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 Last week we witnessed a very unique athletic event that provided assurance that perseverance and not giving up can eventually lead to victory. The event I am referring to was not a complete human endeavor but a partnership between a human equine event. A horse was allowed to enter the Kentucky Derby race; one of the top …

By: Sallie Rose Hollis One of my classmates at our 56-year Farmerville High School reunion asked me, “Are you going to write about this in your column?”  “You know I’ll have to,” I said. “But I don’t know what I’m going to say yet.”  Truth is: I still don’t know. All the scenes, the sounds, the conversations are swirling in …

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 …

Union General Hospital  STAFF REPORT   Union General Hospital Awards 2026 “It’s a Girl Thing: Making Proud Choices” Scholarship to India Hill  Farmerville, LA – Union General Hospital is proud to announce that India Hill, a senior at Union Parish High School and daughter of Debbie and Robert Hill, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 “It’s a Girl …

 D.A. John Belton, Third JDA Office  STAFF REPORT   On May 1, 2026, Third Judicial District Attorney John Belton swore in Cary Brown as an Assistant District Attorney for Lincoln and Union Parishes.  Brown brings 22 years of trial and prosecution experience to the position. District Attorney Belton stated, “I am proud to announce that Cary will be coming on board …

By: Glynn Harris Turkey hunting in Louisiana is going full tilt with another week to go until season ends May 3. From posts I’m seeing on the Internet and from calls I’ve gotten, it seems to have been a pretty good season so far with quite a few longbeard gobblers biting the dust since season opened for the general public …