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Flag commemoration at Callie’s Corner

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Local business Callie’s Corner called upon VFW Post 3615 to help commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of 9/11. 

McDonald honored by state Boys & Girls Clubs

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Tisdale McDonald doesn’t like recognition or awards. So when she found out she’d been nominated by Janet Wilson, Boys & Girls Clubs of North Louisiana Director of Resource Development, for a state-level award, she had to fuss.

College of Business mentoring program fosters community

Research shows that close relationships with a mentor — whether that be a professor, advisor, classmate, or work supervisor — is linked to academic success during and after college.

Good hedges make good neighbors in Louisiana

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You may have heard the old proverb “good fences make good neighbors.” Robert Frost made the phrase popular in his poem “Mending Wall.” The debate may have begun there, but I say the same can be true of a good hedge. I love my neighbors, personally, but hedges can bring many other benefits to the landscape.

Tech: New residence halls will be ready for move-in

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Though work on the buildings may not be completely finished when Louisiana Tech University students return to campus, students will be able to move into the new Cottingham and Richardson residence facilities on Tech Drive on schedule.

Local COVID deaths up again; mask mandate extended

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COVID-19 has claimed two more Lincoln Parish lives. The confirmed death toll now stands at 92 since the pandemic began, according to Wednesday’s update from the Louisiana Department of Health.

Cheffin hearing Sept. 14

A Ruston man found guilty in August of aggravated flight from a Lincoln Parish sheriff ’s deputy has pleaded not guilty to a formal charge of being a habitual offender.

Beat of the Quadrangle

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With fall quarter just around the corner, the Louisiana Tech University Band of Pride percussion section took advantage of the shade from the noble trees within Tech’s historic Quadrangle to get some practice in prior to its first official performance. With the different drum units rockin’ the Quad on a lazy, summer afternoon, the mood was certainly set for the upcoming Bulldog football season as well as other special events in September. Tech’s first home football game is scheduled for Sept. 11 against Southeastern Louisiana University.

D’Arbonne Range Riders new host of Run for the Diamonds Races

Ruston and the surrounding area will be treated to another weekend of rodeo action at the North Louisiana Exhibition Center Saturday through Monday with the D’Arbonne Ranger Riders hosting the Run for the Diamonds Annual Barrel Race.

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE

• Parish residents who are not now registered to vote and wish to participate in the Oct. 9 referendum have until Sept. 8 to register in either in person at the Lincoln Parish Registrar of Voters office, by mail or via applications submitted through the Office of Motor Vehicles, parish Registrar of Voters Sharon Parnell said.