Category: Articles
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Broadband Services Completes Construction of First Tower
Matt Williams and Chad Kennedy with Broadband Services of Union Parish were in attendance at the June Union Parish Police Jury meeting. During the meeting, Matt had the opportunity to speak to everyone in attendance, and those who were watching the Union Parish Police Jury’s meeting on the Facebook Live video. These men and their staff Read more
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Downsville Community Charter School Advances to Phase 2 of Construction
Executive Director Tony Cain is enthusiastic about the ongoing developments at Downsville Community Charter School. This past year, both the baseball and softball teams celebrated their seasons on newly constructed fields, inaugurated with ribbon-cutting ceremonies. Additionally, a state-of-the-art agriculture building was completed during the last school year. Phase 2, which will be announced soon, includes Read more
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Farmers Focus on 2024 Season
Coming back this year after a Championship win the Farmers and Staff are focusing on maintaining their skills, and being focused on being physically and mentally fit! “Our men are currently attending summer workouts beginning at 5:30 am each weekday morning! I want our men disciplined on getting up early, getting in our work outs Read more
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Splash Pad Opens for Summer
June 6, 2024 Summertime means kids are out of school and looking for things to do to enjoy their break. Thursday, May 23rd the ‘Splash Pad’ opened for children to enjoy for FREE. The Splash Pad is located behind the Boys and Girls Club on 606 Bernice St, Farmerville, La. Families can drop by between Read more
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Downsville Man Blesses Veterans
Brad Lowe of Downsville is the proprietor of Porch Gliders for Veterans, an organization dedicated to providing free gliders to Veterans. Each month, Lowe conducts a Facebook drawing to select a recipient for a free glider. For the month of April, the lucky winner was Kenneth Boyett of Bernice, who was thrilled to receive the Read more
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2024 Gold Award Winner
Alan Futch, proprietor of Dean of Flowers in Farmerville, Louisiana, was recently presented with the prestigious ‘Gold Award’ during the Union Parish Chamber of Commerce Banquet, an esteemed recognition marking the pinnacle of excellence in the local business community. While chatting with Alan about the history of the flower shop he told a few things Read more
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Farmerville Jaycees Present the 2024 Watermelon Poster
The Farmerville Jaycees are delighted to unveil the 61st Annual Louisiana Watermelon Festival poster, graciously hand-drawn by Dianne Nale Anders and proudly sponsored by Union General Hospital. This year’s poster holds a special dedication in honor of the late Mr. Rickey Morris. Rickey Glynn Morris, born June 25th, 1959, passed away on May 23rd, 2017, Read more
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Watermelon Teen Queen WINS State Title
Another Watermelon queen has won the title of Miss Louisiana Teen, congratulations Melissa Le. Louisiana Watermelon Pageant Directors Ashley Owen, Gracie Reichman and Darra Jung are filled with pride for this exciting time for their 2023 Watermelon Teen Queen. In July 2023 when they each captured a title at the Watermelon Festival Pageant, they knew Read more
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K&M Big Buck Contest Winners
Another season in the books, as they say, the deer hunters are now turkey hunting or fishing, but it will roll back around before we know it. The next BIG BUCK will soon be scored at K&M Coffee, Corks, and Camo in Farmerville by local sports enthusiast & blogger Greg Hicks. This event could Read more
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Answers Sought in Near Drowning Incident
(April 25th Edition) In the wake of the near drowning incident at Rhett’s Shells & Tails of Farmerville involving Christopher Gilbert of Ruston, the evening’s events present a multifaceted narrative deserving of careful analysis. At the intersection of human behavior, environmental factors, and legal implications, this case is filled with multiple faucets of information. The Read more