Staff Report A unusually large polar vortex will bring below freezing temperatures to Union Parish on multiple days during the coming week, including a forecasted low of around 10 degrees on Monday. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles. During winter in the northern hemisphere, the polar vortex …

Staff Report The first meeting of the newly elected police jury took place on January 9, 2023, with President Brenda Abercrombie passing the gavel to incoming President Glen Hutto.  Abercrombie was elected in 2019 and  took office in January 2020 making history  during her first term as the first female president of the jury during 2022 and 2023. She was …

Will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day. We will be running a day behind. Please have your trash out at your regular schedule day.

Funeral services for Mrs. Audine Omie Yates, age 93 of Farmerville, LA, was held at 2:00 PM< Thursday, January 11, 2024, at Farrar Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Wayne Whiteside officiated. Burial will follow at Kilpatrick Serentiy Gardens in West Monroe, LA, under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Mrs. Dean was a founding member of Crestview Baptist Church. She was …

Funeral Services for Mrs. Carolyn Ann Gardner Futch, age 86 of Spearsville, LA, were held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 9, 2023 at First Baptist Church in Spearsville, LA with Bro. Alan Miller officiating. Burial followed at Spearsville Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home.  Mrs. Carolyn graduated from Huttig High School in Arkansas with perfect attendance from grades …

Public invited to UPPJswearing in ceremonyThe public is invited to attend the swearing in ceremony for the newly-elected Union Parish Police Jury.The ceremony will take place Tuesday during the Jury’s first meeting of the new year. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex, 303 E Water St. in Farmerville.The public will have a chance to meet and …

It is often necessary to adjust the game plan at halftime when a football team is engaged in an important game. If the defensive backs are locked in on the receivers every play, consideration is given to a few quick-hitters into the line by the running backs. Conversely, if the defensive linemen are clogging up the middle expecting a run, …

AMITE CITY — John Bel Edwards delivered his farewell address as the 56th Governor of Louisiana at the Florida Parishes Agricultural Event Center in his hometown of Amite on Wednesday.Edwards, who was term-limited after taking office in 2016, will be succeeded by Gov.-elect Jeff Landry, who will be sworn in on the steps of the State Capitol on Jan. 8.“Now …

Union Museum of History and Art will host a unique collection of art focused on mental illness and addiction created as a project of the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority.The exhibit will be displayed from Jan. 6-26 at the museum, which is located at 211 N. Main Street in Farmerville. An opening reception with the artists will be held Tuesday …

By Luke Britt/EditorThe angst over Union Parish Police Jury President Brenda Abercrombie’s oversight of the parish Office of Homeland Security continued Thursday when she announced that the current director of that office would go from part-time to fulltime status Jan. 1.At least three jurors took issue with the fact that Abercrombie approved the change without discussing it with the rest …