St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church sponsors BBQ fundraiser in Vicksburg

The event is a fundraiser for the Young Adult Ministry Mission Trip to New Orleans where the 19-member team will be working for Habitat for Humanity for a week in August.

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ST. MARTINVILLE The St. Martin Parish Sheriffs Office is taking advantage of grant money and a little cash out of its own pocket to take in highly specialized interview training for its most vulnerable witnesses and victims children.

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The Scot's St Andrews dreams are blown away

St. Peter Church has new head priest

LObservateur RESERVE Newly appointed head pastor for St. Peter Catholic Church in Reserve, the Rev. Martin Smullen, started his tenure at the Reserve church this past week with a bangliterally.

'Lotus Eaters' a gripping tale of Vietnam War

"The Lotus Eaters," by Tatjana Soli (St. Martin's Press; $24.99). Local connection: The author grew up on the Central Coast and attended Stanford University. Her stories have appeared in a number of publications, including "The Sun," "Story Quarterly" and "Third Coast." This is the first novel by Soli, now an Orange County resident.