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Equipping the future

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Update: image placement changed — Aug. 19

Fourteen months after the project’s initial bid was accepted, the Lincoln Parish School District’s new STEM Center building is complete.

Located on Woodward Avenue next to Ruston Junior High School, the approximately 10,000-square-foot Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center is set to begin providing all students pre-K through 12th grade in all Lincoln Parish Schools with a variety of hands-on experiences beginning in late September.

Hey visitors, y’all come

So you think folks only pass through Lincoln Parish on their way to someplace else, right? Wrong.

According to the just-released Tourism Spending in the Parishes Report done by the University of New Orleans Hospitality Research Center, tourism spending in Lincoln Parish in 2018 was up slightly more than 8% from 2017.

The same study showed that over two years, the parish was up almost 17% in direct visitor spending and ranked fourth in the percentage growth in similar or larger destinations.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Jefferson Avenue open

The Jefferson Avenue bridge has been replaced, and the roadway is now open.

Louisiana master goat producer program

LA Tech set for Fan Fest 2019

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Louisiana Tech fans and supporters will have an opportunity to interact with the 2019 Louisiana Tech football, soccer and volleyball teams on Saturday, Aug. 17, as the teams and coaching staffs will participate in the annual Fan Fest in Ruston at the Thomas Assembly Center.

Doors to the TAC will open at 12:30 p.m. with the free event slated to run until 2 p.m. Players and coaches from all three programs will sign autographs and take pictures with fans.

Hawkins, Harvey unite in holy matrimony

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WEDDING (Paid Announcement)

Megan Hawkins, of Shreveport, and Benjamin Harvey, of Ruston, were joined in holy matrimony at 2 p.m. on August 3 at Taylortown Reception Hall in Bossier City. Rev. Doug Morgan officiated.

The bride is the daughter of James and Shelley Hawkins, of Shreveport, and the granddaughter of Donald and Helen Copelin, of Keithville, and Celestine Hawkins, of Shreveport.

The groom is the son of Janice Brower, of Ruston, and of the late Tommy Harvey, of Quitman.

Mother finds it hard to be only woman in house

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

DEAR HARRIETTE:

I am a woman with a husband and a 19-yearold son, and recently I’ve been finding it difficult to be the only woman in the household.

Sometimes it feels like I can be heard only when I raise my voice. What course of action can I take to convey these feelings to my husband and my son in a healthier manner?

Mother’s Voice

DEAR MOTHER’S VOICE: Start by talking to your husband.

MOVIES REVIEW

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The last few “Fast & Furious” movies have gotten a little heavy on the number of characters. The franchise isn’t as crowded as, say, the MCU, but it’s becoming increasingly reasonable to say that “anybody who’s anybody” has been in one of these movies.

So it makes sense that the cast has to be splintered off into two factions: one presumably including Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his “family,” and the one featured in this movie, which includes Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), and their respective families.

Shooting for the moon and beyond

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NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke during a visit Thursday to the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where the core stage of the rocket expected to power the next mission

If the primary election were today, who would get your vote for Lincoln Parish Clerk of Court?

Disclaimer: This poll cannot guarantee an accurate or balanced representation of the electorate, nor do its results reflect the opinions of The Ruston Daily Leader or Ruston Newspapers Inc. 

Related article: Lincoln Parish voters face long primary ballot

If the primary election were today, who would get your vote for Lincoln Parish Sheriff?

Disclaimer: This informal poll cannot guarantee an accurate or balanced representation of the electorate, nor do its results reflect the opinions of The Ruston Daily Leader or Ruston Newspapers Inc. 

Related article: Lincoln Parish voters face long primary ballot