As tractors became more sophisticated over the past two decades, the big manufacturers allowed farmers fewer options for repairs. Rather than hiring independent repair shops, farmers have increasingly had to wait for company-authorized dealers to arrive. Getting repairs could take days, often leading to lost time and high costs. A new memorandum of understanding between the country’s largest farm equipment …

The Union Parish Police Jury in its monthly meeting Tuesday rejected a request from Union General Hospital for funds to repair a flaw in the hospital’s water system.  The juror’s balked at the hospital’s request for a grant of $24,477 to cover the cost of installing a backflow preventer, with one juror noting that the lack of a backflow preventer …

The Union Parish Police Jury is considering an offer by the Department of Transportation and Development to turn over responsibility for portions of two state highways to the parish along with a tempting up-front, lump sum payment to maintain those highways for decades. DOTD is offering to transfer responsibility for a portion of Highway 552 near Point Wilhite and a …

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Foul weather may have prevented the keynote speaker from attending the Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet last week, but it didn’t prevent the people of Union Parish from gathering to recognize some of their most admired neighbors. Despite a torrential downpour that grounded airplanes and washed out roads, hundreds turned out to the Willie Davis, Jr. Recreational Ccenter to recognize …

Although some seniors may assume that sadness or depression is just a part of growing older, feeling “the blues” consistently for several weeks, months, or longer not a normal part of aging — it’s a real, treatable medical condition. According to America’s Health Rankings from the United Health Foundation, nearly 15 percent of people ages 65 and older have been …

Stacey Gatson hasn’t been to work since a bullet came through the wall of her Betty Street home early Sunday morning and lodged in the mattress on which she and her husband, James, slept. Outside the house it was chaos, according to witnesses, as victims lay wounded and the shooters fled. The wounded, whose names were not released, suffered non-life …

The ongoing dispute for ownership of Buffalo Landing Road escalated this week when attorney Johnny Dollar said he intends to sue five members of the Union Parish Police Jury for depravation of property rights over their refusal to abandon the road.

Annual Boat Launch Permits for Lake D’Arbonne are now available.  Permits are effective immediately and run through June 30, 2024. Regular permits are $50 and Senior Citizen (65+) and Veteran Permits are $25. Permits can be purchase at K & M Coffee, Corks, & Camo, Cooter’s Live Bait & Tackle, and Honey Hole Tackle Shop. Property owners eligible for free …