There is much happening in our world during this Holiday period. A war in the Ukraine still rages after two years. A War that was first estimated to last only a few days proves that when a people desire to live free can overcome unsurmountable odds. Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He …

Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For nearly two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature.In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the main holiday; the birth of Jesus was not celebrated. Early in the fourth century, …

By Luke BrittEditorThe purchase of a truck for the Union Parish Office of Homeland Security has renewed tensions between the President of the Union Parish Police Jury and members of the committee that manages the parish’s vehicle fleet.Jury President Brenda Abercrombie, on Dec. 4, approved and signed a purchase order for 2022 Ford F-250 crew cab at a cost of …