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 …

 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Invites You to a Marion Pressure Treating Superfund Site Community Meeting on July 7, 2026  You are invited to a community meeting to learn more about the progress at the Marion Pressure Treating Superfund Site in Marion, Louisiana. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) will discuss …

Johnny E. Dollar editor@fgazette.com   Every elected official in America takes office as a trustee of the public’s confidence. Whether serving as a mayor, school board member, police juror, alderman, sheriff, or member of any public body, that office belongs to the people—not to the individual who temporarily occupies it. Public office is not a platform for settling personal scores. It is …

 Johnny E. Dollar editor@fgazette.com   LETLOW WINS GOP SENATE NOMINATION; FLEMING EMERGES WITH POLITICAL STRENGTH INTACT  Congresswoman Advances to November General Election While State Treasurer Demonstrates Enduring Conservative Support  Congresswoman Julia Letlow captured the Republican nomination for the United States Senate after defeating Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming in one of the state’s most closely watched Republican contests in recent years. The …

SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The Union Parish School Board will meet in Special Session,Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Union ParishSchool Board Office, 1206 Marion Highway 33, inFarmerville, Louisiana.

By: Glynn Harris My daddy got me started bass fishingwhen I was just a kid. We would takeour old fishing rigs consisting of a steelrod, level wind reel and spool of blackline to the lake or creek.He would tie on one of thefew lures he had back then – aHawaiian Wiggler, River Runtor Dalton Special and we wouldgive it a …

By: Jim Brown One of the biggest challenges facing Louisiana’snewly elected Governor Jeff Landry isthe task of re-instilling pride in the attitudes ofmany Louisianians. Government can only do somuch. But a governor can be a catalyst in raisingthe public’s expectations.The whole focus of public accountabilityand local pride came to mind thispast weekend as I was receiving somemedical help in Charlotte, …