Patterson

Patterson Garden Club presented Torrie Eaton with its May Yard of the Month award. Eaton’s yard is landscaped with snapdragons, begonias, Aztec grass and sweet potato vines.

New changes in early childhood education present challenges for local private day care centers, which will be required to meet the same standards as programs fully funded by the state.

BERWICK — East St. Mary Parish firefighters worked tirelessly Wednesday to extinguish a massive fire Wednesday at a three-story home on the 2800 block of Third Street in Berwick.