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Jamison Steven Cone

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Funeral Service for Jamison Steven Cone, age 39, will be held at Temple Baptist Church Chapel on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 1 p.m.

Wilson Creek bridge closed until May

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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that, effective immediately, the Hwy. 507 bridge over Wilson Creek in southwest Lincoln Parish is closed.

Revive 318 event planned for Joe Aillet Stadium

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Look in the dictionary under “revive” and you will find “restore to life or consciousness,” “regain life or strength, or “give new strength or energy to.” For a group of Louisiana Tech University students, the notion of “revive” means so much more.

Early voting statistics

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Ballots outpace previous school bond elections

Teacher retirement payoff bill advances

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A plan that shifts the burden of a potential teacher pay raise from the state to local school districts has won the approval of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Miss Louisiana Teen 2023 crowned

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Laura Jane Kirkpatrick (center) of Baton Rouge was recently crowned Miss Louisiana Teen 2023 at a pageant in Monroe. Kirkpatrick is joined by first runner-up to fourth runner-up. Ruston resident Melissa Le (right) finished as third runner-up, while Miss Watermelton Festival Sage Bell (second from left) was named second runner-up.

On the morning after, there was light

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There’s got to be a morning after If we can hold on through the night We have a chance to find the sunshine Let’s keep on looking for the light

Selena Cuffe to serve as Grambling State’s spring commencement speaker

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GRAMBLING — Selena Cuffe, the Chief Growth Officer for $700 million, 7,000- person international services firm Blackstone Consulting, Inc. (BCI) and RJB Properties, Inc. (RJB), will be the keynote speaker for Grambling State University’s Spring 2023 Commencement ceremony set for 10 a.m. on May 12 at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

Top students across region pledge to join Tech at COES Commitment Day

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Louisiana Tech faculty, staff, and students celebrated with incoming students and their parents as 122 of the region’s top academic high school prospects pledged to join the University’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) Class of 2027 at Commitment Day 2023.

Piney Hills Harmony earns applause at regional contest

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Members of Ruston’s Piney Hills Harmony Chorus brought home multiple accolades from this spring’s regional Sweet Adelines competition in Houston, including Novice Quartet Award.