Last week the New York Police Department laid to rest two officers who were brutally murdered by a man that had been assaulting his mother. This man was a habitual criminal and should have been behind bars instead of walking the streets. Soon after that horrendous act, a constable in Houston stopped a driver for a traffic violation.
The Lincoln Parish Police Jury has agreed to the city of Ruston’s original $120,000 asking price for the Ruston Fire Department to continue providing ambulance service outside the city limits, but just for 2022.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit involving bullying and sexual battery at Cedar Creek School have asked the judge to seal all current and future records in the case from public viewing.
Tom Schneider (left), son of the late George Schneider, donates his father’s pilot helmet from the Vietnam War to the North Louisiana Military Museum in Ruston on Tuesday morning. Museum curator, Ernie Stevens, was on hand to receive the donation.
Confirmed new cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln Parish appear to be trending down after more than two months of some of the largest daily increases of the pandemic.
The city of Ruston has closed E. Park Avenue between N. Vienna Street and N. Bonner Street until further notice. The closure is necessary for the Downtown Revitalization Phase 6 Project.
While the rest of District 2-5A is knocking each other off in league battles, the Ruston Bearcats have taken care of their business on the court to put themselves in prime position for a banner.