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New guides help soybean farmers combat rising nematode threats

Submitted Article

August 26, 2026

As soybean harvest approaches, farmers have a narrow, high-value window to uncover a hidden yield thief. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and other parasit...

Catahoula News, News

Spirit Reins Equine Center to host 10th Annual 5K Run/Walk and Pancake Breakfast

Submitted Article

August 26, 2026

Spirit Reins, a local non-profit organization, has dedicated the past 17 ½ years to serving individuals with disabilities in our community and the sur...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Craig Franklin:

Urgent need for volunteer firefighters

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 26, 2026

Somewhere in rural Louisiana tonight, a pager is going off. A man who spent ten hours on a job site today is pulling on his boots. A woman who just sa...

Socialism fueled by historical ignorance

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Royal Alexander:

Socialism fueled by historical ignorance

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

August 26, 2026

The Democrat Party’s nominations of Democratic Socialists, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Troy Jackson in Maine, and Angie Nixon in Florida all indicate ...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Deborah Mayo:

Is it hot or what?

By Deborah Mayo

August 26, 2026

I do believe we are living in the dog days of summer; perhaps ‘dog days’ is an inappropriate description of the scorching heat and current drought we ...

Obituaries

Shaunee Huffman

August 26, 2026

Nellwinn Shaunee Chevallier Huffman, 67, of the Walters Community, passed from this life on Thursday, August 20, 2026, surrounded by her family and fr...