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.
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 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.
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.
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.
I’m writing this New Year’s column on Christmas Eve. Somehow that feels fitting. After all, Christmas Eve is marked by frightened shepherds and young parents-to-be who were probably a bit trepidatious in their own right.