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May, 2025

  • 7 May

    CNA Pinning Ceremony

    Union Parish High School is proud to announcethe graduation of its first class of Certified NursingAssistants. These seniors recently completeda state-approved training course and successfullypassed a certification exam that included both awritten section and a hands-on skills assessment.This course was offered through dual enrollmentat Louisiana Delta Community College’s RustonCampus, allowing these young women to beginworking immediately to help address the …

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  • 7 May

    Massive Louisiana coastal project in peril

    An ambitious project to restore a rapidlyvanishing stretch of Louisiana coast that wasdevastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has beenthrown deeper into disarray amid claims by Gov.Jeff Landry that his predecessor concealed anunfavorable study that it was feared could imperilthe $3 billion effort.It’s a controversy that was even predicted by theprevious administration as it grappled with how tohandle conflicting …

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  • 7 May

    Farmerville drive-by shooter arrested

    In June 2024, a shooting took place in the middle of Farmervilleon Miller St. and North Main St in front of the Sonic Drive in. Nearlyone year later, on May 1st, 2025, 18-year-old Jakiron Tywon Mc-Guire of Ruston LA would be arrested for an outstanding warrantin Oklahoma, and would soon later be found in connection to theshooting in Farmerville, Louisiana.According …

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April, 2025

  • 30 April

    Lessons learned growing up rural

    Goldonna, Louisiana. Ever heard of it? That’s the small town/hamlet/village in rural Natchi- toches Parish where I grew up 88 years ago. Actu- ally, I didn’t grow up in Goldonna; we lived a mile out of town next to a red dirt gravel road that in summer, created a fine red dust that cov- ered everything. It was worse when …

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  • 30 April

    Respect

    In 1965 Otis Redding wrote and released his song “Respect”. The music was rearranged and released by Aretha Franklin in 1967 and became the hit song that we probably remember today. Though the arrangement changed, the message was the same; respect is import- ant in anyone’s life. “Respect” is defined as “due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of …

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  • 30 April

    Reruns, recipes and the charm of routine

    Evenings at our house tend to follow a familiar script – a lineup that features John Wayne one night, Charlie Chaplin the next and a Disney moment when the mood’s right. Yes, we’re talking about Hubby’s movie re- runs. And by “reruns,” I mean the same hand- ful of films that seem to play on a never-ending loop.

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  • 30 April

    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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