President Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest recently as he proposed that the U.S. try to buy Greenland. Many political observers rolled their eyes. Buy another country? Has the Prez thrown out another wacky suggestion and is this really a good idea?
A passenger in a vehicle stopped for going the wrong way on a oneway street in downtown Ruston now faces a list of charges including introducing contraband into a penal facility.
On the fifth anniversary of the killer tornado that ripped its way across Ruston on April 25, 2019, about 100 people gathered at the base of the century-old smokestack on North Monroe Street to dedicate a space at the base of the stack to the victims of the storm and to Ruston’s resilience in the tornado’s wake.
With fireworks tents and stands selling for the holiday, the State Fire Marshal’s Office wants to encourage all Louisiana residents to not only be safe when using fireworks, but knowledgeable when buying them.
As New Year’s Day approached a year ago, millions of individuals were preparing to make changes they hoped would improve their fitness. In a Forbes Health/One Poll survey of 1,000 adults in the months leading up to the start of 2024, nearly half (48%) of respondents indicated improving their physical fitness would be a top priority over the course of the new year.
Melba Jean Boyd Sumlin, 96, went to be with her Lord on December 27, 2024. Melba was born in Ruston, on Oct. 10, 1928, to David Harvey Boyd and Bessie Jones Boyd.
Ahmad Hudson’s back-to-back 30-point performances lifted the Ruston Bearcats (7-4) to a clean sweep and a tournament championship victory at the Doc Edwards Tournament in Shreveport over the weekend.
