Sherman Cottingham, 97 years old, is one of the few living Black Baseball League players from the glory days of 1920-1940’s baseball From the college home base to the Hall of Fame, Sherman Cottingham has achieved what few people can claim to achieve! Sherman Cottingham, a native of Farmerville, LA, the Woodlawn Community, a graduate of Grambling State University, and …

Portable sewage pump at Mayor Crow’s Peaceful Acres trailer park. There is no shortage of need for funding within the Town of Farmerville. The Gazette’s last two editions addressed the critical need for renovation of the town sewage system which daily contaminates Lake D’Arbonne with substances such as fecal coliform, from inadequately treated raw sewage. Most substances exceed the permitted …

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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Memorial services for Owen Modell Robinson will be held Friday, July 12,2024, at 10:00 am at First Baptist Church of Ruston.  Interment will follow at Salem Cemetery in Dubach.   Visitation will be held Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at First Baptist Church of Ruston.   Owen Modell Robinson of Ruston was born on April 13, 2004, in …

Carol Ann Hill Nyegaard, 79, was born on November 23, 1944 in Linville, Louisiana and passed away on June 30, 2024 at her home in Farmerville.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Salem Baptist Church from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  Funeral services will take place immediately following at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Mike Devillier officiating.  …

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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 …