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December 2022

Harriette wishes readers a joyful holiday season

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DEAR READERS: I want to wish you the happiest of holidays as we enjoy this special season. Whatever your spiritual practice, this is the time that family and friends gather and share love, great food, gifts and connections. It is a time that many of us look forward to for months.

Ideas for family game night

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Certain games remain tried and true family favorites. These include Monopoly, Trouble, Risk, Clue, and Scrabble. Adults who had

Christmas and Franco’s immaculate reception

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Friday, Christmas Eve Eve, marked the 50th anniversary of the “immaculate reception.” For non- football folks, I meant to say “immaculate reception.” And it was indeed perfect.

Lack of headlight leads to arrest on drug charges

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Failure to have two working headlights resulted in a Ruston man now facing a list of drug charges.

City of Ruston holiday closures

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In Ruston, City Hall and the Utility Billing Office will be closed for the Christmas holidays today and Monday.

Police jury: ‘Extreme emergency’ declared over courthouse boiler

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Lincoln Parish Police Jury President Richard Durrett on Thursday declared a “state of extreme emergency” as a result of the catastrophic failure of the boiler at the courthouse earlier this month.

Local nurse practitioner indicted for drug violations

A Ruston nurse practitioner has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances.

Employee wants to roll over vacation time

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DEAR HARRIETTE: I have lots of vacation time left that I cannot roll over. I only realized it the other day, and it’s already almost the end of the year. I asked my boss if I can take time off right now, and she said it’s the worst possible time because other people are already out of the office.

Tech faculty and staff Christmas program

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The Louisiana Tech University Faculty and Staff Club celebrated the holidays with a special Christmas luncheon and program. In addition to festive door prizes and a concert by the Ruston High School choir, members of the club brought gifts for the young people at the Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home as well as the foster care program under its direction.