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By Luke Britt/Editor Origin Bank has agreed to pay a fixed interest rate of 5.13 percent on the parish’s $9.7 million Landfill Assurance Trust Fund and the $8.2 million Operating Fund for the next 18 months, which should result in interest earnings that more than make up for the minimal interest the accounts earned over the past several years, Union …

Festival Schedule of Events By Luke Britt/Editor The contestants for the 60th Annual Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival pageants have been announced, and with nearly 70 babies, girls and young women registered to compete in seven categories, the pageant now has six golden tickets to bestow Saturday night, Jaycee President and Pageant Director Ashley Owen said Saturday. “These pageants mean so …

I’ve been needing a little pick-me-up lately. Hey, it happens. As we journey through life (please refer to the overall name of this column), we encounter moments of joy, sorrow and everything in between. So in my ponderings today, I’m wondering what topics might bring me – and as a result, you – a moment of merriment. You know how …

Have you ever had a moment when something jogs your thoughts and you are shocked as you ask yourself where all the time went. You may mutter to yourself, “My how time flies”. One of these epiphanies happened to me recently. I saw the poster for the next Watermelon Festival when I walked into the Farmerville City Hall.  The beauty …

Teresa Jane Tucker, age 71, of Farmerville, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Katy, Texas. Teresa was born August 15, 1951, in Monroe, Louisiana.  Teresa Jane Tucker A memorial will take place at 6 pm on Thursday, July 27th at Farmerville First Assembly of God which was her home church since 1976.  Visitation will be 4:30 pm to 6 …

A coroner has ruled that the July 2 death of an inmate at the Union Parish Detention Center was the result of a medical emergency unrelated to a scuffle the inmate had earlier in the day, according to Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates. Kevin Grisby, 44, of Minden, experienced a seizure followed by a heart attack shortly after 8 p.m., …

I’m not a movie junkie but I do enjoy a good flick and like to experience it on the big screen.  There’s just something special about getting out of the house and being around people. This is an even better experience if the movie has meaning and value and the actors truly turn a story into an epic. Last week …

Courtesy of the Union ParishChamber of Commerce Christmas in July; who has ever heard of such a thing?  In fact the Christmas in the State Park project team has already begun preparation for the 2023 extravaganza at the Lake D’arBonne State park in December.  The team promises even more fun and activities for those that visit the event. View event …

By Luke Britt/ Editor Union Parish is earning substantially more interest on funds deposited with Origin Bank today than it was a week ago after the bank informed the Union Parish Police Jury on Tuesday that it was raising the interest rate on the parish’s three largest bank accounts through the end of the year. In making that announcement, however, …

     Can you afford your property insurance in Louisiana?  Rates across the state continue to go up. The legislature just finished its regular session, and no viable solutions were offered.  Headlines in national publications blurted out: “Louisiana insurance market is collapsing!” All the insurance department has come up with is to give grants to a number of smaller insurance companies.  …