A Ruston man whom police found sitting on a couch eating while another man lay on the floor bleeding from the back of the head, and a half-clothed Castor woman discovered slumped on the steps of a residence were arrested in separate incidents Tuesday by local law enforcement agencies.
A closed-casket memorial service will be held for Rufus Washington, Jr., at 2 pm, Monday, October 7, 2024, at King’s Funeral Home, in Ruston. Visitation will be held at 12-2 p.m., closed-casket, prior to the service.
As states from Florida to North Carolina continue recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, Ruston’s Rolling Hills Ministries has made sure to have boots on the ground to help where needed.
Dear Doctors: My understanding is that nicotine and tar are what hurt you when you smoke cigarettes. But you recently said there’s also carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke, and that it’s even more dangerous. Can you please explain? I want my husband to quit, and this may help.
As we transition into fall, many of us have been busy catching up on chores in the garden that went by the wayside during the summer — things like weeding flowerbeds and pulling up and replacing plants that succumbed to the heat.
The World Stroke Organization reports that a person suffers a stroke once every three seconds across the globe each day. Globally, there are roughly 12.2 million new strokes each year, and one in four individuals age 25 and older will have a stroke at some point in their lifetime.
