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Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office launches new phone app

The Lincoln Parish Sheriff ’s Office has launched its new phone app that users can download for free on the Apple Store or the Google Play Store.

GSU’s hybrid fall plan emphasizes online learning

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Grambling State University students will begin a shortened fall semester next month under a hybrid class structure in which most courses can be taken entirely online, the university announced late Monday.

Cage “Mack” McLemore

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Reverend Cage “Mack” McLemore of Farmerville, LA, son of the late Cage McLemore and Ellen Gathright, passed away on July 1, 2020, at the age of 94.

Dallas S. Lankford IV

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Dallas S. Lankford IV died of natural causes June 29, 2020, at his home in Ruston, LA. Born May 16, 1942, to Willie Lee and Dallas S. Lankford, III, in Milton, Florida, where his father was stationed for flight training, he was raised in and around Quitman, Texas, and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., all in mathematics.

Jeff Lane Norsworthy

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A legacy service for Jeff Lane Norsworthy will be held at First Baptist Church in Choudrant, LA, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2020. Clint Norsworthy and Caleb Brown will officiate the service.

Walker, Milstead look at school challenges

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In a recent report released by humanitarian aid organization Save the Children, Louisiana once again found itself at the bottom of a list as the Pelican State ranked as the worst state for children to live in across the United States.

Methodist Children’s Home relocates infirmary in preparation to restart classes

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The Methodist Children’s Home has created an infirmary out of an empty school building as COVID-19 threatened to overwhelm the local health care system in early April.

U.S. Education Secretary rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday assailed plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week and said schools must be “fully operational” even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

AT&T Foundation awards $25,000 grant to GSU Foundation

The Grambling State University Foundation has announced that it has received a $25,000 AT&T Foundation grant.

King David Lodge #107 donates to CCA

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King David Lodge #107 held a summer food drive for Christian Community Action. Pictured from left to right are lodge members Terry Martin, Bro. JaMarcus Dade and WM Marvin T. Johnson presenting the food to Stephanie Matthews, CCA Director. Submitted photo