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Last week, residents who live on Revelation Drive north of Erath were worried about a charter school being built in their backyard
They voiced their concerns to the Vermilion Parish Police Jury last week. They worried about flooding when the charter school elevated the property.
The Williams Scholar Academy Board listened to their worries and decided not to relocate their temporary school on Hwy. 338. The charter school will remain at its current location on the grounds of Lighthouse for Jesus Ministries near Abbeville.

Is this past weekend’s Daylily Festival and Garden Show the best one ever?
To many who attended, it sure feels that way.
The festival made its return to Magdalen Square in Abbeville on Saturday, after being canceled all together in 2020 and moved indoors due to inclement weather last year.
“I think this is the largest crowd ever,” said Vermilion Chamber Executive Director Lynn Guillory, one of the event’s organizers. “I will tell you that most of the people who attended were really excited to be out in the square.”

A Vermilion Parish Boy Scout built three flag retirement boxes for his project to become an Eagle Scout.
Boy Scouts must complete their Eagle Scout project before their 18th birthday. Grady Wise, a recent North Vermilion High School graduate, decided he would make three drop-off boxes for flags since many people don’t know how to properly dispose of them after they become worn down.
His idea to build the disposal boxes was born when people gave Boy Scout Troop 85 old flags because they did not know what to do with them.