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Long live the beauty from Vegas to Vietnam

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This weekend in 1963, just a short 60 years ago, principal photography got underway for one of Elvis’ most popular movies, “Viva Las Vegas.” The production took place in, you guessed it, Las Vegas, and despite the fact that it’s not Elvis’ most acclaimed film, it’s still my favorite.

Civic Growth – Part V

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The first improvements on Ruston’s streets were done by prisoners from the local calaboose, which was built in 1884 by R. M. Grambling at a cost of $ 55.

Kitchen cabinets: reface or replace?

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The kitchen is a busy room in many homes. That popularity likely has something to do with why so many homeowners spend sizable sums renovating their kitchens.

BIRTHDAYS

July 18

William Bryant Hinton

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William Bryant Hinton, 67, of Yantis, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2023, after a brief illness.

Jack E. Williams

Funeral services for Jack E. Williams, age 96, of Baytown, Texas, will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2023, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston. Rev. Randy Ray will officiate the service.

Helpful tips for summertime bass fishing

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The weather has started to heat up here in the middle of July and for any bass fisherman, he knows that some of the day’s most exciting and often best action occurs at the break of day.

High school test scores mostly up

Algebra soars, Geometry struggles, new data shows

Ruston’s Riley Moegle has landed

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RHS grad becomes latest to achieve rare rank in Boy Scouts of America

State files answers in Greene case

Prosecutors in the Ronald Greene death case have filed their responses to a district judge’s order that they clear up deficiencies in some of the charges against the remaining three defendants, or have those charges immediately quashed.