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December 2021

Shawn E. Kaffka

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Services celebrating the life of Shawn E. Kaffka will be held Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Ruston First Baptist Church in Ruston with Bro. Chris Craig officiating.

GSU Homecoming shooting suspect tops arrests

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Name: Zyheim Tyqwon Butcher

Age: 19

Address: 317 Northwood Drive, Bastrop

Arrested for: First Degree Murder, Attempted First Degree Murder

Date of arrest: December 6

Downtown parking tickets to return Jan. 1

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Tickets for parking infractions in downtown Ruston will make a comeback Jan. 1, with a new fine for general violations.

Aspire Dedication

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Louisiana Tech University dedicated its newest addition to the campus landscape, Aspire, on Wednesday afternoon.

Hodge considers change to village fireworks rules

The Village of Hodge held its regular meeting Tuesday night and discussed two hot-button issues.

One of those topics setting off sparks focused on the village’s fireworks ordinance.

Pushing Life’s Boundaries

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Daniel Belding likes to push boundaries.

Blast Christmas music with Hoopla Digital

Rock around the Christmas tree this year while you stream free holiday music and DVDs from the Lincoln Parish Library.

Grambling State to hold fall commencement Dec. 15-17

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GRAMBLING — Grambling State University will celebrate its Fall 2021 graduating class with commencement ceremonies Dec. 15-17.

Ruston High School’s Deck the Halls

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Ruston High School’s music department is presenting Deck the Halls Thursday at the RHS Auditorium at 6 p.m. The holiday music program will feature the Ruston High band and the Ruston High choir.

Biology students prepare for magical learning experience

Stephanie Glynn and Cailyn Branton, sophomores in Biology at Louisiana Tech University, will be able to explore a new work environment while gaining valuable insights into working for the Fortune 5