The Lake Providence Town Hall confirmed the shutdown is happening. An employee with the police department said they were notified on Friday, February 28, that the department was shutting down and ...

CAIRO, Friday, Feb. 20. A skirmish occurred between a small party of Federals and 300 of the First Louisiana cavalry on the 10th, near Lake Providence, which resulted in the rout of the latter.

The city of Prior Lake is taking a step into the digital age. Mayor Kirt Briggs has started conducting virtual town halls. In June, the theme of the town hall is business development in Prior Lake.

English Lake in the town of Newton holds the title for the county's deepest lake at 85 feet. Cedar Lake in the town of Schleswig holds both the title for the county's most shallow lake at 21 feet ...