One month after hiring Doug Postel as the new parish administrator, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury’s Personnel Committee began taking a hard look at the parish’s hiring procedures Tuesday.
Grambling State University Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Martin Lemelle, Jr., has announced his bid for the open 5th Congressional District seat in this fall’s election.
This winter, the voters of Lincoln Parish will have the chance to approve or strike down a renewal of the property tax that funds the parish library, at a rate of 5.85 mills.
The percent of positive tests for COVID-19 in Lincoln Parish jumped 53% from late June to July 8, according to figures released Wednesday by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).
Ruston mayor Ronny Walker and several other city officials and community members officially opened phase three of the Rock Island Greenway at R.L. Cook Park on Tuesday.
The Lincoln Parish Police Jury’s Health and Welfare Committee passed new protocols Monday governing how the jury’s more than 150 employees must respond if they develop symptoms of COVID-19 or are exposed to someone with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Lincoln Parish businesses took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 735 businesses having received more than $58 million in loans.
