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Potentially postponed conference causes job panic

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been planning a conference for my business for almost a year now. In the midst of this coronavirus scare, many conferences are being canceled, and I am getting worried. My company counts on this conference as its primary source of revenue each year.

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Two Tigers named Class B first team All-State selections

Simsboro High School seniors Jakemine Abney (above left) and Kalep Crane (above right) have both been named first-team selections on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class B All-State Basketball as announced this morning. Simsboro was the Class B runner-up after falling to Doyline in the title game by the overtime score of 85-83 on March 14 in Lake Charles. Both Abney and Crane averaged 23.0 points per game on the season. Leader file photos

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City Hall adapts, but still open for business

Ruston city government is open for business, though in a slightly scaled-back way, in light of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus stay-at-home order.

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Schools suspend meal service

The Lincoln Parish School Board announced Monday it is suspending its meal pickup service starting today.

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Deputies delivering groceries to ‘at risk’ residents

The Lincoln Parish Sheriff ’s Office is offering grocery pickup and delivery service for residents age 60 and older who use the Walmart grocery pickup service or the Super 1 Foods curbside service.

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Parish offices close, Police Jury meeting canceled

The Lincoln Parish Courthouse, adjacent annexes and the Police Jury Complex on Homer Street are closed to the public, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury announced Monday morning. The special jury meeting previously scheduled for tonight has also been canceled.

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Clifter Jenkins Calloway

Ms. Clifter Jenkins Calloway, age 89 of Ruston, passed away on March 17, 2020.

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Thanking our ‘new-age’ heroes

Heroes come in many forms, shapes and sizes.

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'Centerist' Biden moves further left

It’s an indisputable fact that the Democratic Party has moved left in recent years. Now, the party is about to choose a standard bearer in the person of former Vice President Joe Biden, and what has become clear is that Biden has not only shifted left with his party over the years, he has taken significant leftward steps in recent weeks.