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Ifound myself making yet another trip by a familiar church sign which reminds us all, “Let your lives be filled with thanks and giving.” Each time I pass, that sign serves as a good reminder of what’s important.

FAMILY FEATURES

Jalapeno Cornbread:

It’s hard to believe the holiday season is almost here. Many of us will soon be planning elaborate meals and celebrations with friends and family.

When the thermometer dips ever so slightly, I grab the biggest pot I can find in my kitchen, and cook the life out of something.

One week, it was potatoes for potato soup.

Welsh resident Jennie Hebert was the recent winner of the Jennings Daily News “You Pick ‘Em” contest.

Debbie Abshire-Sonnier (from left) and her team, which included master helpers Aaron Sonnier and Aria Lapointe, took home first place at the Boo on the Avenue Chili Cook-Off.

Jennings High School alumna Mary Caraway (right) was crowned as McNeese State University Homecoming Queen alongside her classmate, Homecoming King Glenn Anderson.