If you’ve been waiting for that special something that happens once in a blue moon, this may be your lucky month – and you’ve got three weeks to prepare for it. A blue moon will occur Aug. 31. Sallie HollisSallie Rose Hollis is a native of Rocky Branch and retired Journalism Professer from Louisiana Tech University. Contact her at sallierose@mail.com. …

By Tuffy Fields I can’t believe it’s been thirty-four years. Occasionally events happen in our lives that are so indelible in one’s mind that the event remains crystal clear over the years. So vivid are these memories that they feel as if they happened only yesterday. For me one of these occasions was the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq; an …

Jack Martin Hall passed away at his home in Bullard, Texas on July 28, 2023 of natural causes.  He was born on December 7. 1939 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Clark Henry Hall and Juanita Hall (Apple). He grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and graduated from El Dorado High School in 1957.  Jack started and ran a successful telephone …