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February 2022

Addison Worley Choudrant High Softball

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Filling in to pitch the Lady Aggies’ season opener this week against River Oaks, Addison — a seventh grader — stepped into the circle and delivered a no-hitter and shutout in a 13-0 victory. Despite half the roster playing basketball she went five innings and didn’t allow a run to get the team’s season off to a great start.

Second Degree Murder suspect among local arrests

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Name: Dekeisha Johnson

Solve your budget issues already, Grambling

With the Super Bowl still fresh in everyone’s mind, we’re going to stick with a football theme for a moment.

Word of warning as library seeks director

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The Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control had its first meeting in three months Wednesday.

Believe it or not, we need more Americans

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In a little-noticed announcement released during the holiday season, the Census Bureau reported that the U.S. population had grown by a minuscule 0.1% during the year ending July 1, 2021.

State changes social studies proposal again

In response to a flood of public comments, including concerns about the nature of race-related teaching in the classroom, the Louisiana Department of Education has released another updated version of its proposed social studies content standards that will come up for a vote next month.

Omicron COVID surge continues to wane

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Lincoln Parish continues to see a drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases that health officials say are fueled by the Omicron variant.

Strategies to spend less time on your smartphone

Smartphones are a significant part of life in the 21st century. According to the technology, data and analytics experts at Zenith, in 2019 the average American adult spent three hours and 30 minutes using mobile internet every day, with estimates suggesting that number could increase to more than four hours per day after 2021.

Greene video didn’t reach Belton until 2021

Some of the most graphic video of the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene was not provided to the 3rd Judicial District Attorney’s office until just over 18 months after Greene died, District Attorney John Belton said.

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