was known around the community for her famous "Bye's Peanut & Pecan Brittle," which she handmade HAMILTON every winter and sold to people ne ar and far. She is preceded in death by her late husband, C.L. Hamilton. She is survived by her sisters, Nancy Kenny, Estelle Jones, and Patsy Turner; and her children, Wanda Bradford, Elena Black, Donald “Ray” Hamilton (Rita, deceased), Janice Hamilton-Crawford (Perry), and Dedri Lewis (Kelvin). She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and dear friends. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to St. Rest Baptist Church, where Byretha served and was a faithful member for nearly 60 years. AROUND THE STATE Man convicted of swindling Louisiana October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the purple silhouettes are a stark reminder of the lives lost due to domestic violence. Domestic violence awareness is a part of Project Celebration’s push to advocate awareness and film tax credit program help families in domestic violence situations. Bridgette Salsberry, of the Webster Parish division of PCI, says it’s impor- tant to know the signs of domestic abuse. An average of four women are murdered by an intimate partner each day. One out of every four American women report they have been physically abused by a husband or boyfriend at some BATON ROUGE — A comes two weeks after point in their lives. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald federal jury has convicted a Kei th's co-conspirator, 38- 38-year-old Pineville man year-old filmmaker Daniel of swindling money from Garcia, was given a similar Louisiana's film tax incen- sentence for creating false tive program documentation to fraudu- Spending reaches $13.5M by candidates for governor Chief U.S. District lently obtain close to $1 Judge Brian A. Jackson million in film tax credits. BATON ROUGE — he's fallen behind the lone the new reporting period, but has been running attack ads sentence J. Matthew Keith Critics of Louisiana's Louisiana's four major candi- major Democrat in the race, he's been a high spender against Dardenne and Tuesday to six months in film tax plan point to these dates for governor have st ate Rep. John Bel Edwards, overall, with his campaign Angelle. The PAC reported federal prison. cases, among a dozen crim- spent $13.5 million on the as the GOP candidates split shelling out $3.4 million. He nearly $1.6 million in the U.S. Attorney Walt inal matters related to the had $569,000 remaining race, with Republican U.S. support. bank. Green said in a news incentive policy, as exam- Sen. David Vitter's campaign Vitter has $1.4 million in cash on hand heading into release that Jackson also ples of weak spots in the An organization support- shelling out $6.2 million of the bank of the $7.6 million the last stretch. ordered Keith to pay $1.2 purported economy-boost- that on its own. he's raised for the campaign. Louisiana's open primary ing Edwards, calling itself million in restitution to the ing program that could The latest fundraising VITTER'S RIVALS places all candidates, regard- Louisiana Families First, state. allow thieves to steal tax- reports were due to the state After Vitter, Edwards was less of party, in an election reported $376,000. And a The new conviction payer dollars. ethics office Wednesday, sitting on the heftiest cam- against each other. If no one group backing Angelle, called showing contributions and paign account, reporting $1.2 receives more than 50 per- Louisiana Rising PAC, had expenses from Sept.