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By: Glynn Harris When it comes to adverse weather, I can be a worrywart; just ask my wife. I get obsessed when unusual weather situations arrive. Too much rain; not enough rain; too cold; too icy; to stormy – these all give me concern as if I was able to do anything about changing the weather. I don’t have to …

By: Tuffy Fields By the time you read this, the 2026 mid-termelections are over and we have a pretty goodidea of who was elected, where the power of thenation will reside and the direction our noblecountry will be traveling. At the time I am writing this article it is Sunday Morning andthere is only speculation as to what ournation will …

By: Sallie Rose Hollis Maybe you’re more disciplined than I am.Maybe you can scroll past all those reels onyour social media feed. Or maybe you’re so tremendously disciplined that you don’teven HAVE a social media account.I was once disciplined … but no more.I’ve begun to linger, to tarry, to luxuriate in those enticing, those captivating,those addicting seconds-long dopamineloops. Granted, I …

Phillip Ellis Brings the Experience and Community Understanding This Court Needs The Third Judicial District serves two distinct parishes, Lincoln and Union. Its judges must understand the people and communities of both while administering the same law fairly to everyone. The Gazette believes Phillip Ellis is the best choice for the Division B judgeship. His professional experience and longstanding connections …

By: Glynn Harris Lincoln Parish Park was born from the dream of a special man, the late Fredrick Hoogland. One day, in the late 1970s, he was inspired by something he saw. I interviewed him 20 years or so ago and wrote an article on his discovery. “When I stepped up on a bluff that spring day and saw what …

By: Tuffy Fields A Comparison of Political and Economic Ideals America is in the middle of an election that is posing a danger to the ideals and principles that led to an agricultural experiment growing into the greatest nation in the history of the world. Today we are experiencing a great divide that threatens to throw away all the attributes …

By: Jim Brown Louisiana lost a major sports icon last week. LSU coach Dale Brown, one of the winningest coaches in basketball history, passed away at 90 years old. He took LSU from the dregs of college basketball as a respected coach who posted numerous winning records. Coach Brown was Southeast Conference coach of the year or the runner-up on …

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 …