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ATLANTIC OCEAN - A 2018 Abbeville High School graduate and native of Abbeville, Louisiana, is serving aboard USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), a guided-missile destroyer, currently conducting operations in the Atlantic Ocean.
Seaman Apprentice Clayton E. Rachalla is part of the aviation team responsible for assisting helicopters in taking off and landing on the ship.
“I help with on loading and offloading supplies,” Rachalla said. “Without me, the helicopters can’t land or take off from the flight deck.”

The Vermilion Parish School Board voted 8-0 to name North Vermilion Principal Tommy Byler as the new superintendent.
Byler beat out interim superintendent Brad Prudhomme and assistant superintendent Paul Hebert.
The school board also named Byler as the interim superintendent until he and the school board agree on Byler’s contract.
During the interview process on Monday, school board member Dale Stelly asked Byler and the other two candidates why they wanted to be the new superintendent with the COVID-19 problems.

Due to the number of Vermilion Parish Library employees quarantined for COVID 19, the library will be closed from Tuesday, Aug. 4 through Monday, Aug. 17.
All branches will re-open on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at their regularly scheduled hours. Branches will only open for curbside pickup and drive-thru in Abbeville.
According to a spokesperson for the library, “No one on staff at any branch of the Vermilion Parish Library has tested positive for COVID 19, we are closing to quarantine for 14 days due to possible exposure.”