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Eunice native Gerry McGee is a music legend to many in his hometown. He’s known as a session musician who has played and recorded with the likes of Elvis Presley, The Monkees, Bobby Darin, Roseanne Cash, The Ventures and Kris Kristofferson. McGee is well known for playing the guitar.

Record low temperatures were set here two days this week as winter refused to completely go away in advance of today’s official arrival of spring.
A new record low of 36 was posted Monday, erasing the old mark for March 17 of 39 degrees, established in 1994.

From files of The Eunice News
March 1942

A home guard of one or two companies to organize a second line of defense against an invasion attempt is being formed here. Dr. H. Jenkins said the guard will drill regularly.

By Todd C. Elliott
todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com

Ward 2 City Council member Germaine Simpson invited members of the Library Coalition to discuss the impact of a parish-wide library system and a parish-wide library tax before the matter is put to a vote on the upcoming November ballot. Simpson said that she supported the creation of St.