D.A. John Belton, Third JDA Office  STAFF REPORT   On May 1, 2026, Third Judicial District Attorney John Belton swore in Cary Brown as an Assistant District Attorney for Lincoln and Union Parishes.  Brown brings 22 years of trial and prosecution experience to the position. District Attorney Belton stated, “I am proud to announce that Cary will be coming on board …

By: Glynn Harris Turkey hunting in Louisiana is going full tilt with another week to go until season ends May 3. From posts I’m seeing on the Internet and from calls I’ve gotten, it seems to have been a pretty good season so far with quite a few longbeard gobblers biting the dust since season opened for the general public …

By: Tuffy Fields Last week members of the United States Whitehouse press corps, guests and members of the elected national government and the president’s cabinet came together for a rare sit-down evening of fellowship at the Whitehouse Press Corps Dinner. From the outside looking in it appeared that the dinner may provide an opportunity for some olive branches to be …

By: Jim Brown Say it isn’t so. The Bayou State, made up of docile souls who are law abiding, courteous and well-trained motorists, has just been tagged by several rating services as having the worst drivers in the nation. Look, the folks down here in the deepest of the deep Southern states do get a little rowdy now and then. …

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 …

By: Union General Hospital Staff Report  Living Well Foundation Grant Expands Behavioral Health Services at Union General Hospital  Farmerville, LA – Union General Hospital is proud to announce the expansion of Behavioral Health Services at the Union General Rural Health Clinic, made possible through a grant from the Living Well Foundation.  This important investment reflects a continued commitment to addressing …

By;  UPSO STAFF REPORT   Sheriff Gates awards scholarship to college-bound teen  Sheriff Dusty Gates announced that Sarah Hamilton of Union Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2025-2026 school year. She resides in Farmerville and plans to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette with Forensic Science as her field of …