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Playing for history

GRAMBLING — Grambling State University’s World Famed Tiger Marching band will be featured in festivities celebrating the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Entitled “We Are One,” the virtual event is the latest addition to the schedule of activities planned by the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC).

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Dubach council to convene via call

The Dubach Town Council has moved to a conference call format for its next monthly meeting scheduled for today out of concern for COVID-19 safety.

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Police jury treasurer resigns

Lincoln Parish Treasurer Chris Hyde has resigned his position less than a year after being hired to it.

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4 men arrested on GSU campus with drugs, guns

Four men were arrested Saturday on the campus of Grambling State University Saturday for allegedly possessing marijuana and handguns. None of the men were students at the university.

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$1M sunk into Monster Moto lease payments

Over the last 26 months, the city of Ruston has sunk slightly more than $1 million into lease payments on the mostly empty Monster Moto building.

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Man charged in LPNET drug bust

A Ruston man faces 13 charges after an LPNET drug bust on Nutmeg Drive that yielded 505 grams of synthetic marijuana and 1,810 units of alprazolam.

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Taking home the hardware

Lincoln Parish School District officials surprised this year’s Student, Teacher and Principal of the Year selections at their schools this week to present them with their awards in lieu of the usual gala event of years past.

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Lincoln Parish schools await their turn for vaccine

A little more than half of the Lincoln Parish School District’s employees are interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine once the distribution tier that includes K-12 schools opens up.