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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 …

 The sixth annual Bayou D’Arbonne Folk Festival will liven up downtown Farmerville on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the plaza of the Union Museum of History and Art, 211 N. Main Street, and the adjoining streets. The family-friendly folk festival will feature live bluegrass music, dance, arts, traditional pioneer crafts, food vendors, re-enactors, Dutch Oven …

 STAFF REPORT LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT   Judiciary Commission of Louisiana Announces New Appointee  New Orleans, La. ─ Third Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Hampton has been appointed to the Judiciary Commission by Louisiana Senate President J. Cameron Henry Jr. for a four-year term which began May 4.  Judge Hampton earned his bache

 STAFF REPORT   Jones’ two public jobs, significant case backlog, become issues in judge race  Lewis Jones’ simultaneous employment in two Parish district attorney’s offices, and the criminal case backlog in Lincoln and Union parishes, are drawing attention in his race against Phillip Ellis for a Third Judicial District judgeship.  Jones serves as chief felony prosecutor for the Third Judicial District …

By: Glynn Harris If you like to catch and eat catfish, there is nobody anywhere more fortunate than Roy Dupree. He lives with his wife on the shores of Clear Lake in Natchitoches Parish and two of his sons and their families live next door. He discovered awhile back that the lake was teeming with one of his and his …

By: Tuffy Fields Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed substances in the world, yet its effects on the human body are far-reaching and often underestimated. While moderate social drinking is common, research increasingly shows that alcohol affects nearly every organ system — and that there is no completely “safe” level of consumption. Understanding what alcohol does to the …

By: Jim Brown The next election for president is two years away, but there are candidates in both parties who are positioning themselves for a possible run. A new candidate on the list, and a guy from Louisiana, is current U.S. Senator John Kennedy , who is 74. When asked about his interest in the nation’s top office, Kennedy did …

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 …