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Unlawful immigration into the United States hasbeen a hot button issue for quite a while. Unfortunatelythe resolution of what we currently have has no simpleanswer and until we sit down like mature adults todiscuss the issues and come up with resolutions we willstay in this quandary forever; and that is notacceptable.If we look at the problem from a distanceand feel …
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June, 2025
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11 June
Jumping into June, juggling all the way
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the rhythm of thecalendar. In fact, I even mused about it recently in anotherwriting outlet.I think we all can agree: Some months feel quiet andsleepy. Others hit like a marching band at fullvolume. And then there’s June – a month madefor jumping and juggling. (This is how it’s listedin my computer file labeled …
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11 June
CHURCH NEWS
Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828, Farmerville318-368-3591Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship – 10:30 a.m.Weds. – 6:30 p.m.Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church2144 Hwy 33 N., MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12 p.m.318-608-6766Canaan Baptist Church502 Canaan Church Rd., SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827, MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 …
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11 June
Deadly Single-Vehicle Claiborne Parish Crash
Minden – This morning, atapproximately 11:15 a.m., Troopersfrom Louisiana State PoliceTroop G responded to a single-vehicle crash on Moody Roadnear Holly Springs Road in ClaiborneParish. The crash claimedthe life of 40-year-old AdrianCombs of Minden.The preliminary investigationrevealed that a 2019 Mack Terra-Pro, driven by Combs, was travelingwest on Moody Road. Forreasons still under investigation,Combs’ vehicle exited the roadwayand collided with a …
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11 June
Judge Hampton presented Classroom Award
Judge Bruce E. Hampton, Third Judicial District,was awarded the Louisiana Center for Lawand Civic Education’s 2025 Judge Benjamin JonesJudges in the Classroom Award at the LouisianaState Bar Association Annual Conference/JointSummer School for Judges on June 5, 2025, inDestin, Florida. It was presented for his efforts infurthering civic education of students in the ThirdJudicial District, both by speaking at classroomsin local …
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11 June
Sensley Reelected
Last Saturday, Claiborne Electric Cooperative held its annualmeeting and election for the District 2, Board of Directors seat. Votingwas across all members serviced by Claiborne, since all membersnow vote on each director, regardless of the district seat beingvoted on each year.In the largest voting turnout ever by the members of the cooperative,Willie T. Sensley, Jr., “Butch,” was re-elected by the …
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4 June
Blowing a call didn’t bother this tech quarterback
(In honor of the recent passing of Phil Robert- son, I found this article I wrote about him 45 years ago on February 7, 1980 when I was outdoors edi- tor for the Shreveport Journal.) Joe Aillet should have realized earlier that he was fighting a losing battle. Phil Robert- son, his promising quarterback, had other things on his mind …
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