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In April, I told you about my plan to shed a few poundsby mid-August. It was a reasonable goal, fueled by memoriesof earlier success and the desire to feel healthier.Maybe you’ve had a goal like that, too – one thatlooked doable on paper, but real life got in theway.Yes, mid-August has come and gone. And let’sjust say the results weren’t …

Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45 a.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 827MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463Another blessed …

No. 1 Tight End in America,Elite LSU Football Target RavesAbout Florida Game VisitRuston (La.) five-star tightend Ahmad Hudson was backin Baton Rouge this past weekendfor the LSU Tigers’ Week 3matchup against the Florida Gators.Hudson, the No. 1 rated tightend in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle,took his second game day visit ofthe season with LSU where BrianKelly and Co. continue impressingthe blue-chipper.

Gov. Jeff Landry said plans for a Hyundai Steelplant in Donaldsonville are proceeding as expected,even after an immigration enforcement raid ona Hyundai battery plant in Georgia. (Photo by WesMuller/Illuminator)In a defiant tone, Gov. Jeff Landry said nothinghas changed about Hyundai Motor Group’splans to open a massive $5.8 billion steel plant inDonaldsonville, even after an immigration raid onthe South Korean company’s …

On Saturday, September 13, 2025, just after 1AM, deputies attemptedto stop a vehicle in the Conway community near Marion,after observing several traffic violations. The driver refused to stopand led deputies on a pursuit, where the driver reached high speeds,crossed into oncoming lanes, and unsecured items were thrownfrom the truck. During the pursuit, an object struck the pursuingdeputy’s patrol vehicle and …

I enjoy a good movie now and then. I’ll sometimeseven go to a concert and have been known toenjoy a stage production or two. These events serveas an avenue of entertainment; we need such occasionallyto get us out of our rut and offer a measureof change from the daily grind.For sheer entertainment, though, I’lltake what Mother Nature has to offer …

PUTIN THE PLAYERIn 1989 the world turned upside down. After thirty-five years of fear, simulated nuclear attacks and worriesof a world war like was never experienced, the worldwas free to sigh a breath of fresh air as the Soviet Unioncollapsed. The collapse was no slow methodicaldecline; it was quick and it was complete.In East Germany, the geographical area underSoviet control, …