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Abbeville Council discusses salary, job description for parks director

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 4:20pm

The City of Abbeville is working to finalize an agreement that will outsource management of youth recreation in the city to Quality Sports Authority (QSA).
For the past six years, the city has had a director of the Parks and Recreation Department oversee the entire operation of sports seasons as well as the city’s 11 parks.
Once officially approved, the agreement with QSA will take care of the recreation aspect, leaving the department director’s former two-pronged job title with one focus, parks.

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Rendrick Nunez of Abbeville,

Abbeville Police involved in car chase in city, parish

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 6:39pm

A hot pursuit by the Abbeville Police Department resulted in an arrest of an Abbeville man wanted for attempted second degree murder.
On Tuesday, a police officer with the Abbeville Police Department clocked a vehicle speeding on West Summers Drive in Abbeville.
The officer proceeded to attempt to stop the vehicle which was described as a 2003 Infinity Sedan, silver in color.
The suspect vehicle fled away leading to a vehicle pursuit.
The vehicle led officers through Abbeville where the suspect’s vehicle struck a Abbeville Fire Truck and sped away.

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Casey Suire was an MMA fighter and also worked in Indonesia.

Kaplan native killed in motor bike accident in Indonesia

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 5:05pm

Sad news for the industry of mixed martial arts in Asia and the town of Kaplan.
Respected mixed martial artist Casey Suire, a Kaplan native and 1995 graduate of Kaplan High School, has been killed in a tragic motorbike accident in the early hours of Sunday morning in Bali, Indonesia.
Initial reports say he was killed on impact.
Suire was an up and coming fighter with a 6-2 pro record. He signed with ONE Championship in 2013.

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Abbeville working with QSA to run youth recreation

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 4:39pm

After four directors have come and gone during the past six years, the City of Abbeville is going in a different direction to find stability for its youth recreation program.
The city council voted unanimously during a special meeting Tuesday evening to allow Mayor Mark Piazza to present a proposal to outsource the management of the youth recreation program to Quality Sports Authority.

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