Cardinal George Pell had no way to know, as he rose to preach during a spiritual retreat in southern Italy, that this was his last sermon — opening with the biblical cry, “ Repent, because the Kingdom of God is near.”
BIRMINGHAM — After controlling much of the first half, Louisiana Tech was outscored by 11 in the second half, which contributed to a 65-59 loss to UAB on Thursday night inside Bartow Arena.
The Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce celebrated 103 years of service Thursday night with its annual award banquet highlighting the accomplishments of local business and community leaders.
Another packed house filled the Dixie Center for the Arts as the downtown venue welcomed “Twitty & Lynn: A Salute to Conway and Loretta” Thursday evening. Tre Twitty and Tayla Lynn, grandchildren of the country music legends, thrilled the audience with classic hits from an expansive catalog of music the hit-makers shared for more than four decades. Twitty & Lynn are on stage kicking off the show with a rendition of the hit “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man.”
Each Sunday in our paper we feature a column written by local outdoors legend and award-winning writer Glynn Harris, whom I’ve known since I was a young scribe way back when.
Funeral Services for Marion Ronald “Ronnie” Hall, age 79, of Ruston, will be Monday, January 30, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Temple Baptist Church Chapel, in Ruston.