By Luke Britt/Editor The Arnett Smith Ballpark will soon be the property of the Town of Farmerville after the Town Council voted on Monday to annex the ballpark. The Council also voted to cooperate with a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) effort collect the heads of deer taken during the fall hunting season and voted to seek estimates …

Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old nursing home resident Bartley O’Hara, who said he is “vaccinated up to the eyeballs” and …

The chief of police of  the Grayson Police Department was convicted after taking money seized in narcotics investigations and stealing a family’s COVID-19 stimulus money, leaving them homeless, officials said Monday. A jury last week found Mitch Bratton guilty of malfeasance in office, felony theft and possession of controlled dangerous substances, the state Attorney General’s office said in a news …