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Thursday, Aug 12, 2021 - 2:07 pm
Alexandria, La. (August 12, 2021) — The City of Alexandria is looking for volunteers to help local elementary school students in grades K-3 improve their reading and literacy skills in a program titled Reading Better Together. “We need at least 75 volunteers to participate in the schools. Ideally, each volunteer will work individually with three students, all from the same classroom,” explained Sherry Bovey, a VISTA employee working with the City as a volunteer recruitment and management systems designer. In addition to Bovey, Ethan Francois, a graduate of Louisiana College with a degree in...
Thursday, Jul 22, 2021 - 1:42 pm
Alexandria, La. (July 22, 2021) — Drivers using the service road along MacArthur Drive near the intersection with Castle Road are well acquainted with long delays, especially around lunch and dinner time as drivers line up to use the drive thru at Raising Cane’s. The good news is those delays are about to disappear as the restaurant is expanding its parking lot and drive thru lanes thanks to a neighbor’s willingness to relocate their business. “It was a problem off and on,” explained Tracy Thames, a managing partner of the Auto Parts & Supply NAPA store that was next door to the...
Thursday, Jul 22, 2021 - 10:43 am
Alexandria, La. (July 22, 2021) — The City of Alexandria recently completed the final phase of a drainage project that started in 2002, covered more than 300 acres of residential and commercial properties and cost a little more than $4 million. Known as the Wooddale Outfall and Railroad Improvement Project, the work was designed to improve drainage around the Wooddale community of the Alexandria Housing Authority as well as areas around La. Highway 1 North and the New Enterprise Addition subdivision area “Drainage has been a concern for Alexandria residents for decades, and we are pleased to...
Wednesday, Jul 14, 2021 - 3:32 pm
Alexandria, La. (July 14, 2021) — Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall and representatives of Alexandria Police Officers Association Local 833 formally signed the contract between the City and the union during a ceremony at the Public Safety Complex today. “I’m proud to stand here today with these officers to get them the increases they deserve,” Hall said. “It is a new day for APD in terms of pay, benefits and leadership. The men and women of APD are professionals and now their pay and benefits package matches the high standard of performance of our officers.” Alexandria Police Officers Association Local...
Monday, Jul 12, 2021 - 3:52 pm
Alexandria, La. (July 12, 2021) — The City of Alexandria will host a Back to School Bash from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at the Randolph Riverfront Center, located at 707 Second Street in downtown Alexandria. Local students in grades Pre-K through 12 will be able to get free back to school supplies, including pens, paper, notebooks, colored pens, crayons and other classroom necessities. There will also be a number of fun activities as well as a K9 demonstration. For the health and safety of participants, face masks will be required while inside the event as well as social...
Monday, Jul 12, 2021 - 1:09 pm
Alexandria, La. (July 12, 2021) — Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall, working in conjunction with Finance Director David Johnson, attorney Trey Gist and members of the Alexandria City Council, has submitted a budget amendment for final consideration at Tuesday’s City Council meeting designed to correct the deficiencies in the currently adopted 2021-2022 budget. “It is time we get this matter resolved,” Hall said. “As Mayor, it is my responsibility to find a way to get that done, just as it was my responsibility to fight to ensure that we comply with the requirements of the City Charter and...
Wednesday, Jul 7, 2021 - 4:54 pm
Alexandria, La. (July 7, 2021) — The City of Alexandria hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning for the Alexandria Riverfront Amphitheater Bandshell, a $1.3 million joint project to improve downtown between the Red River Waterway Commission and the City of Alexandria. “Our vision is to create a beautiful, accessible greenspace where people can come to fish, go boating, cookout or have a picnic with friends and family members, come to study for class or just lay back and get a few minutes of well-deserved relaxation,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey Hall. “We also want a place where...
Thursday, Jul 1, 2021 - 4:10 pm
Alexandria, La. (July 1, 2021) — Alexandria, La. (July 1, 2021) — A community fireworks celebration for Independence Day will be held at 9 p.m. Sunday, July 4, in downtown Alexandria with fireworks over the Red River. Following the City Council’s decision Tuesday night to vote against a city-sponsored July 4th fireworks show, councilmen Lee Rubin, Chuck Fowler and Jim Villard as well as Mayor Jeff Hall spearheaded a drive to raise funds to sponsor the event. Rubin, Fowler and Villard voted for the fireworks show. “We all thought it was important to the quality of life in Alexandria to have a...
Wednesday, Jun 30, 2021 - 1:06 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 30, 2021) — The City of Alexandria will not host a fireworks display on July 4 this year after members of the Alexandria City Council voted the measure down Tuesday night. The request failed 4-3 with council members Reddex Washington, Gerber Porter, Cynthia Perry and Catherine Davidson voting against the fireworks display slated for Sunday, July 4 in downtown Alexandria. Voting for the fireworks display were Council President Jim Villard, Chuck Fowler and Lee Rubin. “We are disappointed with the vote, but we encourage residents to celebrate our nation with our...
Tuesday, Jun 29, 2021 - 1:26 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 29, 2021) — Alexandria Police Chief Ronney Howard announced the department is recruiting for the next Regional Police Academy session that starts in July and 14 candidates have signed up so far. In addition, there are four POST certified officers slated to join the Alexandria Police Department. “We’re happy that three veterans of APD have decided to come home,” Howard said. “And we are excited to have another POST certified officer who has chosen to join our team.” Alexandria, like cities across the nation, needs more qualified candidates interested in becoming police...