Funeral Services for Beverlee Joyce Biscomb James, age 82, of Ruston, are scheduled for Thursday, July 6, 2023, 11 a.m. at The Episcopal Church of The Redeemer.
The SCILS Region 8 LaSTEM Center partnered with the Union Parish Library to offer a STEM Day focused on “I Am an Engineer.” Summer school students, along with library patrons, attended two different sessions where participants engaged in an engineering careers candy bar relay, heard the book “Crane & Crane” as they looked at how the natural work mirrors the mechanical world, worked collaboratively to design and create cantilever arms and discovered more about different engineering pathways.
Members of Simsboro’s First Baptist Church will gather in prayer July 16 to support soon- to- bedisplaced workers at the Ardagh Glass Packaging plant and to acknowledge that God is with his people even amid change.
Weather permitting, the city of Ruston plans to close W. Georgia Avenue between James Street and Everett Street to through traffic today from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Louisiana Bombers 12U National OG softball team ended its run in the Colorado Sparkler softball tournament over the weekend, finishing 7th out of 87 teams across the country.
Conference USA welcomes Jacksonville State University, Liberty University, New Mexico State University and Sam Houston State University as July 1 marked their official start in the league.
Ellie’s Pumpkin Patch in Dubach got into the spirit of Independence Day over the weekend through its rustic appeal for a special display to showcase patriotism for the Fourth of July.