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Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. Facebook has a neat feature. From time to time, a photo appears on your page of a person or event that took place at some time in the past.Last week, I enjoyed a photo …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. How is the best way to reinforce our belief in America?  How is the best way to show that America is truly a part of a unique experiment called democracy?  How is the best way to declare that you …

Sallie HollisSallie Rose Hollis is a native of Rocky Branch and retired Journalism Professer from Louisiana Tech University. Contact her at sallierose@mail.com. With National Punctuation Day just a few days in the rear-view mirror, let’s pause to appreciate something we rely on daily but sometimes neglect: punctuation. Yes, Sept. 24 was National Punctuation Day – a holiday you may not …

Corney Creek FestivalAnnual Corney Creek Festival Arts and Craft Booths Food Booths Entertainment Games AwardsCorney Creek Festival Parade – October 5th at 3PM!We invite all Churches, Schools, Businesses, Elected Officials & Candidates, and Pageant Queens to join in the celebration!This year’s parade also welcomes Homecoming Queens and Maids from local schools, as well as BIDCO Award Winners to be part …

By: Foster CampbellLouisiana Public Service Commissioner After years of paying excessive rates to speak by telephone with their family members in Louisiana jails and prisons, the 40,000 families of Louisiana inmates will soon receive relief, thanks to Congress and federal regulators. Effective January 1, 2025, “just and reasonable” charges for calls made to incarcerated people across the nation will be …

Johnny Dollar Despite several requests by The Gazette to the Town of Farmerville – its Mayor and Council Members – no one is talking about the illegal demolition of the Metz Motel.Illegal for failing to follow the town’s ordinances on demolition and removal of blighted property and in the process recovering that cost from the property demolished.Illegal for failure to …

BLACK BAYOU – No report. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing is best fishing buzz baits and plastic frogs around the the wind rows. Some big crappie are being caught on the flats on shiners and jigs. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole at 323-8707. OUACHITA RIVER – The river is …

Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. Some kids are more fortunate than others. I can’t help but feel a tiny bit sorrowful for those youngsters who were raised in urban settings where concrete, police and fire sirens, heavy traffic were …

Michael “Stein” Baughman Jr., 88, of Farmerville, Louisiana, passed away peacefully at home and with family by his side on September 19, 2024. He was born on July 16, 1936, in Farmerville, to the late Michael Stein Baughman Sr. and Mary D. Gunter Baughman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Joe Henry Baughman, …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. What a mess has been witnessed. The economy is not in good shape despite what some politicians tell us. Out of control government spending coupled with poorly selected projects followed by wage and price inflation is a cocktail for …