Merry Dean Patterson Woodard, 93, of Arcadia, LA went to be with her Heavenly Father on June 29, 2020, in Arcadia, LA. She was born Dec. 26, 1926, in Ruston, LA, to the late Edna Maxwell and Albert Patterson.
Isaac Thomas, 77, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Private Graveside Services with military honors will be held at the Missouri
When folks gather this Fourth of July weekend for the annual fireworks show hosted by Temple Baptist Church, they may not realize the origin of this community event, which goes back to the spring of 1991.
The Lincoln Parish Library continued its take-home activities for the summer reading program last week. Each Monday, kids pick up kits for the next building activity.
DUBACH — The Dubach Town Council approved the town’s amended 2019-20 and proposed 2020-21 budgets Monday, continuing a years-long deficit streak of which veteran council members said they were not aware.
Republicans just a few weeks ago were scouring major cities across the country to find a new location for their national convention, scheduled for mid-August. The GOP had originally planned to congregate in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the governor set extremely strict standards for any type of large gathering. President Trump seems dead set on going to a more friendly environment.
A parade of 20 vehicles rolled down West Charlotte Avenue in Ruston Sunday afternoon to help Melvin Harris celebrate his 96th birthday as Harris (pictured seated above with wife Wilnora to his right) looked on from his carport. Pictured below left is a birthday sign in front of the Harris house while pictured below right is part of the parade of cars passing by to stop and wave to Harris and drop off cards and gifts.