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Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers back in business

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Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers, located at 1701 Commerce St., and owned by Dr. Jerry and Angela Yarborough, recently held ribbon cutting ceremonies to celebrate its grand re-opening. The business

Daughter of cancer patients uses running as coping mechanism

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Running away from pain and running toward a dream. No matter what obstacles Ruston’s Elizabeth Holloway faces, she keeps on running. And this month — October, National Breast Cancer Awareness

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Kiwanis Pancake Day Friday The Ruston Kiwanis Club’s 68th annual Kiwanis Pancake Day is Friday from 6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Ruston

Beehive’s reopening celebrated

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Beehive Outlet, located at 213 North Service Road, East and owned by Brent and May Bernard, recently held ribbon cutting ceremonies to celebrate its grand re-opening. The business was severely

Bulldogs give back on ‘Maggie Lee for Good Day’

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Tuesday — Oct. 29 — is literally a day designated for good in north Louisiana. On Oct. 21, 2011, Shreveport mayor Cedric Glover officially declared October 29 as “Maggie Lee

The no-pressure Thanksgiving

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After decades of doing the same old thing, I’ve decided to host an Alternative Thanksgiving this year. I’ve sat through too many turkey-andstuffing dinners to count, and many of them

Ribbon cutting held for EZ-RYDR

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EZ-RYDR recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony with community officials and residents on hand to help celebrate. EZ-RYDR is a ridesharing company with a subscription option, as well as per-ride

Makers Fair creates weekend fun

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Cool and damp conditions didn’t stop people from coming out to attend the Fall Makers Fair Saturday at the Historic Fire Station in Ruston. Pictured at top is Katie Batterton, left, perusing through some photographs by Jon Conrad at his Nguyen Paints art and photography booth.

Pictured at middle is Gene Burnham of Gene’s Woodworks from Farmerville showing off his largest dwarf Japanese juniper bonsai tree in a cedar planter.

‘Give Cancer the Boot’ parade rolls in Ruston

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Pictured at top is Grand Marshal Reshon Ford waving to onlookers during the “Give Cancer the Boot” Parade that rolled through Ruston on Saturday morning. The parade was a breast cancer awareness event with a cowboy/western theme. Pictured at bottom is the line of vehicles that participated in the event.

Techsters fall at N. Texas in straight sets

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DENTON, Texas — The Louisiana Tech volleyball team dropped the first of three straight road matches, falling 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-17) to North Texas on Sunday afternoon in the Mean Green Volleyball Center.

Rhett Robinson led the Mean Green (13-8, 7-2 C-USA) with 17 kills, and Valerie Valerian added 15 more. Both Valerian and Robinson hit over .350.

Carter Mirich posted a team-high eight kills for the Lady Techsters. Madeline Davis and Kaitlyn Adams finished with seven kills each.