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By; Tuffy Fields Last week we witnessed a very unique athletic event that provided assurance that perseverance and not giving up can eventually lead to victory. The event I am referring to was not a complete human endeavor but a partnership between a human equine event. A horse was allowed to enter the Kentucky Derby race; one of the top …
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May, 2026
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5 May
Fifty-six years later, time speaks slowly
By: Sallie Rose Hollis One of my classmates at our 56-year Farmerville High School reunion asked me, “Are you going to write about this in your column?” “You know I’ll have to,” I said. “But I don’t know what I’m going to say yet.” Truth is: I still don’t know. All the scenes, the sounds, the conversations are swirling in …
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5 May
CHURCH NEWS
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 …
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5 May
Union General awards scholarship
Union General Hospital STAFF REPORT Union General Hospital Awards 2026 “It’s a Girl Thing: Making Proud Choices” Scholarship to India Hill Farmerville, LA – Union General Hospital is proud to announce that India Hill, a senior at Union Parish High School and daughter of Debbie and Robert Hill, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 “It’s a Girl …
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5 May
Brown sworn in as ADA
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 …
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April, 2026
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28 April
Using decoys for turkey hunting can help, or hurt
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 …
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28 April
The assassination of a president
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 …
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