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Mayan site topic of talk at Union Museum

Altun Ha, a small Mayan site in Belize, will be the subject of a talk by Gary Stinger in the Union Museum of History and Art on March 21, at 5 p.m.

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Former Union Parish deputy arrested for battery, malfeasance

FARMERVILLE — A former Union Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy is facing charges of malfeasance in office and simple battery stemming from an incident in October of 2023.

Early voting for presidential primary begins Saturday

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Early voting for the March 23 presidential primary and party committee elections begins Saturday at the Lincoln Parish Registrar of Voters office.

LPSB addresses IEP findings

Parents have options to be heard, officials say

SeaPerch Challenge sparks student creativity

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Take a hefty dose of curiosity. Toss in a generous portion of creativity. Mix it with critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration and engineering, and what do you have? Robonation’s SeaPerch Challenge.

Ready for Rotary jambalaya

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Ready for Rotary jambalaya

Ribbon cutting held for Cedar Creek Road tie-in

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Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Tuesday for the new Cedar Creek Road tie-in at East Kentucky Avenue. The intersection of the two streets was moved about 300 feet to the east as part of a larger project that will eventually lead to three-laning East Kentucky from U.S. 167 to La. 33. The $1.75 million intersection realignment is part of the city’s Moving Ruston Forward infrastructure improvements

Now showing in Ruston: ART ON 45

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For ART ON 45, fine artists, local and not local, were invited to create a piece of art on or with one 45 rpm vinyl record. Since 2016 nearly 300 unique artworks have been created and generously donated.

E-commerce company hopes to close on Monster Moto building

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In the second half of 2023, Mike Hall spent 16 out of 20 weeks in Ruston. He’d been here before, and the more he came back, the more he liked it — so much so that Hall decided to move the bulk of his e-commerce and manufacturing company from New Orleans to Ruston.