Would-be candidates for about half the positions on the local Nov. 3 primary ballot were waiting in the foyer of the Lincoln Parish Courthouse on Wednesday for qualifying to begin.
Ruston High School basketball player Curenity Emerson capped off her prep career on a high note by signing her letter of intent with Northwest Mississippi Community College in front of friends and family in a crowded room on Monday.
Early voting for the Aug. 15 proposition election begins Saturday and continues through Aug. 8 in the Lincoln Parish Registrar of Voters’ Office on the ground floor of the courthouse.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am living with someone who was exposed to someone with COVID-19 symptoms. While we are taking the necessary precautions — giving her food in her room, having her wear a mask in shared spaces and talking to her from 6 feet away with a mask — how do we ensure we keep her mentally healthy during this time period in which she has to be physically distant from us and spend a lot of time inside her room?
Louisiana will remain in Phase Two of economy reopening until at least Aug. 7, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday. That includes an extension of the current mask mandate, bar closing and 50-person limit on gatherings, the governor said.
