January 2023

For a beautiful spring lawn, get to work now

Your lawn or turfgrass may be the last thing on your mind right now — but it’s no time to sit back on your laurels. Lawns are in their winter dormancy, and we have all enjoyed the reprieve from lawn mowing. But it won’t be long before our lawns literally “spring” back to life.

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BIRTHDAYS

January 19

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ANNIVERSARY

January 28

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Chase ensues after traffic stop; two arrested

Two Ferriday men are charged with a string of drug and other violations resulting from a traffic stop initiated after a Grambling State University police officer noticed a vehicle with two people lying on the hood while the car was moving.

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Miss Tech Monarchy

When Jeanne and Charles Patterson had their daughter Chanley, Jeanne admits having a dream.

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CCC seminars help enhance lives of local youth, seniors

The Community Coordinating Council, Inc., a Ruston- based, nonprofit charity organization, hosted another of its major seminars Tuesday as part of its mission to provide enriching and educational experiences for disadvantaged youth, and senior citizens.

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School board partners with nonprofit for RHS fundraising

The Lincoln Parish School Board has partnered with a nonprofit group to provide a new fundraising arm for upgrade projects at Ruston High School.

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Grambling State set to join Thurgood Marshall coalition to drive long-term progress at HBCUs

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), UNCF (United Negro College Fund), and Partnership for Education Advancement have launched a landmark collaboration to drive tangible, long-term progress for Grambling State University and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) while also impacting the Black economy.