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ERATH – A routine traffic stop by the Erath Police Department turned out to be more.

Erath patrolmen Keith Lange and Jeff Vincent were on patrol on North Broadway and Vincent Street at around midnight last night when they stopped Robert Luke Miller of 1616 Veterans Memorial Drive. The cops discovered drugs in the vehicle.
Lucas Gene Yielding of 1615 Alvin Street in Abbeville was also arrested.

Both were charged with possession marijuana and with intent to distribute scheduled three and four narcotics.

By Chris Rosa, News Editor
Based on the point system scored by the Kaplan High School administration, North Vermilion Head Football Coach Stephen Lotief is the leading candidate to get the Kaplan High head football coaching job.
At tonight’s School Board meeting, the School Board is expected to hire a new head football coach for Kaplan.
While on paper Lotief scored higher than the other four applicants in the interview, he is not a shoo-in for the job.

By Jeff Nemetz, Lifestyle Editor
KAPLAN – Kaplan High School will be one of the key elements of tonight’s meeting of the Vermilion Parish School Board.
In addition to the pending selection of a new head football coach, the school is also requesting a loan from the school board to be used to upgrade the softball facilities on campus.

The Vermilion Parish Jail received over 200 new educational books donated by the Abbeville Rotary Club.

LAFAYETTE -- Vidalia went into the fourth quarter with a 44-40 lead over the Abbeville Wildcats and used an 8-0 run to start the final frame en route to a win in the Class 3A semifinals 62-48.
The loss ends Abbeville’s season at 27-6.
Abbeville went into halftime of their Class 3A semifinal contest with the No. 1 Vikings tied at 26-26.
After a basket from Gary Stewart put Vidalia up 26-23 with 2:46 left in the half, Abbeville’s Dion Perry hit three free throws to send the two teams into the locker room tied at 26-26.

I’ve had many different jobs ranging from selling ties to working at a rice mill to serving Crystal Light and lemon meringue pie at the lunch counter at Woolworth’s. At the start of each new one, I’d hope that I’d found my true calling in life, but they’d all end with disappointment. It wasn’t until I was 30 years old that I realized I was meant to be a writer.
But some people, like Brady Abshire, find their true calling much earlier. Before he was even a teenager, he realized that he was meant to repair moving vehicles.