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Thursday, Dec 12, 2019 - 3:56 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 12, 2019) — Employees of the Alexandria Coca-Cola Bottling Company donated more than 400 school supplies Thursday to the Alexandria Teen and Youth Center. “One of our core values is to give back to the community,” explained Mark Cowert, Sales Center Manager for the Alexandria Coca-Cola plant. “Over the past month our associates have collected more than 400 items for the Alexandria Teen and Youth Center. We think it’s very important to give back to the youth in Alexandria.” The collected items, which include everything from school backpacks and notebooks to pencils, pens...
Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019 - 2:39 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 11, 2019) — ATRANS, the City of Alexandria’s public transit system, will close its main terminal on Second Street beginning Thursday, Dec. 12, through Saturday, Dec. 14, as streets will be closed for the City’s annual winter festival, AlexWinterFete, which begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.12, in downtown Alexandria. Buses will still run, but the main terminal will operate from the Bolton Avenue Community Center. The main terminal on Second Street will reopen for regular business on Monday, Dec. 16. “We hope this doesn’t cause too much inconvenience, but for everyone’s...
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019 - 12:31 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 10, 2019) — Jason Hebert, a Natchitoches native with 28 years of firefighting and EMS experience, has joined the Alexandria Fire Department as the new Director of EMS. “More than 70 percent of the calls our fire department responds to are medical calls,” noted Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “So it is critical that our fire department personnel have the proper medical training and supplies to be able to respond to emergencies. Jason has the experience and will be a great asset to our department and to the citizens of Alexandria.” It didn’t take long for Hebert to make...
Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 - 6:23 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 5, 2019) — A City of Alexandria ATRANS passenger bus was involved in a traffic accident at the intersection of Elliott and Foisy streets Thursday morning. A total of 15 passengers from the bus were taken to local hospitals for treatment as was the driver of the other vehicle involved. Most of the injuries were reported as minor to moderate, but one passenger from the bus had what were described as potentially life-threatening injuries. The accident involved the city bus and a pickup truck driven by Arkita Jewell, 37, of Alexandria. The ATRANS bus, which was heading south...
Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 - 4:34 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 5, 2019)—Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall presented the 2019 Service Awards to city employees during the annual luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 5, in Convention Hall. Each year the City takes this day to recognize employees for their years of service. Mayor Hall said he also wanted to thank all city workers as well for their continued dedication and commitment to making Alexandria a great place to live. “I’ve now officially been in office one year and during that time I really think we have made some great progress. But we couldn’t have done it without you,” Hall said. “Without the hard...
Wednesday, Nov 27, 2019 - 2:43 pm
Alexandria, Louisiana (Nov. 27, 2019)—
The City of Alexandria and corporate partners kick off the holiday season on Sunday, Dec. 1, with The 12 Nights of Christmas, a series of special concerts and activities planned throughout the Christmas season.
The City of Alexandria Division of Community Services has coordinated this community holiday tradition for the past several years. We are grateful for the various businesses and organizations that sponsor the events and provide entertainment and refreshments each evening. The events may be free or a fee may be charged and all events...
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2019 - 7:44 pm
Alexandria, La. (Nov. 26, 2019)— The City of Alexandria always wants everyone to be safe. But as the holiday shopping season kicks off on Black Friday, Nov. 29, safety becomes especially important. This is a time of year when people are anxious, rushed, distracted and some are, unfortunately, out to take what isn’t theirs. “We want everyone to have a safe and happy holiday season,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey Hall. “That means we need to be aware of our surroundings, drive defensively, watch out for pedestrians and small children who may get away from their parents. Since this can also be...
Monday, Nov 25, 2019 - 4:18 pm
Alexandria, La. (Nov. 25, 2019)—It’s not often a person gets compared to a tortoise, but in this case it’s a compliment. At the Alexandria Zoo there are two major icons who have been around for decades. They are both crowd pleasers and many generations of zoo visitors have a story or two to tell about them.
One of the icons is, of course, “Big Al” the Aldabra Tortoise and the other is George Simmons, the zoo’s train conductor.
Life at the zoo will change a bit at the end of this month, because Simmons is hanging up his conductor’s hat after 27 years riding the rails.
“George...
Monday, Nov 25, 2019 - 3:59 pm
Alexandria, La. (Nov. 22, 2019)— The City of Alexandria Community Development Department, in conjunction with The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, will present a Fair Housing Seminar from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4 in Alexandria Convention Hall, 915 Third St. “It is extremely important that people understand just what The Fair Housing Act is and how it works to protect us,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey Hall. “I really want to encourage all our citizens to learn about The Fair Housing Act, and I especially urge tenants, landlords, property managers, Zoning Board...
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019 - 9:43 am
Alexandria, La. (Nov. 20, 2019) —Alexandria Police officers and the Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition conducted a reverse panhandling effort from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Jackson Street and MacArthur Drive. As part of the reverse panhandling effort, officers from APD joined with representatives from the Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition, Volunteers of America and other support groups that provide services to the area’s homeless to pass out cards to motorists and explain how they can truly help individuals they encounter in the area asking for money. “We...