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September 2022

Chess scandals and the quest for truth

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As I’ve previously pointed out a few times in these columns, over the past couple years the American public and media have started paying attention to the game of chess at the professional level for the first time since the Cold War era.

Focus on Cedar Creek football

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Cougars ready for Homecoming clash with struggling Tensas

LINCOLN PARISH ARESTS

Name: Renniks Reagan Manning Age: 37 Address: 131 Country Road Lane, Ruston Arrested for: Domestic abuse battery Date of arrest: Sept. 21

Reader blames self for adopted sister’s estrangement

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DEAR HARRIETTE: I feel awful about the way I treated my adopted sibling when I was younger. I am now an adult, but I was 5 years old when my mother adopted my foster sister. She was 11. I have memories of poking fun at her for being adopted and for looking different than I did.

Rolling Hills feeding units headed to Florida

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Feeding units from Ruston’s Rolling Hills Ministries are expected to head to Fort Myers, Florida on Saturday as of the Hurricane Ian relief effort.

Roy Pace’s lifelong dedication led to college, professional success

Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of features on Louisiana Tech’s 2021 Hall of Fame Class. The induction ceremony will be held Oct. 7 inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court (was postponed in 2021).

Ruston drops five-set thriller to Natchitoches-Central

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Lucie Hunt could feel it was going to be a dogfight as the Ruston High volleyball team hosted District 2 rival Natchitoches Central Tuesday night.

RCT prepares for musical ‘Smoke on the Mountain’

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Ruston Community Theatre’s latest production, “Smoke on the Mountain,” will open on Oct. 6 at the new RCT site and will run through Oct. 9.

Ready for the Bulldog Project Auction

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From left, Montrel Davis, Jeffery Duke, Kane Kennimer and Roderick Bredford pause in front of the Boys & Girls Club in Ruston as they load up several of the bulldog statues that made up the Bulldog Project public art installation throughout Ruston. These eye-catching statues will be part of a live auction tonight at 6:30 in the Davison Athletics Complex on the Louisiana Tech University campus.