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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 …

USDA  STAFF REPORT   USDA Expands Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility Provisions for Farmers  Update Farm Operating Plans by Sept. 15, 2026  WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is expanding payment limitation and payment eligibility provisions that affect program payments including allowing for the equitable treatment of business entities. Additionally, producers will benefit …

USDA  STAFF REPORT   Alexandria, Louisiana, June 8, 2026 – Agricultural operations in Louisiana have been significantly impacted by recent drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from this adverse weather event.  “We know current drought conditions are adversely impacting crops, land, water supplies and livestock, creating financial …

 Julie O’Donoghue  Louisiana Illuminator   Louisiana lawmakers now have deadline to choose between teacher pay cut or school funding reduction  Louisiana lawmakers have until 5 p.m on June 23 to cast their vote on whether to shift $168 million from public school operations to another year of public school teacher pay stipends. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch)  Louisiana lawmakers have …

By: Glynn Harris Several websites recently have posted something of interest to anglers, especially those who live north of Alexandria. In other words, north Louisiana. Fishmasters, an outdoor resource site, has done research and recently posted a listing of their choice for the top fishing lakes in Louisiana.  North Louisiana can claim bragging rights because of the listing of the …

By: Tuffy Fields Growing up in rural North Louisiana as a child we used the term “ice” to refer to the cubes we put in our glasses before adding water or sweet tea or cool aid. What a difference a generation makes with the definitions used in the English language. When today one hears the term “Ice” it does not …

By: Sallie Rose Hollis Hear ye, hear ye! This is the second installment in what may become a series: Sallie Rose’s Curmudgeonly Columns.  Or Sallie Rose’s Cantankerous Columns. Or her Crotchety Columns. Take your pick.  In December I penned “Common sense packs bags; quirks abide.” In that missive, I waxed an elephant – a delightfully twisted phrase – about everything …

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 …

Johnny Dollar  editor@fgazette.com   The Union Parish Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet Thursday night, May 28, before a capacity crowd as business leaders, elected officials, community leaders and citizens gathered for one of the parish’s premier annual events.  Featured speakers for the evening included United States House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jay B. …