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July 2022

Sitting down with the head coach

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Editor’s Note: This is part of a three-part series after an extensive interview with Grambling State head football coach Hue Jackson as he prepares for his first season at GSU.

Bulldogs to square off with LSU in 2025

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Louisiana Tech Football is scheduled to play a road game against LSU in Baton Rouge on Sept. 6 during the 2025 season, officials from both schools announced Friday morning. ?This will mark the 21st alltime meeting between the two programs with the last matchup coming in 2018 in Tiger Stadium. ?The Bulldogs are also scheduled to visit Tulsa, Okla. for a matchup with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday, Sept. 27 as part of the 2025 slate. ?The new date with LSU will force a previously scheduled home game with NC State to be moved as the Wolfpack will now visit Ruston during the 2034 season. The 2022 season for

Waldron added to CCS staff

Cedar Creek has announced the hiring of Lance Waldron of Farmerville as head boys’ basketball coach.

Stepmother accuses recent graduate of stealing

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DEAR HARRIETTE: My stepmom suggested that I stole money from her bedroom while she was out of town. I know deep down that she has never liked me and was waiting for an excuse to point the finger at me for something like this.

Black Creative Circle needs help with mural design

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NCLAC and the Black Creative Circle (BCC) would like to paint a mural on the Greenwood Rec Center, known widely as the “Blue Building” on the south side of Ruston, that celebrates the Greenwood Community and the historic black elementary school that once stood there, but we need the community’s help to come up with the design.

Common fitness mistakes to avoid

Fitness enthusiasts may make certain mistakes along the way to achieving their goals. Recognizing which practices should be avoided can lower risk of injury and produce the desired results.

Galen Turner III: The voice behind Temple Baptist’s patriotic program

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Galen Turner III is many things. He’s a husband and father. He’s a STEM wiz, serving as a professor at Louisiana Tech University where he is also Academic Director for Mathematics and Statistics. He’s also an incredible narrator of programs, something that has become an area of specialty through his service at Temple Baptist Church.

Fairy Tale STEM Camp

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The highly popular Fairy Tale STEM Camp returned to the Lincoln Parish STEM Center this week with design challenges that included building a sturdy house for the wolf in the Three Little Pigs, an escape route out of the tower for Rapunzel, a basket for Little Red Riding Hood as well as exploring technology for a better way for her to communicate with grandma, and a bridge for the Billy Goats Gruff to cross the stream without disturbing the troll. Left, Caitlyn Cato blows up a balloon as part of her design. Leader photo by Cathi Cox-Boniol

Dubach man faces 10 counts of juvenile porn possession

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A Dubach man remains in the Lincoln Parish Detention Center charged with 10 counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles under age 13.

Lincoln Parish named No. 2 school district

The Lincoln Parish School District is touting a newly published school system rankings list that taps the parish as the second-best school system in Louisiana.