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By: Sallie Rose Hollis Parents’ Day was Sunday. It’s been around since 1994, when Congress unanimously passed “The Parents’ Day Resolution,” establishing the fourth Sunday of July as a perennial day of commemoration. Through all those years, I’ve mostly been ignorant of it. Even without my help, though, on that day each year, Americans have recognized outstanding parents, celebrated the …
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28 July
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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28 July
Union Council on Aging Anniversary
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, July 21, 2026 marked the 50th anniversary of Louise Denton’s hiring as the Director of Union Council on Aging, Inc. in Farmerville, LA. Mrs. Louise has overseen many changes at Union Council on Aging over those 50 years. The Union Council on Aging was awarded a charter on May 14, 1965, signed by then-Governor John McKeithen. Mr. …
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28 July
Years of Planning: Farmerville Mega Ramp Nears Construction
Johnny Dollar editor@fgazette.com After Years of Planning, Farmerville Mega Ramp Nears Construction The Town of Farmerville’s long-awaited Lake D’Arbonne Mega Ramp project has reached another major milestone, with engineering complete, state reviews nearing completion, and construction bidding expected to begin within the next several weeks. The Gazette recently interviewed Oliver Neal, project engineer with Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson (MML&H;), the …
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22 July
Beyond the Blind Allowing Handicapped Kids to Hunt
By: Glynn Harris This is a fictitious story of two youngboys. We’ll call one Billy; the otherTommy. First here’s Billy’s story. Hegrew up in a family that loved to huntand naturally, he became interestedin hunting at a young age.Billy’s dad is a serious deerhunter who has a nice huntinglease with food plots, feedersout and several comfortable boxstands from which to …
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22 July
China’s Rise to Power
By: Tuffy Fields In the early 1950s America and the UnitedNations went to the aid of South Korea. Thiswar, the Korean War, had am added participantas China went to the aid of North Korea andAmerica fought the soldiers of the Peoples Republicof China. Ten years later Chinasent their forces to Biet Nam and againfought our noble country with the intentto …
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22 July
To our Yankee friends, we say— Get a Life!
By: Jim Brown Our friends up north need to let it go. Accordingto a cross section of northern commentators,the Second Reconstruction may beover, but they think a third one may be necessary.The first came with the demise ofthe South following the Civil War. Thesecond began a century later when theVoting Rights Act was enacted in 1965.But this is no longer …
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