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July 1

6:04 a.m. Truck stolen, B&B Avenue.

6:22 a.m. Theft, B&B.

6:23 a.m. Theft, B&B.

9:13 a.m. Simple battery, East Laurel.

ABBEVILLE - The greater Abbeville-Vermilion Chamber of Commerce is hosting a luncheon with Louisiana Economic Development Director, Stephen Moret on Wednesday, July 10 at the Abbeville Country Club.

Registration is from 11:30 a.m. to noon with the presentation following.

High school athletes often participate in multiple sports throughout their high school career. Kelvin Matthews, a senior at North Vermilion High School, is one of those athletes.

July 1

Robyn Bellard, 22, 2627 McGee Johnson Road, DWI, careless operation, open container.

Dwayne Romero, 40, Iota, DWI, careless operation.

Vial L. Fontenot

NICEVILLE, Fla. -- A memorial service for Vial (V.L.) Fontenot, 87 of Niceville was held on June 11 at First Baptist Church, Niceville.

The highly decorated retired Air Force master sergeant was a native of Durald, La.

Some 300 folks, many of them carrying badges, gathered at the St. Martin Sheriff's Office training center on Terrace Highway near St. Martinville Tuesday, July 1, to witness Ronny Theriot take the oath of office for a second term.

Anita Lege

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 3, 2008 at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. James Catholic Church in Esther, honoring the life of Anita Hebert Lege, 90, who died June 30, 2008 at East Ridge Assisted Living.

Suzanne Touchet

By Rachel Cherry

The City of Abbeville recently mailed out water quality reports to the residents.

The document details how water samples are routinely collected and analyzed for purity.

By Chris Rosa

ERATH - Suzanne Touchet was afraid to die after learning she had cancer two years ago but that did not stop her from wanting to do what she loved - teach.

Her death came on Monday when she could not fight anymore. Touchet died at her home in Erath at 1:36 p.m.