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Woman gets jail time in death of daughter

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Kelli Lumpkin, the Ruston woman charged with vehicular homicide in the death of her 8-year-old daughter, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to five years at hard labor, with the first three years without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.

Tech baseball stadium construction progressing

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Construction workers were back on the job Thursday as the new Louisiana Tech University baseball stadium continues being built. 

Some non-public schools part of CARES Act windfall

While the Lincoln Parish public school system will receive the lion’s share of the $2.3 million CARES Act funding from the federal government in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, five other schools in the parish will also see a cut of the money to help improve student technology and distance learning access.

Treatment for traumatic brain injury developed at Tech

Teresa Murray, associate professor for biomedical engineering and the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Sciences at Louisiana Tech University, is collaborating with former Louisiana Tech doctoral student Chelsea Pernici and professors at the University of Arizona to help develop solutions to traumatic brain injury.

Detention center to maintain virus measures

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Even as the state of Louisiana continues to loosen its coronavirus mitigation measures, the Lincoln Parish Detention Center has not relaxed its strict protocols to protect inmates and staff, Warden Jim Tuten told members of the prison’s governing commission Wednesday.

One positive has come from COVID-19

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If you noticed a lot more cash parked in your checking account lately, you’re not alone.

Broken systems, deep divides haunt police jury

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After months of trying to move toward finding a replacement for their retiring administrator, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury finally settled on a new face to put in the parish’s top staff seat Tuesday.

Keeping children healthy during COVID-19 outbreak

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has raged, Dr. Candace Moak and her colleagues in the pediatrics department at Green Clinic became aware of a disturbing trend.

Ewing Collier: Serving community as DART board member

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Proud patriot Ewing Collier, a retired Lt. Col. in the U.S. Air Force, has served as a member of DART’s Board of Directors since 2013. Although he has been an active member of our community for many years, Collier actually hails from Decatur, Tennessee.