Bernice, LA — On Saturday, July 12, 2025, deputies with theUnion Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported stabbing atthe Bernice Villa Apartments, located at 115 W. 4th Street. Uponarrival, they discovered a man deceased inside the apartment.UPSO Criminal Investigations Division (CID) responded andbegan an investigation. Investigators determined the victim,71-year-old Delmer Watt Sr., of Bernice, was likely deceased severalhours before …

WASHINGTON, DC – More than 4,000 members of theDaughters of the American Revolution convened this weekin the nation’s capital for the 134th Continental Congress,the latest gathering of the longstanding service organization’sannual meeting. The week-long convention consisted ofbusiness sessions, committee meetings, and social functions,and was topped off with formal evening ceremonies at whichnational DAR award recipients were honored. In attendancewere Vice …

The mockingbird is Mississippi’s official statebird; I looked it up. After spending several days inour neighboring state a few years ago, I’m of theopinion that whoever chose the mocker picked thewrong bird. The right choice, in my opinion, wasright there all along, soaring, dipping anddiving over the Mississippi terrain, the ictiniamississippiensis.If the Latin name fails to yank yourchain, try Mississippi …

It seems that the costs of living have been increasingfor some time. This phenomenon is not new, and theseincreases seem to be a norm within our culture. Yearafter year regulations enter our lives. They may be smallsubtle changes and occasionally something is implementedthat rocks the way that we live. Thenwe stop, take a big breath, look back and askhow did …

I’ve spent much of my life thinking of punctuation asone of the great gifts of modern-day written language. Imean, if you study most of the classic languages, punctuationas we know it barely existed – and I’ve often wonderedhow tricky that must have been.That kind of wondering? I guess I came byit honest. After all, I taught journalism for 34years, including …

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. 6:30pm318-292-4463Dean Baptist …

Reading and Riding in NELAA Read & Ride pilot programwas just completed by the LSUAgCenter in Caldwell, Franklin,Ouachita, Richland, and UnionParishes. This program, fundedby the Living Well Foundation,has placed fitness bikes with attacheddesks in selected schoolsand public libraries. Youth andadult participants can earncharms by reading a book whileriding a bike.The goals of this project wereto help improve literacy and increasephysical …

Union General Hospital hosted a celebratoryRibbon Cutting and Open House on Tuesdayafternoon to mark the official opening of the newUnion General Rural Health Clinic, located at 1025Marion Highway in Farmerville. The event broughttogether community leaders, healthcare advocates,local residents, and staff members for a meaningfulceremony that underscored the importance ofaccess to quality rural healthcare.The program, hosted in collaboration with theUnion Parish …