My travels have taken me to places far and wide. I am privileged to see and do things that the average citizen does not get to experience. My most recent trip was one of exploring the vegetation, insects and unusual plants on the Alabama Gulf Coast. I was lucky enough to find all the above at a plac...

Hog on a Log Fundraiser The Men of Focus in Action Community Church Brotherhood will be sponsoring a “hog on a log” fundraiser on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. until sold out. The lunch will consist of a grilled sausage link on a hoagie bun, chips and a drink for $10. You may pick up yo...

Reagan Franklin (center, holding a newspaper) is pictured with Mrs. Emmalee’s PreK class at Nebo Elementary School. Franklin spoke to the students about being a photographer and writer at The Jena Times as a part of “Community Workers Week.” Students were also visited by a paramedic and a police off...

Dear Rusty: My 62nd birthday is in late August of this year. I would like to start collecting Social Security, but after reading about the need to kee...

LaSalle Parish Deputy Jenny Parker, or Jenny “D.A.R.E.” - as she is affectionately known - was recently honored and recognized for completing twenty-f...

The Reverends David Poole and Kirk Mayo have more in common than meets the eye. True, they grew up together as kids in the hills of the nearby Aimwell...