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ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JAY B. McCALLUMJustice Jay Bowen McCallum, who now lives inFarmerville, is a lifelong resident of Union Parish.Born and raised in the Pisgah Baptist Church community,near Bernice, Louisiana, Jay is the first in hisfamily to receive a college education, having graduatedfrom Northeast Louisiana University in 1982 andLSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1985. He alsoholds a Master of …
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December, 2025
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10 December
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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10 December
McKinnie elected 2026 chairman of LACCE
Jon McKinnie, President of Union Parish Chamber of Commerce, has been elected 2026 Chairman of Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (LACCE). McKinnie has served on this board for five years, as 2023-2025 Chairman of its Awards & Scholarship Committee and as Treasurer for the 2025 year. McKinnie’s term as its new Chairman will be effective January 1 2026. …
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3 December
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. 6:30pm318-292-4463Hanging of the …
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3 December
Star witness killed in court-bound wreck
Star witness killed in Hattiesburg wreckbound for Louisiana Quinton Tellis trialHATTIESBURG — Retired Brigadier GeneralPaul Rowlett was killed Saturday in a car crash in Hattiesburg on his way to Monroe, Louisiana, to tes-tify as an expert witness in the Quinton Tellis mur-der trial. The accident occurred at Hwy 98 and Ralston Road in Forrest County when another vehicle al-legedly ran …
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November, 2025
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25 November
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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25 November
Meta Project spikes car crashes
Penelope Hull doesn’t care that the road in front of her elementary school leads to what will be the largest data center in the world. She just misses the playground in front of Holly Ridge Elementary School. It’s shut down this year because it faces the roads where, every day, thousands of dump trucks and 18-wheelers thunder toward “Hyperion,” Meta’s …
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18 November
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 a …
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18 November
Voters reject tax proposal again
Voters reject Tangipahoa Sheriff’s taxproposal again; analyst says post-electionmessage may have backfiredHAMMOND — For the second time this year,Tangipahoa Parish voters rejected a sales tax thatSheriff Gerald Sticker said was critical to boostingstaffing and wages inside the sheriff’s office.Saturday’s proposal, a three-quarter-cent salestax that would have raised nearly $25 million a yearfor the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, failed57% to 43%. …
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12 November
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. 6:30pm318-292-4463A blessed day …
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12 November
LSU buyout, Politician has fresh advice
Louisiana politician forecast the LSU BrianKelly buyout debacle and now has freshadviceLouisiana Public Service Commissioner FosterCampbell forecast the fate of fired LSU footballCoach Brian Kelly and the debacle of his contractbuyout before Kelly coached his first game for theschool.Campbell, who represents Shreveport and almost1 million northern Louisiana constituents, wrote anopinion piece after Kelly’s hiring in 2021 predictingLSU would rue the …
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5 November
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. 6:30pm318-292-4463A very blessed …
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