By: Tuffy Fields Last week members of the United States Whitehouse press corps, guests and members of the elected national government and the president’s cabinet came together for a rare sit-down evening of fellowship at the Whitehouse Press Corps Dinner. From the outside looking in it appeared that the dinner may provide an opportunity for some olive branches to be …

By: Jim Brown Say it isn’t so. The Bayou State, made up of docile souls who are law abiding, courteous and well-trained motorists, has just been tagged by several rating services as having the worst drivers in the nation. Look, the folks down here in the deepest of the deep Southern states do get a little rowdy now and then. …

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 …

By: Union General Hospital Staff Report  Living Well Foundation Grant Expands Behavioral Health Services at Union General Hospital  Farmerville, LA – Union General Hospital is proud to announce the expansion of Behavioral Health Services at the Union General Rural Health Clinic, made possible through a grant from the Living Well Foundation.  This important investment reflects a continued commitment to addressing …

By;  UPSO STAFF REPORT   Sheriff Gates awards scholarship to college-bound teen  Sheriff Dusty Gates announced that Sarah Hamilton of Union Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2025-2026 school year. She resides in Farmerville and plans to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette with Forensic Science as her field of …

By: J Michael Small – Attorney for Trey Holly I’m pleased with the disposition reached in court on Friday. Most importantly Trey did not plead guilty to anything. Rather he entered a Nolo Contendere plea, sometimes referred to as a best interest plea, to end the legal proceedings in this matter. Pursuant to our plea agreement the Judge sentenced Trey …

By: Glynn Harris I’m not a technologically- adept person. That’s why I called my friend and computer expert, Rex Moncrief last week to come help me set up my new phone.  Rex came, got my phone up and running and as he left, he mentioned he was headed home to Bossier City, pick up his boat and meet his friend, …

By: Tuffy Fields The War in Ukraine: Casualties, Futility, and Russia’s Destructive Path  America is in a war in Iran and as we try to come to grips with an the intricacies of the conflict the world has pivoted from a war that has even more potential for communist dominance than anything we are witnessing in the mid-East. It is …

By; Sallie Rose Hollis The struggle is real – or in this case, the fascination.  Yes, I’ve been enthralled by words as long as I can remember. If you’ve read this column for any length of time, you know that.  Today, the attraction is kicking in big time. I’ve scoured my computer files to see what words captivated me 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 …