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The Rayville Kiwanis Club is accepting nominations for the Fourth Annual Sellers Aycock Jr., Service Award.

The award is presented each year to a man or woman in Richland Parish whose achievements, leadership and service have been accomplished for the benefi t of the community.

The nominee does not have to be a member of the Rayville Kiwanis Club to be eligible but must be a resident of Richland Parish. The selection committee, chosen on a confi dential basis, is comprised of distinguished citizens of the community.

Richland Parish Sheriff Gary Gilley unveils the department’s new 24-hour drop box available for people wishing to dispose of prescription drugs.

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Richland Parish will be represented by two contestants in the 2017 Miss Louisiana Pageant this week.

The pageant will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 22–24 at the Monroe Civic Center.

Baylea Huffman of Delhi is a senior majoring in speech language pathology at ULM. She is a teacher at Miss Brandy’s School of Dance in Delhi. Huffman’s platform is “The Bucket Challenge,” which focuses on building the self-esteem of young children. She is currently serving as the reigning Miss Monroe.