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Qualifying for Nov. 8 primary continues

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Qualifying for the Nov. 8 primary elections entered its second of three days Thursday.

Library summer hours extended

The Lincoln Parish Library is extending its shortened summer hours through Labor Day in order to train employees for some upcoming changes to how the library’s departments are run.

‘Difficult to impossible’

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Even if the Lincoln Parish Police Jury signs a contract with a private ambulance service within the next month, it will be “difficult to impossible” for the emergency dispatch system to make the switch by the time the Ruston Fire Department pulls out of the parish Jan. 1.

Cedar Creek’s Dua headed to D.C. as part of Girls Nation

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Miss Dua goes to Washington. It’s not the latest novel or blockbuster movie, but Cedar Creek School student Devika Dua will be embarking on a trip to the nation’s capital to make her own mark.

Gibbs hired by Jackson Parish Police Jury as secretary/treasurer

JONESBORO — The Jackson Parish Police Jury unanimously voted to hire Emmett Gibbs as its new secretary/treasurer at their monthly meeting this week.

Monroe man barred from working as tax preparer

BATON ROUGE — A Monroe man who pleaded guilty to a tax fraud-related felony is barred permanently from working as a tax preparer in Louisiana.

Auxiliary presents NLMC with donation

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The Northern Louisiana Hospital Auxiliary presented the Northern Louisiana Medical Center with a check for $5,000 this week. The donation was for the purchase of a new bladder scanner. From left are Jennifer Patton, David Welch, Kathy Hall, Beverly Johnson, Sam Williams, Antoinette Anderson, Alan Brown, Linda Bullock, Ann Thigpen, Baylee Gray, Jennifer Carpenter, Gladys Thompson, Bill Tatum, Marilynn Ringheim, Justin Wyatt, Pat Evans, Pam Sampognaro and Tami Davis. Submitted photo

Louisiana National Guard hosts Belize Defence Force for aviation training

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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted six members of the Belize Defence Force for aviation cross-training in Hammond and Belle Chasse, July 11-15.

Lunch with the RFD

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Northern Louisiana Medical Center delivered lunch to the Ruston Fire Department recently in appreciation of all they do in support of the hospital. Pictured left to right are C.J. Tygart, Artur Christian, JePatrick Brown, Todd Abercrombie, Baylee Gray, Kathy Hall, Ahmad Jackson, Hahsan Jackson and Shane Kenney. Submitted photo

Organized fires part of Jonesboro’s beautification

JONESBORO — The Jonesboro Fire Department and Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office employee Tim Wyatt teamed up to burn a house down in the downtown Jonesboro area on Tuesday evening as part of a beautification process to clean up the town.