April, 2026

• 28 April

   Living Well Foundation Grant — UGH 

  By: Union General Hospital Staff Report  Living Well Foundation Grant Expands Behavioral Health Services at Union General Hospital  Farmerville, LA – Union General Hospital is proud to announce the expansion of Behavioral Health Services at the Union General Rural Health Clinic, made possible through a grant from the Living Well Foundation.  This important investment reflects a continued commitment to addressing …

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• 28 April

   Scholarship awarded by UPSO 

  By;  UPSO STAFF REPORT   Sheriff Gates awards scholarship to college-bound teen  Sheriff Dusty Gates announced that Sarah Hamilton of Union Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2025-2026 school year. She resides in Farmerville and plans to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette with Forensic Science as her field of …

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• 27 April

  PRESS RELEASE- STATE V. TREY HOLLY

  By: J Michael Small – Attorney for Trey Holly I’m pleased with the disposition reached in court on Friday. Most importantly Trey did not plead guilty to anything. Rather he entered a Nolo Contendere plea, sometimes referred to as a best interest plea, to end the legal proceedings in this matter. Pursuant to our plea agreement the Judge sentenced Trey …

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• 22 April

  Hyatt lands then releases bass of a lifetime 

  By: Glynn Harris I’m not a technologically- adept person. That’s why I called my friend and computer expert, Rex Moncrief last week to come help me set up my new phone.  Rex came, got my phone up and running and as he left, he mentioned he was headed home to Bossier City, pick up his boat and meet his friend, …

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• 22 April

  The forgotten war — Ukraine 

  By: Tuffy Fields The War in Ukraine: Casualties, Futility, and Russia’s Destructive Path  America is in a war in Iran and as we try to come to grips with an the intricacies of the conflict the world has pivoted from a war that has even more potential for communist dominance than anything we are witnessing in the mid-East. It is …

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• 22 April

  From ‘apotheosis’ to ‘verklempt’ — really? 

  By; Sallie Rose Hollis The struggle is real – or in this case, the fascination.  Yes, I’ve been enthralled by words as long as I can remember. If you’ve read this column for any length of time, you know that.  Today, the attraction is kicking in big time. I’ve scoured my computer files to see what words captivated me in …

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• 22 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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• 22 April

   2026 Spring Judges Conference 

   Louisiana Supreme Court  STAFF REPORT   New Orleans, La. —The Louisiana Supreme Court announced the appointment of Brian Wiggins, MPA, JD, as its new Judicial Administrator. Wiggins succeeds Sandra A. Vujnovich, who served as the Supreme Court’s Judicial Administrator since 2014 and will continue to work in an advisory capacity until her effective retirement date on July 1.  A 17-year veteran …

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• 22 April

   Shreveport mass shooting 

   Christina Schaefer and Rachel Thomas KSLA   8 children killed in Shreveport mass shooting identified by coroner’s office  Suspect, father of 7 of the kids, fled to Bossier where he was shot dead  SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office has now identified the eight children who were shot and killed in a domestic violence incident in Shreveport Sunday morning …

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• 15 April

  New humor book is a winner 

  By: Glynn Harris There is one nice advantage to being an outdoors writer and getting to attend annual conferences of writing organizations. One such group that is no longer in existence is the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association that when active, held annual conferences somewhere in the southeastern United States.  I got to meet and rub shoulders with other writers whose …

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