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The Union Parish Library recently cut the red ribbon on an interesting new project: an educational flowerbed! The Flowertale Garden: The Story of Louisiana Native Trees & Grasses was funded in part by Claiborne Electric Operation Round-Up as an interpretative educational garden about native plants. Stephanie Herrmann, Library Director commented, “When we needed to replace dying landscape plants, we decided …
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May, 2024
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17 May
News Briefs
Stampede Days Rodeo on May 17, 18Friday, May 17 – Saturday, May 18Featuring LIVE music from the Kyle Thompson Band! Gates open at 5pm.Calf ScrambleLadies Steer Chasin’Mutton Bustin’If you love rustlin’, tustlin’, rootin’, and tootin’, then the Stampede Days Rodeo is the weekend activity for you!Do you like Barbecue? Does thinking about smoking hot food make you hungry? On May …
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17 May
Five years later, fighting for Ronald Greene
On May 10th, 2019, Ronald Greene was killed in a terrible encounter with the Louisiana State troopers. Five years later, on Friday, May 10th, 2024, the public gathered in solidarity for the injustices that occurred that fateful night just five years ago. But what exactly happened that late Spring night in 2019? And how have the public responded to it? …
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9 May
Fishing Report
BLACK BAYOU –Bream are bedded and biting crickets and worms around the trees. Crappie are around the trees and are fair on shiners and jigs. Bass are fair on spinners, Chatter baits and crank baits Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information.BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass have about done spawning and have moved off the banks. Best lures are …
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9 May
Special Olympics comes back to Farmerville
The Union Parish Library hosted the third annual Special Olympics on Friday, May 3rd, at the Town of Farmerville Boys and Girls Club Gymnasium. Renee Simpson, chairman, and member of the outreach team put together the successful event had this to say: “This year we had 33 athletes from three schools with their 16 teachers to compete in this year’s …
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7 May
News Briefs
Mammoth excavationtopic of May 16 talkDr. Gary Stringer will give an illustrated talk on a wooly mammoth tusk that was excavated from a West Texas gravel pit on Thursday, May 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the Union Museum of History and Art—Discovery Place, 211 N. Main Street, Farmerville. Admission is free.The Ice Age fossil, eight feet long, was unearthed in …
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April, 2024
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15 April
Fishing Report
BLACK BAYOU – Crappie fishing is improving around the trees on shiners and jigs Bass are fair fishing spinners and soft plastics around the points. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information.BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing is improving with some to around 8 pounds caught on spinners and flipping creature baits around he brush. Crappie are in transition …
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15 April
Massive storm drops seven inches in three days
A stretch of “road” between Rocky Branch and Point washed out during the storm, but was open again as of Wednesday evening. Power outages, fallen trees, road closers mostly resolved as of late Wednesday The turbulent storm system that barreled through Union Parish this week dropped more than 7 inches of rain, left thousands temporarily without power, closed roads and …
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8 April
News Briefs
Health Exposet for April 13The Town of Farmerville will host a Health Expo April 13.Local and regional health care professionals will be on hand to discuss health issues of concern to those in attendance.The Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Willie Davis Jr. Recreation Center at 116 Cox Ferry Road in Farmerville.The Expo is …
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March, 2024
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29 March
Fishing Report
Glynn Harris BLACK BAYOU – Bass are improving fishing spinners and jigs around the trees. Crappie are starting to move shallow and fishing is improving on shiners or jigs. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information.BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing is good with some really nice fish to 11 pounds caught flipping the trees with jigs, using spinners …
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29 March
News Brief
Union Parish Egg Hunton tap tomorrowThe Farmerville Recreation Department and Union Parish will host the annual Union Parish Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to noon on March 29 at the Willie Davis Recreation Center, 116 Cox Ferry Road in Farmerville.Bring your baskets. There will be door prizes, music, a whole lot of Easter Eggs and, of course, the Easter …
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21 March
Fishing Report
Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. BLACK BAYOU – Bass are improving fishing spinners and jigs around the trees. Crappie are starting to move shallow and fishing is improving on shiners or jigs. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for …
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