Sheriff Gates awards scholarship to teen

Sheriff Dusty Gates an-

nounced that Sarah Hamilton of

Union Parish has been named

the recipient of an academic

scholarship from the Louisiana

Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for

the 2024-2025 school year. She

resides in Farmerville and plans

to attend University of Louisiana

at Lafayette with Nursing as her

field of study. Her parents are

Dusty and Crystal Hamilton.