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State upholds school board denial of feed mill tax break

Louisiana’s Board of Commerce and Industry recently rejected an appeal by chicken company House of Raeford Farms that would have overturned a Lincoln Parish School Board decision earlier this year to deny the company millions of dollars of tax breaks on its new feed mill.

Two injured in head-on crash

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Two drivers were transported to Northern Louisiana Medical Center Wednesday following a late morning crash that blocked traffic from traveling in either direction on California Avenue (La. Highway 80) near the intersection with Kathryn Street.

California Avenue Walgreens to be COVID-19 testing site

The Louisiana Department of Health and Walgreens are entering into a new COVID-19 testing partnership to increase the number of sites providing testing by appointment, including here in Ruston.

Lincoln Parish records three more COVID-19 deaths

The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting three more Lincoln Parish residents are dead because of COVID-19.

Library director to resign, board meets today

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Lincoln Parish Library Director Vivian McCain plans to resign from her position ahead of a special meeting of the library’s Board of Control called for today to discuss her competence.

Leader to highlight 2020 Top 10 stories

2020 began with the fatal shooting of a man at a local party venue, the swearing in of the largest class of new Lincoln Parish Police Jurors in 15 years, the school board almost closing Dubach School, and Ruston’s Board of Aldermen condemning batch after batch of structures damaged by the 2019 tornado.

COVID-19 changed everything

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COVID-19 began in Lincoln Parish with two cases.

Luke Letlow passes away at 41

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Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-La.), who was to be sworn into office on Sunday, has died as a result of contracting COV

Christmas Eve shooting suspect sought

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Ruston police are asking the public’s help in locating the suspect or suspects in a Christmas Eve shooting that apparently left two people injured.

Nursing homes await COVID-19 vaccine

Lincoln Parish nursing homes are awaiting word from Walgreens as to when residents will get to receive their first injections of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.