Ruston’s Board of Aldermen is expected to vote Monday on an ordinance that would raise the city’s electric rate, yet customers should see a decrease in their bills because of a renegotiated contract.
Both Louisiana Tech University and Grambling State University made announcements Wednesday related to their plans to promote campus safety when students return to in-person classes in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Ruston City Chief Deputy Marshal Richard Otwell today announced his candidacy for the city marshal in the Nov. 3 election. Incumbent Marshal Jim Liner is not seeking reelection.
Lena Grace Powell Petersen, or “Oma,” as she was known to her children and grandchildren, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 29, 2020.
Ruston’s City Hall and Utility Billing Office will be closed Monday. There will be no residential or commercial garbage collection inside the city limits on Monday.
America’s Founders regarded a free press as so vital to the new nation that they took care to include that right in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
In this Freedom Edition, we celebrate the historic day that the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Independence — freedom from tyranny — is the driving force behind this weekend’s holiday.