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The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury (JDPJ) recently met and adopted a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which took effect Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.

ELTON — Residents and commercial water customers here are seeing a change in the water billing cycle and payments.

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old student with a shotgun and a handgun opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school, killing a sixthgrader and wounding five others. Thursday's shooting had students at Perry High School barricading themselves in offices, ducking into classrooms and fleeing. Authorities said one of the wounded was a school administrator and that the suspect was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The official said authorities are investigating the suspect's motive and reviewing his social media posts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating. Thursday's attack took place just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action. Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, who heads U.S. Navy operations in the Middle East, said it was the first time the Houthis had used an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

Beginning this month, Jeff Davis Electric Co-Op (JDEC) customers will see an increase in fuel charges on their monthly electric bills.

Jennings Daily News (JDN) is patiently awaiting the arrival of the first baby born in 2024. Once the new bundle of joy makes its entrance and all 10 fingers and 10 toes have been counted, mom or dad should come forward and identify the first baby of the new year.

WELSH — Town officials here voted to move forward with adding a one-cent sales tax renewal to the spring ballot.