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Anything is possible as we enter uncertain 2021

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Everybody has been wishing for it, and ready or not, here it is. 2021 has finally arrived. We now sit on the breaking edge of a new year. Yet despite the possibility of a new slate, there is still incredible uncertainty about what this New Year might have in store.

CHURCH NEWS

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 and would like to be listed here should email their information by 5 p.m. Wednesday to newsroom@rustonleader.com.

McCain retires amid claims of incompetence

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Vivian McCain is no longer the director of the Lincoln Parish Library.

COVID-19 left no sport untouched in 2020

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In a year that left basically nothing untouched by COVID-19, the wide world of sports found itself facing many challenges and being potentially changed forever by the pandemic.

Housing plan seeks to address remnants of racism

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Only hours before more than 1,000 people peacefully marched from Louisiana Tech’s campus to Ruston’s City Hall in memory of a black Minnesota man who died in police custody, Mayor Ronny Walker pledged to form a committee “driven by citizens who really want to see change” to address remnants of racism in the city.

Happy Anniversary, Archie Bunker

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I spent Monday nights in the fall of 1975 breathlessly watching my favorite TV show. And I do mean breathlessly.

Finding serenity as we move into 2021

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Accept and adapt.

New year couldn't get any worse than last, could it?

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What a difference a terrible year makes.

Hammons outvotes son, downs Lincoln Parish 15-point brute

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Reggie Hammons, a 76-year-old retiree from Weyerhaeuser Co. outvoted his son, Toby, who wanted him to hunt a stand where a big buck had been showing up on camera during daylight hours. Dad however, had other ideas. He was interested in hunting a different stand, one he had been hunting and only wanted to shoot a doe for the freezer.

John “Bruce” Thompson

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Funeral services for John “Bruce” Thompson, age 91, of Ruston, LA, will be held graveside at Vienna Cemetery on Hwy.167 in Vienna, LA. The service will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2021. Visitation will precede the service at 1 p.m. at the cemetery.