Editor’s Note: Today’s Church News lists churches that have contacted the Leader about their worship format. Any church that has made a change should email their information by 5 p.m. Wednesday to newsroom@rustonleader.com.
On May 1, the Ruston Daily Leader outlined in detail the processes for reporting sexual misconduct at Louisiana Tech University through its Title IX office in the wake of the highly publicized failures on this topic at Louisiana State University.
Chance Hankins has always liked helping people. In fact, he enjoys being a person others know they can call on for help. Such faithfulness in serving others would ultimately put Hankins on a path to the fire service. And his excellence within the job of firefighting has earned him the Kiwanis 2020- 21 Outstanding Firefighter of the Year Award.
The Ruston Police Department responded to a complaint about possible drug sales at the 1200 block of Pecan St. in Ruston at approximately 6:40 p.m., Thursday.
Thanks to a Pledge 10 grant from Jonesboro State Bank, Troop 45 Boy Scout Thomas Rogers and his troop mates were able to install two bike repair stands along the Rock Island Greenway in Ruston.
A video image from a body camera reportedly worn by Louisiana State Police Lt. John Clary, of Ruston, shows several other troopers standing over Ronald Greene, who’s lying face down, moaning on a rural Union Parish road.
Each year the month of May is observed as Military Appreciation Month. That includes several dates in the month that either honor, remember or celebrate members of our nation’s military or their family members.
It doesn’t take long when you enter Ruston from the south to notice the Ruston Sports Complex — shining in the distance like some Field of Dreams in a cornfield in Iowa.
This has been a wet spring for sure. Just this week, we’re hearing of serious flooding plaguing our friends in Lake Charles, an area that needs more disasters like I need a toothache.
