Luke Britt

 Homer man killed in single-vehicle crash 

 HOMER MAN KILLED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE CLAIBORNE PARISH CRASH  Claiborne Parish – Earlier today, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 2 near Liberty Hill Road. The crash claimed the life of 68-year-old Michael Coleman of Homer.  The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero, driven by Coleman, …

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 What’s next for the Meta Datacenter? 

 WHAT’S NEXT FOR META’S GIANT LOUISIANA DATA CENTER PROJECT? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.  Meta – the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – announced plans last year to build its largest-ever artificial intelligence data center in a rural part of northeast Louisiana. State officials welcomed the project as a boon for economic development in an impoverished part …

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Summertime in the South hard to beat for good food

Folks who live in other parts of the good ole U Sof A don’t know what they’re missing when it comesto sitting down at the table, especially during summertime.This time of year, we have food available to usthat folks up north don’t appreciate andprobably wouldn’t even if they sampled it.Their taste buds are more attuned to stuffthat’s been sauteed or …

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Thirty five years ago — Part 2

The morning of the invasion of Kuwait was surreal inSaudi Arabia. I drove into the Arab town of Abqaiq andit was business as usual. It was the Muslim Saturdayand the town was sleepy with very little activity. Therewas no expanded security at the gate as I returned tocamp and I started to question if I had reallyheard that there had …

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CHURCH NEWS

Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church2144 Hwy 33 N.MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12 p.m.318-608-6766Canaan Baptist Church502 Canaan Church Rd.SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463Sunday was …

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Motorcyclist Dies in Union Parish Crash

Bernice – On Friday, July 25, 2025, shortly before3:00 p.m., Troopers with Louisiana State PoliceTroop F began investigating a single-vehiclefatal crash on U.S. Hwy 167 just south of LouisianaHwy 2. The crash claimed the life of 69-year-oldDavid Voorhies of Woodville, Mississippi.The preliminary investigation revealed thatVoorhies was driving a 2008 Honda motorcyclenorth on U.S. Hwy 167. For reasons still under investigation,the …

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Four arrested after newborn drowning

DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CONTAINSGRAPHIC CONTENT.VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.4 arrested in Union Parish after newborn baby foundunresponsive in toiletFARMERVILLE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Four people have beenarrested in connection with the death of a newborn in Union Parish,authorities said.The following suspects were arrested for the incident:

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Time for Running with the Bulls

Pamplona Spain is best known for a wild andcrazy event that takes place each July in this city of100,000. Men with more sense of adventure thansmarts take to the streets of this European villagefor the “running of the bulls”, a week-longevent that promises to result in scores ofinjuries and almost always a few fatalitiesas bulls are released into the narrowstreets …

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Thirty-five years ago

Do you ever reflect on the past and say to yourself,“where has all the time gone”. We seem to say it morefrequently as we age and the distance of time in the pastwe reflect on seems to be longer and longer. Though theyears go by, certain events never age and remain fresh inour minds. One such point in time happenedthirty-five …

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