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Thursday, November 22, 2012 • Vol. 15, No. 23 • 16 Pages • Circulation 10,000 • www.centralcitynews.us
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Polls to Open Saturday for Eight Days of Early Voting
Wildcats Vie For All-State, All-District Head cheerleader Shelby Breckwoldt
Woody Jenkins
Editor, Central City News
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CENTRAL — The Central Wildcats dropped a heart-breaker 38-20 to Mandeville in Round Two of the State 5A Playoffs Friday, ending their season with the Bi-District Championship and a 10-2 record. But a number of Central players are still in the running for post-season honors, including All-District, All-Metro, All-State, and participation in the Army Red Stick Bowl. Leading the field of possible honorees are last year’s All-State athlete Gary Triplett and quarterback Brett Courville, a possible All-District and All-State selection. Other offensive players in the run-
CENTRAL — The dust has hardly settled on the Nov. 6 election, but voters in the Baton Rouge area will go to the polls once again on Saturday, Dec. 8 for a runoff election that could decide the direction of the Louisiana Supreme Court for a decade to come. Early voting will begin this Saturday, Nov. 24 and end Dec. 1. With the recent elevation of a liberal Democrat to chief justice of the Supreme Court, the runoff between Democrat John Michael Guidry of Baton Rouge and Republican Jeff Hughes of Livingston will have special meaning. The election of Hughes would give conservative Republicans a 4-3 majority on the court. The election of Guidry would give the Democrats a 4-3 majority and could take the court in a more liberal direction. Early voting will be held at • Baker Registrar of Voters • Municipal Building downtown • Clerk of Court on Coursey • Secretary of State on Essen Voters should bring a photo I.D.
Central City News Honored by NNA National Honors to See FINISHES on Page 9
Central Quarterback Brett Courville — Possible All-District, All-State selection
National Newspaper Association
Central Paper for Writing, Ad Design, Freedom of Press
126th Annual Convention Charleston, South Carolina
3,000 Newspapers Nationwide
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CHARLESTON, SC — The Central City News won six top national journalism awards at the 126th Annual National Newspaper Association convention in Charleston, South Carolina. The NNA has 3,000 member newspapers, and 800 competed for awards. Central City News editor Woody Jenkins, who won 1st Place for Best Feature Writing, said the awards are a way the newspaper can pay back in a small way all that the Central community does to make the News a success. “This is such a wonderful community, and we hope that we can bring positive recognition See NEWS on Page 5
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WIN NATIONAL NEWSPAPER AWARDS — Members of the staff of the Central City News were honored at the National Newspaper Association Convention in Charleston, SC, recently. Shown (left to right) are Candi Lee, business manager; Shara Pollard, account executive; Terrie Palmer, graphic artist and advertising design, and Jolice Provost, account executive. Not shown is editor Woody Jenkins.
Best Feature Story - 1st Place “Central Adopting Adalee, 3, and Smith, 2” by Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News Freedom of Information 2nd Place among all daily and non-daily papers in U.S. Honoring Central City News staff’s fight for public records in city where government is privatized. Best Serious Column 3rd Place “Donald Ray Kennard: A Legacy” by Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News See NEWS on Page 5