Local confirmed cases of COVID-19 jumped more than 50% over the week from Sept. 18 through Friday, according to figures posted by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Lincoln Parish residents who are not currently registered to vote and want to vote in the Nov. 3 election have until Oct. 5 to register by mail or in person at the Registrar of Voters Office, located at 100 West Texas Ave., in Ruston.
For at least part of every month since June, a number of patients normally transported to Ruston’s Northern Louisiana Medical Center for emergency treatment have been taken to hospitals throughout the region instead.
For the second year in a row, the Ruston Sports Complex will host the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) St. Jude Benefit Tournament that will run Saturday through Sunday.
Louisiana Tech University has again been named one of Louisiana’s top universities in the Wall Street Journal-Times Higher Education 2021 College Rankings.
