September 2022

Your View: Jonesboro at Sundown

Tranquility sets over downtown Jonesboro in Jackson Parish as the sun sets. If you have a photo of your view where you are, send your photo and description along with the photographer’s name to the Ruston Daily Leader (editor@rustonleader.com).

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China Grove Church donates to DART

Pastor Damian Wilson of the China Grove Church and wife Victoria Wilson (left) are presenting school supplies to Donna Bernard of DART (Domestic Abuse Resistant Team). China Grove held back-to-school giveaways in August.

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Fun ways to enjoy s to enjoy the great outdoors with kids

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BIRTHDAYS

September 13 Danielle Peterson White, 48 yrs.

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Plant ornamental peppers for spicy fall flair

The South has no reason for fall foliage envy. The traditional colors of autumn can be found in ornamental peppers — which can be planted into any sunny landscape to add spice and fall flair.

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Family discord arises around dementia case

DEAR HARRIETTE: My motherin- law has dementia, and she recently suffered a massive stroke. She is not doing well. We have hired aroundthe- clock care for her and are even paying my husband’s sister to lend an extra hand.

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George Larry Myers

Graveside Services for George Larry Myers, 74, will be held at Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville, on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 11 a.m. Chaplain Tim Johnson will officiate the service. Interment will be under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Larry Myers was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Marian S. Myers and Darlene Self Myers. He passed away at his home on September 1, 2022, as he wished, following a decades long battle with heart disease.

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Police jurors to review Postel’s job

Some members of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury want to fire Parish Administrator Doug Postel at the jury’s meeting Tuesday, claiming there is evidence of multiple “job performance issues.” But they have not revealed what those issues may be.

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Douglas: Quality of life depends on your diet

Today is the last day of National Nutrition Week. However, for local nurse practitioner Lucy Douglas, every day of every week should be devoted to nutrition.