NAACP to hold banquet The Lincoln Parish Branch of the NAACP will hold its annual scholarship and freedom fund banquet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ruston Civic Center. Tickets
NAMI to host conference The Second Faith-Based Mental Health Conference will be held from noon – 4:30 p.m., on March 17 at the Ruston Civic Center, located at 401 North
William Edward Ponder passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, after a brief illness. He was born on June 2, 1928 in Monroe, Louisiana to Clara L. Ponder and Charles
Remona Jean Byrnside Turner, age 50 of Ruston, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home
WINNFIELD — Sparta ground water commissioners say the fact that they received scant information from a recently completed water usage survey points to what they’ve been saying for months: They
A QuikTrip gas station and convenience store may soon be built on the site of the former Pow-Wow in front of the Lincoln Parish Library, and the library’s Board of
GRAMBLING — Grambling State University announced Tuesday that the institution’s 2019 financial review conducted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office had no findings. The university’s most recent audit examined activity
Name: Jon Draven Dumas Age: 20 Address: 536 Pea Ridge Road, Dubach Arrested for: Theft less than $1,000 Date of arrest: Jan. 6 Time of arrest: 10:22 a.m. Place of
We don’t mean to be alarmists, but time is growing short to prepare for the possible severe weather expected to impact our area this evening through early Saturday morning. So
I’m writing this column on Thursday, which happens to be my 24th birthday. It’s the oldest I’ve ever been (obviously), but as I’ve already heard from numerous people this week,
