Jennyfer Ramirez Union General Hospital has named Jennyfer Gomez Ramirez the 2023 It’s a Girl Thing Making Proud Choices scholarship.  Ramirez is a 2023 graduate of D’Arbonne Woods Charter School and the daughter of Marisol Ramirez from Farmerville.  Ramirez, who joined the It’s a Girl Thing program when she was in middle school, graduated with a 3.9 GPA. and will …

A controversial “constitutional carry” bill that will allow any Louisiana adult over the age of 21 to carry a concealed firearm without a license or training advanced out of committee Tuesday.  The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-1 to advance House Bill 131 by Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, to the full House. Committee Chairman Sen. Gary Smith, D-Norco, was the …

Claiborne Electric will host a drive-through Annual Meeting on June 10.  The Co-op will have two sites available for members to register– one at Claiborne Electric’s headquarters office (12525 Hwy. 9 in Homer), and one at D’Arbonne Woods Charter School (9560 Hwy. 33 in Farmerville). On June 10, members can drive through a multi-lane site in either location to register …

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By LUKE BRITT/Editor Dewayne Ramsey opened the May 2 meeting of the Union Parish Policy Jury Road Committee with a prayer that the jurors act as “good stewards” of the people’s business, but what followed was a reminder that not all prayer is answered as quickly or in the manner we would like.  For the better part of an hour …

Funeral services for Mr. Danny E. Tucker, age 75, of Farmerville, LA, were held at 2:00 PM Sunday,April 23, 2023 at Farrar Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kurt Auger and Bro. Robbie Lawsonofficiating. Burial followed at Conway Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home.Mr. Danny went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 20, 2023 at …

Funeral services for Mr. Morris Pierce Albritton are scheduled for 10 AMWednesday, May 3, 2023 at First Baptist Church Sterlington with Bro. DennisHackler and Bro. Ben Hackler officiating. Interment will follow in EnterpriseCemetery in Farmerville, LA under the direction of Golden Funeral Home. Atime of visitation will be held Tuesday, May 2, 2023 from 5 PM – 8 PM at …

Larry G. Norrell, 73, of Monroe, Louisiana, died Sunday, April 23, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center.  Mr. Norrell was a native of Ashley County, a resident of Monroe, Louisiana for over 60 years, and a former resident of the Milo Community outside of Hamburg. After he graduated from Fountain Hill High School in 1969, he was drafted into …

Funeral services for Mrs. Vivian Odom, age 103 of Farmerville, LA was held at 2:00 PM, Friday April14, 2023, at Farrar Funeral Home Chapel in Farmerville, LA with Minister Ken Treybig officiating.Special music was provided by Noel Odom. Visitation began at 12:30. The graveside service occured atZion Hill Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Vivian Odom Vivian was …