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By: Glynn Harris If you have followed my writing and broadcasting down through the years, you know there is one topic that stands above the rest. Song birds; I am intrigued by those little feathered creatures, many of which make their homes in the thickets surrounding my yard.  In addition, we keep our bird feeder filled with nuggets birds seem …

By: Jim Brown Like most of you, I’ve had my fill of political ads and trial lawyer solicitations that seem to be constantly appearing on TV. But you know what bothers me even more? I’m sick of seeing that goofy commercial of some dumb and disheveled looking guy talking to an ostrich. “You only pay for what you need,” so …

Antioch Baptist Church  3501 Hwy 828  Farmerville  318-368-3591  Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.  Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.  Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.  Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church  2144 Hwy 33 N.  Marion  Sunday School -11 a.m.  Sunday Worship -12 p.m.  318-608-6766  Canaan Baptist Church  502 Canaan Church Rd.  Spearsville  Sunday School -10am  Sunday Worship -11am  870-312-3440  Bro. Brian Williams  Conway …

 LA Retired Teachers Association  STAFF REPORT   Louisiana Retired Teachers Meeting in Ruston  District 10 of the Louisiana Retired Teachers Association will hold its fall district meeting on September 23, 2026 at The Ruston Parish Library located at 910 N. Trenton St., Ruston, LA.  District 10 of LRTA includes the parishes of Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, and Union. All retired …

 KALB Digital Team  KALB.com   Louisiana’s expanded ‘Move Over Law’ is now in effect  Louisiana drivers are now required to take greater heed for other motorists on the side of the road, according to Louisiana State Police.  (KALB) – Louisiana drivers are now required to take greater heed for other motorists on the side of the road, according to Louisiana State …

 Claudia Wade Union General   Union General Hospital Invests in the Future of Local Healthcare Through HERO Grant  Union General Hospital and Louisiana Delta Community College welcome the first six scholarship recipients in a program that will invest in 12 future healthcare professionals  FARMERVILLE, La. Union General Hospital and Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) are proud to announce the launch of the …

By: Glynn Harris In last weeks column, we talked about that “sweet spot” on our lakes, the thermocline. To refresh, the thermocline separates the warmer oxygen-rich layer of water separated from colder oxygen-deleted water below the thermocline.  There is another feature on lakes in later summer that upsets the balance of the water above the thermocline and that below this …

By: Tuffy Fields It is amazing how time goes by for us and we are sitting at the coffee table asking ourselves, “Where has all the time gone”.  On August 1st, 1990, I went to be in my apartment in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia. As usual I fell asleep as the BBC signed off. The next day was the beginning of …

By: Sallie Rose Hollis The Enigma Explorer has been falling down on the job lately. In fact, she’s been so lackadaisical you may have forgotten she exists.  Well, I’m here to tell you: She’s still alive and well, pondering and musing, day in and day out.  Just to refresh your memory, the EE (who also goes by the initials srh) …