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Local musicians to present virtual concerts

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Social distancing has created many challenges for the arts community, including musicians.

Reader needs sweater cleaning suggestions

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DEAR HARRIETTE: I have quite a few cashmere sweaters that I wear in the winter. Even as we have been at home, I keep wearing them, and it’s time to get them cleaned.

BIRTHDAYS

Saturday

Nurses deserve our support

National Nurses Week started on Wednesday and runs through Tuesday.

Nothing like the blessing of a loving mother

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Most of my earliest memories of my Mother are black-and-white snippets of her standing before the kitchen sink washing dishes and wearing a blue apron with navy and red flowers, which tied in a bow in the back.

Open letter to state leaders of Louisiana

Gov. John Bell Edwards

Virus tally still climbing; questions surround numbers

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For the sixth consecutive day, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Lincoln Parish has gone up, but that doesn’t mean all of the cases are active.

Simsboro High honors Class of 2020

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Simsboro High School set out yard signs lining Highway 80 Wednesday to honor the senior Class of 2020, which had to finish the last several weeks of its senior year via distance learning as schools closed their doors because of the coronavirus.

Probe of power outage continues

A specialized repair crew is expected to be in Ruston today to help figure out why the city’s Trenton Street substation tripped itself out shortly before noon Thursday.

Three of four Luneau insurance bills fail in committee

The Louisiana Legislature is in session after being delayed for several weeks by the coronavirus, and while much debate centers on new legislation related to the virus, lawmakers also remain focused on lowering the state’s sky-high automobile insurance rates.