Gold Dusters Win Top Honors at Dance Camp

The Jena High School Gold Dusters dance team recently attended dance camp in Monroe where they received top honors. Shown above, left to right: Bottom row, Ava Hodges, Captain and Madeline Lowe, Co-Captain; Middle row, Mallory Courtney, Jessica Smith, Emma Kate Hennigan, Lily Jane LaCroix; Top row, Raylee Guillory, Tyia Purvis, and Olivia Lambeth.

Sports

June 13, 2023

The Jena High School Gold Dusters won top honors during their annual summer dance camp held in Monroe June 3-6. The Universal Dance Association’s camp was held at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and featured 12 high school dance teams from throughout the state.

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False Allegations Made Against Gibson Center RV Park

By Craig Franklin Editor, photos@thejenatimes.net

September 13, 2024

Louisiana Department of Environment Quality officials made a surprise inspection of The Gibson Event Center and RV Park, located in north Jena, Friday...

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Truck Crashes Into Business on Labor Day

Staff Report

September 11, 2024

A two-vehicle traffic crash on Labor Day sent one truck crashing into a downtown business and left two people with minor injuries. According to Jena P...

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Ordinance Prohibiting RV Parks in Jena Fails – Supporters of Proposed Law Angrily Leave Two-Hour Jena Council Meeting

Supporters of Proposed Law Angrily Leave Two-Hour Jena Council Meeting

By Craig Franklin Editor

September 11, 2024

Supporters of Proposed Law Angrily Leave Two-Hour Jena Council Meeting For an hour and a half, the September 3 meeting of the Jena Town Council was co...

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Sales Along 84 Successful:

Sales Along 84 Successful: Slow Start Due to Heavy Rains

Staff Report

September 11, 2024

Heavy rains fell to start the 2024 Sales Along 84 last Thursday, but that did not damper the second annual event from being deemed very suc-cessful wi...

News

Jena Purchases Downtown Corner Property

By Craig Franklin Editor

September 11, 2024

The Jena Town Council voted to invest in the future as they agreed to purchase property on the corner of E. Oak Street (US 84) and Third Street during...

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A Lesson From My Grandpa

September 11, 2024

I remember years ago, listening to my Grandpa Jim Richmond, a Baptist minister for the final 35 years of his life, talk about how bad it was during th...