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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 …
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October, 2026
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6 October
Questions in Judge’s Race
STAFF REPORT Jones’ two public jobs, significant case backlog, become issues in judge race Lewis Jones’ simultaneous employment in two Parish district attorney’s offices, and the criminal case backlog in Lincoln and Union parishes, are drawing attention in his race against Phillip Ellis for a Third Judicial District judgeship. Jones serves as chief felony prosecutor for the Third Judicial District …
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September, 2026
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29 September
CHURCH NEWS
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 …
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29 September
Trauma-Sensitive Strategy Conference
Louisiana Supreme Court STAFF REPORT New Orleans, La. ─ The Louisiana Supreme Court’s Families in Need of Services Assistance Program (FINS-AP) will begin a multi-day conference on Tuesday (September 29) aimed at equipping participants with practical, trauma-informed strategies for supporting children and families. The “Building a Trauma-Sensitive State” conference, which runs through October 2, examines how to look beyond a …
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22 September
CHURCH NEWS
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 …
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22 September
Gov. Landry wants a ban on diesel exports. Industry leaders aren’t happy.
Mark Ballard The Advocate WASHINGTON – Gov. Jeff Landry is calling for a ban on exports of diesel fuel, saying it’s a way to lower historically high prices, but is facing pushback from oil industry leaders who say that idea could actually drive prices up. Joining Republican candidates, especially those representing agricultural districts, who have stepped up the pressure because …
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15 September
CHURCH NEWS
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 …
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15 September
November 3 Ballot will include Federal State and Local Races
Election News STAFF REPORT Election Day is now only seven weeks away, and Union Parish voters will have a lengthy ballot to consider on Tuesday, November 3. Every voter in the parish will decide races for the United States Senate, Fourth Congressional District, Louisiana Public Service Commission District 5 and Division B of the Third Judicial District Court. Depending upon …
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9 September
CHURCH NEWS
Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.Bethel Temple PentecostalChurch2144 Hwy 33 N.MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12 p.m.318-608-6766Canaan Baptist Church502 Canaan Church Rd.SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463Sunday was the …
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9 September
Three Law-Enforcement Officersarrested on DWI allegations
STAFF REPORT State Police arrest three northeast Louisianalaw-enforcement officers on DWI allegationsLouisiana State Police arrested three northeastLouisiana law-enforcement officers on first-offenseDWI allegations during a 16-day span, according toarrest and booking records and local reporting reviewedby the Gazette.The arrests involved Union Parish Sheriff’s OfficeDeputy Ronald S. Leonard, longtime Lincoln ParishSheriff’s Office official Chad Alan Alexander andMonroe Police Officer Dominic Lyn Simpson. …
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1 September
CHURCH NEWS
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 …
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1 September
Federal Jury Convicts Monroe Duck Hunter of Assaulting Wildlife Agents
Johnny Dollar editor@fgazette.com Carson McKoin faces sentencing Dec.2; jury acquitted him on a separate firearm count MONROE- A federal jury convicted Carson McKoin, 23, of Monroe, of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal wildlife agents after he fired a shotgun toward an approaching patrol boat during a duck hunt at the Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge. The jury returned its verdict Aug. …
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