Terrion S. Atkins, Jr., 18, of Jonesboro, wasarrestedinRuston Wednesday afternoon on a charge of seconddegree murder in the shooting death of Bre’Untae Hicks, 27, also of Jonesboro, last weekend.
Guten Tag! A good time is brewing in Ruston. The 13th Annual ARToberfest Celebration will be held next Friday, at the Farmers Market in downtown Ruston. Each year the North Central Louisiana Arts Council hosts regional home brewers, micro- breweries, and a donated array of other beer-y beverages from commercial sponsors.
The North Central Louisiana Master Gardeners fall plant sale is the perfect place to find a great variety of plants and will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Police Jury Building Portico at 307 Homer St., in Ruston.
The much- needed and long overdue funding for the completion of a water well in the southern portion of Jonesboro is coming to fruition after U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced the Town of Jonesboro will receive a grant for the project.