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By; Glynn Harris Lincoln Parish Park was born from the dream of a special man, the late Fredrick Hoogland. One day, in the late 1970s, he was inspired by something he saw. I interviewed him 20 years or so ago and wrote an article on his discovery. “When I stepped up on a bluff that spring day and saw what …

By: Tuffy Fields Five years ago, China was hosting the Olympics. The President of China asked the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to not invade Ukraine until after the Olympics were completed. He did wait and then invaded with ferocity. Putin had telegraphed exactly what he was going to do and then did it and everyone stood by and watched …

By: Jim Brown Change is in the air. Even down here in the deepest of deep southern states, we are seeing the leaves on trees turning from green to a variety of browns. Thank goodness, the weather has changed from toasty warm to right down pleasant. And if you want to see some real change, take a look at our …

Antioch Baptist Church 3501 Hwy 828 Farmerville 318-368-3591 Early Worship – 8:30 a.m. Sunday School – 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m. Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church 2144 Hwy 33 N. Marion Sunday School -11 a.m. Sunday Worship -12 p.m. 318-608-6766 Canaan Baptist Church 502 Canaan Church Rd. Spearsville Sunday School -10am Sunday Worship -11am 870-312-3440 Bro. Brian Williams Conway …

STAFF REPORT editor@fgazette.com FARMERVILLE — The public bid opening for the Lake D’Arbonne Mega Ramp has been moved from Nov. 5 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, according to the project engineer, Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson. The engineer’s current bid listing gives no reason for the postponement. The engineer lists a construction estimate starting at $6 million. The actual …

STAFF REPORT editor@fgazette.com Part Three of Three Union Parish should appoint a broadly representative charter commission to prepare a president-council proposal for public review. The commission should include people with financial, management, and legal experience, together with residents from the parish’s towns and rural communities. Louisiana law gives the Police Jury authority to appoint a charter commission or call an …

STAFF REPORT editor@fgazette.com Ellis takes 62 percent in Union Parish as 59 percent vote against the road tax FARMERVILLE — Both the district judge’s race and the Union Parish road-tax proposition were expected by many to be close. The Nov. 3 returns showed otherwise. In Union Parish, Phillip Ellis received 4,314 votes to Lewis A. Jones’s 2,647, giving Ellis 62 …

Antioch Baptist Church 3501 Hwy 828 Farmerville 318-368-3591 Early Worship – 8:30 a.m. Sunday School – 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m. Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church 2144 Hwy 33 N. Marion Sunday School -11 a.m. Sunday Worship -12 p.m. 318-608-6766 Canaan Baptist Church 502 Canaan Church Rd. Spearsville Sunday School -10am Sunday Worship -11am 870-312-3440 Bro. Brian Williams Conway …

Staff Report PUBLIC RECORDS REVEAL UNION PARISH PAID NEARLY $160,000 TO HOUSE PRISONERS IN OTHER PARISHES Newly obtained financial records raise questions about jail overcrowding, criminal court delays and government transparency as voters prepare for November 3 election FARMERVILLE, LA — October 30, 2026 Union Parish taxpayers have paid $159,875.01 to detention facilities in four neighboring parishes over a period …