This school year, Lincoln Parish’s kindergarten through second-grade classrooms will embark on a new foundational skills curriculum to enhance students’ decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) abilities.
Data tells us that less than 2% of teachers in the U.S. are African American males. At Grambling State University, the Call Me MiSTER ( Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program exists to change that statistic.
The Lincoln Parish Law Enforcement District — effectively, the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office — has chosen to accept lower property tax millage rates for 2024.
Weather permitting, Clay Street between MLK Drive and Avon Avenue will be closed to through traffic beginning 7 a.m. today until further notice, according to the City of Ruston. This closure is necessary for utility replacement.