Despite running from event to event in December doing our best to cover as much as possible for this newspaper, I still managed to find time to catch up on state, national and international news. In the middle of all the bad news, I discovered some great Christmas gifts that all of my conservative f...

The Fed EX and UPS delivery drivers and I have become best buddies and graduated to first name basis relationships in the last few days as I have ventured into a new form of Christmas practice: on-line shopping. Yes, dear readers, I have finally succumbed to the modern way of doing things. I have fo...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following editorial by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin has appeared in this newspaper in every Christmas issue for decades. Its original publication date is unknown but the message is timeless.)One of my favorite articles at Christmas time is one written by the editor...

Dear Editor: As a teacher at Jena High School, I am working hard to expand and improve our Foreign Exchange Student Program. We want this to be anothe...

I was thrilled to read that Meta (Facebook) had selected Holly Ridge in Richland Parish (near Monroe, Louisiana) as the site of its planned $10 billio...

Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts. The question most often asked of people is, “what did you get?” Much less f...