Many of our colleagues are taking a break from publishing today, however, here we are! We felt like we had some important news to share with you, not the least of which is our Pet Project with a new advertising sponsor. Webster Parish Journal welcomes an old friend – McInnis Insurance – as our weekly Pet Project Sponsor. Philip McInnis and his family of co-workers are huge pet advocates and are a happy addition to the WPJ family.

Also, every Friday, we run our Most Wanted for Minden Police Department. Thanks to our readers, Most Wanted has a 90 percent success rate for MPD. Mike’s Hometown Spirits and Hugh Wood Specialty Meats sponsor Most Wanted, which has become one of our most-read submissions every week.

So while you are grilling and celebrating today, we hope you are also getting your up-to-date news with Webster Parish Journal. Simple and Free at websterparishjournal.com . It’s OK to grill and read, but please don’t do so while you are driving!

Happy Independence Day from the WPJ staff!

Thank you,

Pat and Bonnie Culverhouse