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Museum to host conservancy repAugust 22Nikki Mattson, Southeast Field Representative for The Archaeological Conservancy, will give a talk in the Union Museum of History and Art on Thursday, August 22, at 5:30 p.m.Mattson will outline the work of the Conservancy in identifying, acquiring and preserving the most significant archaeological sites in the United States. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s …
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August, 2024
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15 August
UPPJ Fires Contractor – No Reason Given
Last week at its monthly meeting, the Union Parish Police Jury fired its ‘Certified Building Official’ [building inspector], Inspections Unlimited, LLC, owned by Chad Parker and others, although the company had been doing a good job. The firing was without notice to the contractor and with no reason given for the termination, provoking a heated argument among the jurors, some …
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7 August
News Briefs
Museum to host conservancy repAugust 22Nikki Mattson, Southeast Field Representative for The Archaeological Conservancy, will give a talk in the Union Museum of History and Art on Thursday, August 22, at 5:30 p.m.Mattson will outline the work of the Conservancy in identifying, acquiring and preserving the most significant archaeological sites in the United States. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s …
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7 August
Water Quality- Sewage- Need $9.3 Million
Farmerville Town Hall, 1024 Sterlington Hwy, Farmerville, LA 71241 Recent reporting by the Gazette has addressed the Town of Farmerville’s environmental indifference [improper asbestos disposal], drinking water quality issues, partially treated and on occasion, raw sewage being released into the ephemeral stream flowing from the town sewage treatment plant into Lake D’Arbonne. Repeated efforts by the Gazette to interview Mayor …
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July, 2024
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31 July
News Briefs
Watercolor art class slated August 3 in Union MuseumUnion Museum of History and Art will offer a class in watercolor painting on Saturday, August 3, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The “Introduction to Watercolors” class will be led by Teddy Graves, a lifelong artist and Fine Arts student at Centenary College in Shreveport. Fee for the class is $5. …
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31 July
UP Candidates qualify for public office
Qualifying for public office for the upcoming November 5, 2024, election ended on July 19, 2024. The Louisiana Secretary of State records reflect the following information as to individuals who qualified as candidates for local public offices in Union Parish:Town of FarmervilleMayor: Gerome Nations, Democrat, 714 W. Bayou St. Farmerville, LA 71241, (318) 547-5277, Male, gnation823@gmail.com; John Crow, Independent, 204 …
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25 July
Asbestos – Where is the Metz motel?
Farmerville, Rodeo Drive Parish Dump Site where the Metz Motel was dumped near a residential area without asbestos containment. Photo by Gazette 2024. Last week the Gazette reported that a November 2023 grant request by the Town of Farmerville represented to the United States Government that the town needed A$396,000 to address three projects dealing with environmental cleanup. The grant …
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19 July
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 –Lots of moss and pads. Bream hitting on crickets. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Big bass to 12 pounds continue to come in on jigs …
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19 July
Sniper Hits Trump – Not Fatal
Eerily similar to the Kennedy assassination in 1963, on July 13, 2024, a sniper narrowly missed making a fatal head shot while attempting to kill Former President Donald Trump. Trump survived, suffering a bloody right ear wound. Mere hours later the RNC nominated him as its presidential candidate to seek an unprecedented second term, after a four-year hiatus following Democrat …
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12 July
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 –Lots of moss and pads. No report this week. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Big bass continue to come in on jigs and oversized plastic …
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12 July
Wastewater System Evaluation
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