The benefits of spending time in the great outdoors are significant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spending time outdoors may improve mental health and help to reduce stress, and the vitamin D the body absorbs while outside can have a positive effect on blood cells and the immune system.
Many people are familiar with the notion that avoiding carbs at night can ensure they are not ultimately stored as fat. But is that perception the truth, a half-truth or a complete fabrication? As popular as the “no carbs at night” approach may be, it’s not entirely accurate.
Traffic is flowing again today in both lanes of the Trenton Street I-20 bridge, following a weekend incident that left one lane closed when chunks of concrete fell out of the bridge deck onto the edge of interstate below.
For young people throughout the area, Memorial Day weekend offered the first taste of summer vacation. However, for more than 40 local scouts, it was the perfect opportunity for service to the community while honoring America and its heroes.
Local bookworms, or travelers in town for the Louisiana Peach Festival, will have a chance to find some good deals at the annual Friends of the Lincoln Parish Library Book Sale next weekend.
Scouts from around the community gathered together with VFW Post 3615 Memorial Day weekend to help prepare hundreds of American flags for the Flag Retirement Ceremony scheduled for June 13.
The usual way of thinking about politicians is: What do we think of them? Do we like the way they look? Do we like the way they sound? Are they on our side of this or that big divide? Do their policy proposals make sense? Do we ... like them?
