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Breaker failure causes Tuesday power outage in north Ruston

A circuit breaker failure at the Kentucky Avenue substation left a large portion of north Ruston without electricity for about 45 minutes Tuesday morning.

Trinity Methodist pours love, ingredients into Frozen Meals Ministry

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Trinity United Methodist Church’s Food Care Team continues to spread care around the community with its Frozen Meals Ministry, taking the motto “always be prepared” to another level.

Peach Festival planned for June 4 in Ruston

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The annual Louisiana Peach Festival is set for June 4 in downtown Ruston with more than 10 hours of live music, along with food, arts and crafts, interactive kids’ events, and other family-oriented activities.

Library moves toward Events Center solution

If the Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control has its druthers, the library’s Events Center will be under new management in some form in the near future.

Local man charged with theft from parish landfill

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A Ruston man remained in jail Monday after being arrested over the weekend for allegedly stealing metal from the Lincoln Parish Landfill located off Hwy. 33.

Statue unveiled for Dr. Billy Bundrick at Tech softball complex

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Dr. Billy Bundrick has always been one of Louisiana Tech’s own.

Voices and Votes

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On Monday morning ninth graders at Lincoln Preparatory School toured the Smithsonian Institute’s “Voice and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibit, a traveling installation on the history of voting rights currently housed at the Lincoln Parish Library. The exhibit is a collaboration between Smithsonian and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and is based on a similar installation at the National Museum of American History. It will be at the library until May 28, with a related author talk scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. Leader photo by CALEB DANIEL

Birthday Fellowship Club donates to CCA

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Birthday Fellowship Club, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Capers, held its annual fan drive and donated the items to Christian Community Action for the upcoming summer season. These efforts were coordinated by Rosie Capers. From left are Birthday Fellowship Club members Ray Stringfellow — chairman, Curlie Moore, Leonard Lewis, Vernesto Adams and Elder L.O. Adams along with CCA Director Stephanie Y. Matthews. The Fellowship Club makes a yearly fan donation to the CCA. Submitted photo

Statue Dedicated to Bundrick

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Dr. Billy Bundrick (seated), who served as Louisiana Tech’s orthopedic doctor for four decades, gets a look at the statue dedicated at Dr. Billy Bunkdrick Field at the Tech Softball Complex Saturday morning. He is surrounded by his family with Tech president Les Guice, Director of Ahtletics Eric Wood and Tech Senior Associate AD Malcolm Butler in the background. Leader photo by Cameron Maynard

Tech business grads achieve 97% overall placement rate

Students graduating from Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business during the 2020-21 academic year achieved a record 97% overall placement rate within six months postgrad.