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01/26/2012 - 11:12am
Wow! We cannot believe how fast this school year is flying by for Cypress Springs. After having a very relaxing Christmas and New Year’s Holiday, our students have returned to school ready to set our minds on the second semester. Our first semester was full of fun and learning. Our PBIS program...
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01/26/2012 - 11:15am
The Ruston Rotary Club proudly announces the recipients of the January Student of the Month Award. Recognized by Rotarian Jim Tuten, each student was honored at the Jan. 18 luncheon and presented an award of achievement by incoming club president Stephen Williams. Each awardee has maintained a...
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01/26/2012 - 11:28am
Late Wednesday night a man was arrested for simple battery domestic violence, after allegedly strangling a woman. Sirarminius Demetrius Williams, 24, of 500 S. Barnett Springs Ave., was arrested by Ruston Police Department officers at 11:39 p.m. Wednesday after officers responded to the residence...
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01/26/2012 - 11:31am
The Ruston Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau is looking for community support in the way of volunteers to help make the 2012 Boys’ and Girls’ State Basketball Finals a success when the games are hosted in Ruston for the first time March 8-10. Games will be played on Karl Malone Court in the...
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01/26/2012 - 11:36am
Newly appointed State Superintendent of Schools John White stopped at Squire Creek Country Club to have breakfast and discuss educational topics with Lincoln Parish educational administrators, school board members and business leaders. After breakfast, he headed to Ruston High School to conduct a...

Announcements

Loran Marie Roberts, of Ruston, and Jarad Wade Garner, of Dallas, Texas, were married at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at Temple Baptist Church in Ruston. Rick Byargeon officiated the ceremony. Loran is the daughter of Conroy and Krista Hines, of Corinth, Texas, and Jay Roberts, of Dubach. She is the...
Justin Warren Post, of Ruston, and Christy Lynn Duncan, of Monroe, are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching wedding. The bride-elect is the daughter of Chuck and Melissa Duncan, of Monroe. She is the granddaughter of Travis and Janie Sayers and Charles and Dorothy Duncan. Christy is...

Sports

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Louisiana Tech University’s basketball Bulldogs have proved their mettle on the treacherous Western Athletic Conference trail.

Now,...

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NATCHITOCHES — Senior tight end Justin Aldredge has joined his grandfather, Corwyn Aldredge, on Northwestern State’s elite group of football...

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Earning co-captain honors for the 2011 Ruston High School football team which held its annual postseason banquet earlier this week were...

Editorials

Hard work recently paid off in leaps and bounds for several local girls. Ruston High School’s competitive cheer team, made up of 32 freshman, junior varsity and varsity...
Devoted fans and supporters are making sure that the many accomplishments of one of Louisiana Tech University’s most successful coaches will live on in the future. Announced...