Funeral services for John Christopher Jones, age 21 of Farmerville, LA, were held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Darbonne Church of Christ. Michael Fox will be officiating. Burial followed at Post Cemetery in Farmerville, LA under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. John was a 2020 graduate of Union Parish High School and was a member of …
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Rita Faye Case Halley
Farrar Funeral Home Farmerville, La. Funeral services for Mrs. Rita Faye Case Halley, age 85 of Farmerville, LA, was held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 4, 2023 at Antioch Baptist Church with Bro. Rubin Weaver and Bro. David Byrnes officiating. Burial followed at Antioch Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Mrs. Rita was preceded in death by her …
Read More »Patricia Ann “MiMi” Daw
Patricia Ann “MiMi” Daw, 84 of El Dorado, AR passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023, at the South Arkansas Regional Hospital in El Dorado, AR Patricia was born May 27, 1939 to the union of John DiFronzo and Ruth Melvin DiFronzo. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 44 years, Thomas Daw and a grandson, Cole …
Read More »Time to Dust Off Your Black Bear Recipes
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. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is expected to vote at their November meeting on whether our state will schedule a hunting season for black bears in 2024-25. There are those, …
Read More »LDWF Considering Establishing A Black Bear Season
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. I saw my first black bear in Louisiana several years ago when I was on a deer hunt in Madison Parish. My host had dropped me off at my deer stand for an afternoon …
Read More »A Little Planning makes for Great Trophy Photo
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. The second happiest moment for me as a hunter occurred when I went to the photo shop and picked up pictures of my buck of a lifetime. My happiest moment, obviously, was when I …
Read More »Rocky Start Gives No Hint of Rat-L-Traps Success
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. Look in the tackle boxes of any 10 bass fishermen you know, not only here in Louisiana but around the country as well and chances are excellent you’ll find a Rat-L-Trap or two in …
Read More »Glynn Harris Fishing Report
FOR THE WEEK: Feb. 1, 2024 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 – No report. Water is low. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – The big bass continue to be caught flipping …
Read More »Extended Drought Impacts Deer
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. The weather this summer has been a doozy, hasn’t it? This is not the first time we’ve experienced days and weeks without rain with daily temperatures in triple digits adding to the misery. This …
Read More »When Marion Played Sports –Integration Came to Union Parish
By Jackie HuntContributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is the eighth installment of the When Marion Played Sports series. Click the link to see all the articles in the series. The seniors and juniors of Eastside were not happy with the move to the local white schools for the second semester of the 1969-70 school year. The seniors had been looking forward to …
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