July, 2023

• 16 July

  COVID continues to strike seniors at higher rates than others

  

  Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old nursing home resident Bartley O’Hara, who said he is “vaccinated up to the eyeballs” and …

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• 14 July

  Grayson police chief convicted of theft, malfeasance

  

  The chief of police of  the Grayson Police Department was convicted after taking money seized in narcotics investigations and stealing a family’s COVID-19 stimulus money, leaving them homeless, officials said Monday. A jury last week found Mitch Bratton guilty of malfeasance in office, felony theft and possession of controlled dangerous substances, the state Attorney General’s office said in a news …

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• 11 July

  Clara Jean Hearn

  

  Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Jean Hearn, age 91 of Farmerville, LA, were held at 10:00 AM, Thursday June 15, 2023 at First Baptist Church in Farmerville, LA with Bro. Kurt Auger officiating. Burial followed in Liberty Hill Taylor Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Clara Jean Hearn Mrs. Clara Hearn passed away at her home surrounded by …

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• 11 July

  Donald Clyde Everett

  

  Donald, affectionately known to some as “Fat Boy,” was a loving and devoted husband, father, pawpaw, and friend. He was an extremely hard worker and went above and beyond to provide for his wife, daughters, and grandchildren. He became a Registered Nurse in the late 1990s, and primarily worked in home health for 25 years. His patients loved, adored, and …

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• 10 July

  America is more than a nation, it’s an idea worth believing in

  

  By Tuffy Fields I love the 4th of July, one of my 3 most favorite holidays. This year the 4th is under attack like no other time in our lives history.  I had hoped that over the years this article would not have to be posted.  In our time of instant communication, we are inundated with talk shows, news programs, …

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• 10 July

  Spearsville man accused of sex crimes faces new charges

  In June 2023, the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) received a complaint from the parent of an eleven-year-old child regarding a possible molestation. Authorities initiated an investigation and a forensic interview was conducted with the victim. According to deputies, the investigation revealed in late 2021, the victim was inappropriately touched and raped several times, within one day, …

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• 10 July

  SCOTUS dismisses LA appeal 

  The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Louisiana’s appeal seeking to prevent the state’s congressional map from being redrawn over claims that it unlawfully dilutes the influence of Black voters. The move via a brief unsigned order was expected after the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 8 that buttressed a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act in a similar …

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• 7 July

  Federal judge sides with Landry over Biden Administration

  

  A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana granted the injunction in response to a 2022 lawsuit brought by attorneys …

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June, 2023

• 29 June

  Postel named executive director of DWCS

  

  Doug Postel has been named the new Executive Director at D’Arbonne Woods Charter School. He will begin in the role effective July 1. Doug Postel A native of Haughton, Postelholds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Louisiana Tech in addition to extensive post-graduate work in educational leadership. He has 28 years of experience in education and administration at the secondary, post-secondary, …

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• 29 June

  McCallums, Police Jury agree to do nothing

  

  By Luke Britt/Editor Call it a field of dreams. Where most people saw a field of tall grass and weeds, Judge Jay McCallum and wife, Deanna, saw a native plant habitat teeming with pollinating insects and worthy of something more than the sharp end of a mower blade. “We noticed a lot of butterflies and bumble bees in that field …

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