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November 2022

Portion of Commerce Street closed for a week

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Commerce Street, between the N. Service Road and Celebrity Drive, is closed to thru traffic for approximately one week to install subsurface drainage associated with the Commerce Street Rehabilitation Project.

Soup for the Soul

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Kareline Young (left) and Grady Neal serve veggie soup at the Soup for the Soul event put on by Christian Community Action Tuesday at the Ruston Civic Center. Bowls of soup were available for a

Ruston clips Benton 41-36 in season opener

The Ruston girls basketball team tipped off its 2022-23 season Monday night with a tough road game at Benton, a Class 5A perennial playoff contender.

Ruston girls take home Division I state runner-up trophy

The Ruston High crosscountry program came home with some hardware from the LHSAA Cross Country State Championships.

GSU tabbed third seed at SWAC tournament

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The Grambling State University volleyball team will enter this weekend’s Southwestern Athletic Conference ( SWAC) volleyball tournament as the No. 3 seed.

Panthers, Hall reflect on 2022 season

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Inexperience was the name of the game for the Lincoln Prep Panthers on the gridiron this season.

Krewe of Pomona Queen’s Party held in Ruston

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Krewe of Pomona Queen’s Party held in Ruston

Lincoln Parish Toys for Tots mobilizing for December distribution

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With the holidays on the horizon, Toys for Tots is mobilizing to help make Christmas just a little brighter for those in need across the nation.

Four women who fought cancer, survived through faith

October may be over and the spotlight on breast cancer awareness dimming a bit, but four ladies from Jackson Parish are walking awareness campaigns for this dreaded disease.

Mt. Zion Veterans Day celebration

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Mt. Zion #2 Baptist Church held its Veterans Day celebration Saturday with Rev. E.C. Morgan, and guest speaker Earnest Buckner, Department Assistant Secretary of Benefits, Louisiana Department of Veteran Affairs. Also participating was Ruston VFW member and Col. (Ret.) Gerald Gafford, Air Force Sgt. (Ret.) Willie Ransome, and Darrius Stewart, director of the West Ouachita JROTC, along with Sgt. (Ret.) Ronnie Lyons.