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Sherrena Kimtrell Dyer, 32, a native of Terrebonne Parish and a resident of Gray, La., passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 28, 2017.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2017 at Beacon Light Baptist Church, 4325 W. Park Ave. in Gray, La. Burial will follow in Blue Lily Cemetery.
She is survived by her mother, Lorraine Redmond Dyer; father, Bradford (Natalie) Dyer; brothers, Shaun K. Redmond and Shane K. (Daykeay) Dyer; sisters, Brittany Golden all of Gray, La., and Bethany Dyer of Franklin; paternal grandfather, Walter Dyer of Gray and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, maternal grandparents.
Arrangements entrusted to Jones Funeral Home of Houma-Morgan City-Franklin-Jeanerette.
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Wanda “Faye” Hunt Smith, 57, a resident and native of Franklin, La., passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 7:08 pm at Iberia Medical Center.
Visitation will be observed on Friday January 5, 2018 at Triune Church of God In Christ in Franklin, La. from 9 a.m. until the beginning of funeral services at 11 a.m., with Elder Donald Lancelin, officiating. Burial will immediately follow the services in the Franklin Cemetery- Main Street Franklin, La.
Memories of “Faye,” as she was known to many, will forever remain in the hearts of her two daughters, Latoya Hunt and Lannell Smith both of Franklin, La.; a brother, Don Hunt of Austin, TX; two sisters, Mrs. Clements (Lois) Williams of Franklin, La. and Ann Hunt of Verdunville, La.; other children to her marriage to her husband, Wakinna Weasby, Darrell Weasby, Derrick Weasby, and Donovan Smith all of Houston, TX; her “apples of her eyes,” her grandchildren, and twelve other grandchildren and a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.
Wanda Faye was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, three brothers, a step-son, a devoted friend, and both her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Jones Funeral Home of Morgan City-Franklin-Jeanerette-Houma in charge of arrangements.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Brutal winter weather that’s brought subzero temperatures to parts of the U.S. is threatening to dump snow and ice across areas of the South that rarely see flurries, much less accumulation.
The National Weather Service said a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain was expected Wednesday mainly along the Atlantic seaboard from Florida to North Carolina. It warned that icy roads and low visibility could make driving treacherous across the region.
In Savannah, a coastal city that hasn’t seen measurable snowfall since February 2010, up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) of snow and sleet were forecast. As city officials filled dump trucks with sand to spread on major streets, Mayor Eddie DeLoach urged residents to stay home and keep off the roads.
“The streets will be slick,” DeLoach told a news conference Tuesday. “We could have some serious issues for folks who aren’t used to driving in this kind of weather.”
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency through Friday for 28 counties because of the frigid weather.
The weather service said up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) of snow could fall as far south as Tallahassee, Florida. Snow began falling in Tallahassee early Wednesday — a rare occurrence in the Florida city. Accumulation of 3 to 5 inches (8 to 13 centimeters) was possible in eastern North Carolina.
In central Florida, the state’s largest theme parks announced that water attractions such as Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay and SeaWorld’s Aquatica were closed Wednesday because of the cold snap.
In Brunswick, Georgia, on the Atlantic coast, law enforcement agencies reported freezing rain and ice on bridges early Wednesday in south Georgia as a winter storm revved up along the East Coast. Brunswick police reported on their official Twitter account that area bridges had begun to ice up.
The icy conditions also were hampering early morning travel in Florida, as authorities were forced to shut a stretch of Interstate 10 east of Tallahassee.
In other parts of the U.S., dangerously cold temperatures have been blamed for at least a dozen deaths as well as freezing a water tower in Iowa and halting ferry service in New York.
The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories and freeze warnings Tuesday covering a vast area from South Texas to Canada and from Montana through New England.
Indianapolis early Tuesday tied a record low of minus 12 degrees Fahrenheit (-24 Celsius) for Jan. 2 set in 1887, leading Indianapolis Public Schools to cancel classes. And the northwest Indiana city of Lafayette got down to minus 19 (-28 Celsius), shattering the previous record of minus 5 (-21 Celsius) for the date, set in 1979, the National Weather Service said. After residents there began complaining of a hum, Duke Energy said it was caused by extra power surging through utility lines to meet electricity demands.
“The temperatures are certainly extreme, but we’ve seen colder,” said Joseph Nield, a meteorologist in Indianapolis, noting that the all-time low temperature in Indiana was minus 36 (-38 Celsius) in 1994.
Nevertheless, the cold is nothing to trifle with, forecasters warned.
With Chicago-area wind chills expected between -35 and -20 degrees (-37 and -29 Celsius), forecasters warned of frost bite and hypothermia risks and urged residents to take precautions, including dressing in layers, wearing a hat and gloves, covering exposed skin and bringing pets indoors.
Atlanta hospitals were seeing a surge in emergency room visits for hypothermia and other ailments as temperatures plunge well below freezing. The temperature in Atlanta fell to 13 degrees (-11 Celsius) before dawn on Tuesday.
“We have a group of patients who are coming in off the street who are looking to escape the cold — we have dozens and dozens of those every day,” said Dr. Brooks Moore, associate medical director in the emergency department of Grady Health System, which operates Georgia’s largest hospital in Atlanta.
Warming shelters were opened across the South as freeze watches and warnings blanketed the region, including hard freeze warnings for much of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

Morgan City police are seeking the public's help identifying a person of interest in connection with a December burglary.

The Morgan City Police Department Detectives Division began an investigation Dec.14, 2017, in regard to a burglary, a news release said.

Shortly after the burglary occurred, a debit card was used at a local business in the area. The person depicted in the above picture allegedly used the card. He was seen exiting a silver Ford F-150 that was pulling a boat.

If you have any information regarding the identity of the person or the vehicle depicted in the above pictures, contact the Morgan City Police Department Detectives Division at 985-380-4605.