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Officials representing the City of Abbeville, the state, the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce and other entities take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the downtown street project.

Officials cut ribbon for Abbeville’s ‘Downtown Revival’

Months of work recently culminated with a ribbon cutting celebrating the Downtown Abbeville road project.
City officials and others gathered on Oct. 17 for the “Downtown Revival” ribbon cutting. The project, which included overhauling the roads and other changes, began in April. It followed the road transfer between the state and the city, which Mayor Roslyn White said provided a tremendous opportunity to effect positive change.

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Abbeville High Principal Phillip Freeman

Abbeville High principal explained why football game was stopped on Friday

Abbeville High Principal Phillip Freeman explained why the football game between Abbeville High and Franklinton was stopped with 7:30 to play in the fourth quarter.
The WIldcats were losing 50-12 when the homecoming game was stopped.
The Abbeville Meridional first reported that the game was stopped because an Abbeville fan, who was being escorted out of the football stadium by the police, made the threat that he would return to the game with a gun.

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Francis LeBlanc will be missed by many.

Abbeville sadden by loss of former chorus director

Francis LeBlanc was a soft-spoken man who significantly impacted Abbeville High School and J.H. Williams Middle School. He passed away over the weekend of a short illness.
He was the chorus director at Abbeville High School and J.H. Williams Middle School for 27 years. He retired this past May.
As of Monday, the Meridional had not received any funeral arrangements for LeBlanc. 

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