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Johnny Dollar Recently the town administration, led by Mayor Crow, without voter input, approved increasing property owners taxes by 33.5 per cent by voting to apply that factor a year earlier than otherwise would have happened. The Mayor’s phone number, per his Campaign Disclosure Filing, is 318-366-3215. It is small wonder that businesses in Farmerville are closing, unable to meet …

BLACK BAYOU – No report. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing is best fishing the wind rows with soft plastics with some in the 8-10 pound range reported. A slow presentation is best. Crappie are still hitting shiners and jigs around deep brush. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole at 323-8707. …

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. Alligator season is on in Louisiana and if you have tags, you can catch them. Such was the case this past weekend for five youngsters and a handful of adults as the gators put …

Barbara Sue Pace, 88, was born on October 24, 1935 in Huttig, Arkansas and passed away at her home in Marion, Louisiana on October 16, 2024. She was a member of Dean Baptist Church. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Liberty-Linville Cemetery with Bro. Bubba Hoggatt officiating under the direction and care of …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. There was a time when it was said that a man’s handshake is his honor. Two men could make a deal shake hands on the agreement and it was every bit as binding as if a contract had been …

Jim BrownJim Brown is a former Louisiana state senator, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Insurance and a regular contributor to The Gazette. Did you celebrate Columbus Day last week? ( Ooops, it’s now Indigenous Peoples Day.) That’s right. We changed the name, and now celebrate those Indian tribes Columbus encountered on his discovery of the Americas, a number of which …

On Saturday, September 21st, the Union Museum of History and Art in Farmerville hosted an awards recognition for top winners in the 6th Annual Velvet Bennett Roberts Agricultural Photography Contest, conducted in memory of the past President of the Union Youth Livestock Council.The contest began when donations were sent to the Livestock Council in memory of Velvet after losing her …

Johnny Dollar Early voting is underway through next Tuesday for the November 5, 2024, general election. In Farmerville, the offices of Mayor and Aldermen are all on the ballot, along with a proposition to dedicate ‘green energy revenue/royalties’ from Louisiana offshore waters to Coastal Restoration and not the state general fund. Also on the ballot are the President and Congressional …

BLACK BAYOU – No report. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing is improved with some big ones reported. Best bets are flipping structure with creature baits and topwater lures early. Some big crappie are being caught on the flats on shiners and jigs. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole at 323-8707. …

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. Go back and study the history of just about any annually-occurring activity and something becomes clear. Like the pendulum on a grandfather clock, there are cycles, times when the particular activity ebbs; times when …