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By; Glynn Harris The basic way that sporting organizations raise funds for their programs is the scheduling of annual fund raising banquets to benefit the organization.  This coming Thursday, July 30, the Lincoln Parish Chapter of Whitetails Unlimited will host its annual get-together at the Ruston Civic Center and if what has happened each year with this banquet is any …

By: Tuffy Fields This past weekend I experienced an event I first witnessed 63 years ago, The Farmerville Watermelon Festival. It has grown from a festival that began with two semi-trucks loaded with watermelons drive through town accompanied by political speeches to a festival spanning over a weeklong period with a two-mile parade, over a hundred vendors selling everything from …

By: Sallie Rose Hollis Parents’ Day was Sunday.  It’s been around since 1994, when Congress unanimously passed “The Parents’ Day Resolution,” establishing the fourth Sunday of July as a perennial day of commemoration. Through all those years, I’ve mostly been ignorant of it.  Even without my help, though, on that day each year, Americans have recognized outstanding parents, celebrated the …

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 …

STAFF REPORT   Tuesday, July 21, 2026 marked the 50th anniversary of Louise Denton’s hiring as the Director of Union Council on Aging, Inc. in Farmerville, LA. Mrs. Louise has overseen many changes at Union Council on Aging over those 50 years. The Union Council on Aging was awarded a charter on May 14, 1965, signed by then-Governor John McKeithen. Mr. …

 Johnny Dollar editor@fgazette.com   After Years of Planning, Farmerville Mega Ramp Nears Construction  The Town of Farmerville’s long-awaited Lake D’Arbonne Mega Ramp project has reached another major milestone, with engineering complete, state reviews nearing completion, and construction bidding expected to begin within the next several weeks.  The Gazette recently interviewed Oliver Neal, project engineer with Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson (MML&H;), the …

By: Glynn Harris This is a fictitious story of two youngboys. We’ll call one Billy; the otherTommy. First here’s Billy’s story. Hegrew up in a family that loved to huntand naturally, he became interestedin hunting at a young age.Billy’s dad is a serious deerhunter who has a nice huntinglease with food plots, feedersout and several comfortable boxstands from which to …