Area tourism and downtown development of f icials gathered Thursday in Ruston’s historic Railroad Park to kick off the 2024 holiday season, sharing details of a long list of events happening now through Dec. 21.
I have been the Lincoln Parish 4-H Youth Development Agent for 22 years but my connection and love for 4-H began long before my career with 4-H. I was a 4-H member as a youth from my 4th grade through 12th grade year. I then became an adult volunteer during my young adult life. I have also been a 4-H parent with my two daughters being members and now they both serve as adult volunteers as well.
Bone marrow transplants or umbilical cord blood transplants can save lives. Johns Hopkins Medicine says bone marrow transplants can be used to replace diseased, nonfunctioning bone marrow with healthy bone marrow to treat conditions like leukemia, aplastic anemia and sickle cell anemia.
A white Christmas is in the forecast for Ruston – that is, Ruston Community Theatre’s production of Irving Berlin’s iconic musical White Christmas, presented at the Dixie Center for the Arts December 5-8, 2024.
