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The federally-funded, $4.8 million watershed project should alleviate much of the flooding that occurs in Farmerville during heavy rains like those shown above from 2020. Planning, approval process will be lengthy, construction won’t begin for more than a year By Luke Britt/Editor The long-awaited Farmerville flood mitigation project first approved by the state in 2018 showed signs of progress this …

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment of the When Marion Played Sports series. Click the link to see all the articles in the series. By Jackie HuntSpecial to The Gazette Long before Lillie E. Davis became a teacher and principal at Marion High School, and a prominent respected face throughout the parish, she was an athlete at Marion Industrial High School.  …

Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. There’s something about the deer we hunt. They’re sharper than we are and the blink of an eye or a slap at a mosquito may be all it takes to cause a deer to …