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Above are the Ganado FFA Outstanding Seniors for the 2013-14 school year, left, Nick Skoruppa and Will Malek.

After a sunny weekend, Memorial Day has turned out to be soggy. Thunderstorms rolled in early this morning bringing much needed rain all over Jackson County. Readers are reporting as much as six inches falling on the north part of Edna. Out on FM 1822 nearly three inches has been reported. On Navidad and Pear St. in Edna five inches have been reported. The National Weather Service has issued a small stream flood advisory and more rainfall is expected. We will update rainfall amounts from readers as they become available.

    Investigators from Lafayette, La. are asking for help from Jackson County citizens regarding a sexual assault that occurred in a parking lot in Lafayette, La. on Dec. 26, 2013.
    The female victim was forced into her SUV at gunpoint and sexually assaulted.
    According to Corp. Paul Mouton, public information officer with the Lafayette Police Department, the victim’s drivers license was found outside of a business in Ganado on March 29.
    “It was discovered in good condition... leading investigators to believe that the license had only been there for a short period of time,” he said. “It is possible the suspect traveled to or from Ganado to Lafayette for employment reasons.”
    The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-40s, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, cowboy boots, black sunglasses with black/gray spiky hair and a short beard.

Richard Browning, left, former mayor and councilman for the City of Edna, was once again sworn into office to serve District 1 as its council representative. Browning replaces Justin Bonnot who moved out of the city. Browning was given the oath of office by City Secretary Becky Miska at the May 1 council meeting.