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Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church2144 Hwy 33 N.MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12 p.m.318-608-6766Canaan Baptist Church502 Canaan Church Rd.SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463Dean Baptist …

Reading and Riding in NELAA Read & Ride pilot programwas just completed by the LSUAgCenter in Caldwell, Franklin,Ouachita, Richland, and UnionParishes. This program, fundedby the Living Well Foundation,has placed fitness bikes with attacheddesks in selected schoolsand public libraries. Youth andadult participants can earncharms by reading a book whileriding a bike.The goals of this project wereto help improve literacy and increasephysical …

Union General Hospital hosted a celebratoryRibbon Cutting and Open House on Tuesdayafternoon to mark the official opening of the newUnion General Rural Health Clinic, located at 1025Marion Highway in Farmerville. The event broughttogether community leaders, healthcare advocates,local residents, and staff members for a meaningfulceremony that underscored the importance ofaccess to quality rural healthcare.The program, hosted in collaboration with theUnion Parish …

The Union Parish Police Jury “UPPJ” is required by law toprovide and bear the expense for a suitable building and requisitefurniture for District and Circuit Courts. R.S. 33:4713(A). The Parishis responsible for security provided in the courthouse; however,judges are authorized to implement rules of decorum and conductwithin their courtroom and judicial offices. The Parish shall alsoprovide a good and sufficient …

I’ve seen the sign dozens of times traveling east on I-20. The brown Natchez Trace sign just east of Jackson point to where to get on this highway. I’d heard little about driving the Trace to spark my interest, especially the part that mentions the 50 mile per hour speed limit. Compared to the speed we can zip along the …

One of my most favorite holidays is Independence Day, the day that we celebrate as the signing of the doc- ument that Great Britain viewed as an act of tyranny but viewed by Americans as the document that threw off the yoke of tyranny. At the time of the signing the colonist were divided. One third of the citizens believed …

Louisiana’s diverse economy—ranging from health- care to manufacturing—offers high-paying career oppor- tunities. Yet, the state faces serious workforce challeng- es, ranking 46th in employment rate with less than 60% labor force participation and over 110,000 job openings each month. Additionally, a significant portion of the population lives below the poverty line. Despite numer- ous assistance programs, Louisiana has lacked a …

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 …

Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming believes Gov. Jeff Landry is orchestrating an elec- tion scheme in an attempt to have Congresswoman Julia Let- low beat U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in the 2026 Senate race only for Landry to eventually land in the Senate himself. The maneuvers and friction among many of the state’s top Republicans promise to elevate Louisiana’s 2026 Senate …

According to The July 7th trial date in the Trey Holly case has been cancelled due to failure of the air conditioning system which served the courtroom. The presiding Judge rightfully concluded that Jurors and other necessary participants could not be expected to perform their duties in a courtroom where the temperature soared to 99 degrees in recent days. A …