Town & Country Garden Club Notes

New officers for the Town & Country Garden Club were installed during their May meeting. Shown above, from left: Parliamentarian Donna Justiss, Historian/Yearbook Chairman Judy Baker, Treasurer Lisa McCann, Corresponding Secretary Audrey Maxwell, Recording Secretary Cynthia Bradford, Vice President Glenda Cooper, President Beth Zoller and Installing Officer Barbara Germany.

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By Cynthia Bradford Reporting Secretary on May 22, 2024

We met Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Nolley Methodist Church Palmer Hall. Present were: President Donna Justiss, Judy Baker, Lisa McCann, Nelda Tarver, Jennifer Loe, Jenna Fae Justiss, Mica King, Sis Welch, Nora Martin, Audrey Maxwell, Glenda Cooper, Barbara Germany, Barbara Murphy, Martha Ann Wood, Renae Kelly and Beth Zoller.

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Olla Mill Closes

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 24, 2026

30 Jobs affected by shutdown Hunt Forest Products (HFP) announced the closure of its Olla Hardwood Mill last week with the last day of operation Frida...

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LaSalle Top 10 District in Literacy

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 24, 2026

Ranked 8th out of 71 districts The LaSalle Parish School System celebrated a monumental achievement last week as the Louisiana Department of Education...

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Remembering America’s Independence

By Kayley McCarty Staff Intern

June 24, 2026

PART ONE of a Two-Part Series Two hundred and fifty years ago, a collection of British colonies along the eastern seaboard declared themselves a free ...

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Election Saturday June 27

Staff Report

June 24, 2026

After weeks of campaigning following the Closed Party Primary Election held on May 16, voters will head to the polls Saturday, June 27, to cast their ...

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Former Jena Pharmacist Succumbs

Staff Report

June 24, 2026

A well-known Jena pharmacist passed away last week. Sidney Mack “Maxie” Parker Jr., 84, of Jena, served as pharmacist at Jena Pharmacy, when it was lo...

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How Louisiana defeated radical gender ideology

By Craig Franklin Editor, The Jena Times

June 24, 2026

On June 8, 2026, Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 578 into law.With that signature, Louisiana officially closed the chapter on what many conserv...