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Laura wreaked havoc on parish

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Editor’s note: The following is Part 2 of a year-end review of the Daily Leader’s Top 10 Stories of 2020. Part 1 ran Wednesday and Part 3 is also part of today’s newspaper.

Leadership moves top 2020 for police jury

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In a time of many changes for the Lincoln Parish Police Jury, 2020 was a year in which “every month something new pops up,” as one juror described it at a recent meeting.

State upholds school board denial of feed mill tax break

Louisiana’s Board of Commerce and Industry recently rejected an appeal by chicken company House of Raeford Farms that would have overturned a Lincoln Parish School Board decision earlier this year to deny the company millions of dollars of tax breaks on its new feed mill.

Dunkin’ Dogs finally set to face Marshall

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It was supposed to tipoff at 9 p.m. on the night of March 12 in Frisco, Texas.

Techsters to play at Marshall

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Amber Dixson (pictured) and the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters will open the 2020-21 Conference USA basketball season this weekend with a pair of games at Marshall in Huntginton, W.V. The teams will play at 5 p.m. Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Lady Techsters stand at 5-2 on the season while the Thundering Herd comes into the series at 1-1. Dixon is averging 8.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game for Louisiana Tech.

COVID issues cause GSU hoops change

Grambling State remains scheduled to open the 2020-21 Southwestern Athletic Conference men’s and women’s basketball seasons on Saturday at Alabama State.

Two injured in head-on crash

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Two drivers were transported to Northern Louisiana Medical Center Wednesday following a late morning crash that blocked traffic from traveling in either direction on California Avenue (La. Highway 80) near the intersection with Kathryn Street.

California Avenue Walgreens to be COVID-19 testing site

The Louisiana Department of Health and Walgreens are entering into a new COVID-19 testing partnership to increase the number of sites providing testing by appointment, including here in Ruston.

Lincoln Parish records three more COVID-19 deaths

The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting three more Lincoln Parish residents are dead because of COVID-19.

Dance grabs court administrators association gavel

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Pam Dance will tell you she has deep roots in Union Parish. A graduate of Bernice High School with lots of family from the area, she has a treasure trove of memories from the area.