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MANDEVILLE – In any typical year, you'd find all of the Everyday Heroes Award recipients in a ballroom during the Keep Louisiana Beautiful State Conference, sharing a meal, celebrating, and swapping success stories. 2020; however, was not a typical year. Due to the COVID pandemic, Keep Louisiana Beautiful shuttered its traditional awards banquet for a virtual presentation and announcement.
Abbeville’s Charlene Beckett is among this year’s honorees.

Outstanding Affiliate Director Award | Charlene Beckett, Abbeville

Williams Scholar Academy and Bethal’s Place will have a town hall meeting on Monday at Comeaux Recreation Center in Abbeville.
The meeting will begin at 5:45 p.m.
The meeting is part of an ongoing effort to allow community-wide participation related to the school and to provide transparency related to the Bethel-Herod Development.
On-site student registration for August 2021 will also be available.
Student registration and teacher applications can also be submitted at wsascholar.com

KAPLAN — A Kaplan home is described as a total loss after a fire Friday morning.
The fire occurred a home near 2nd Street and Jackson Avenue.
No injuries have been reported. The man who lives in the house was at the home of another family member.