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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 …

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. …

 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45a.m.Bethel Temple PentecostalChurch2144 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. 6:30pm318-292-4463Sunday was a blessed …