(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the July 28, 2021 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/ Editor Sammy J. Franklin. Franklin, who was publisher/editor for 54 years, started this newspaper’s annual Progress/Profile edition in 1976.) This week is the time each y...

I don’t often take political stances on Facebook. This is because I have friends on both sides of the isle, and I know that one side of the isle is almost militarily inclined to unfriend me if I speak my mind like I am about to commit to doing. So, if you are one of those people, I would ask that, a...

President Trump could have easily died last week. The bullet whizzed by his head close enough to injure his ear. Had his head been turning in a different direction, or at a different angle, he would likely have been killed.How did we get here? In a way it’s not surprising; recall the deranged suppor...

Headlines today, July 14, 2024: “Bystander Outside Trump Rally Says He and Others Tried to Warn Police About Man with Rifle on Neighboring Rooftop, Bu...

It is oppressively hot in most of the U.S. and certainly here in Louisiana. We are also in the midst of an acrimonious presidential race, now exacerba...

Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a news junkie. I guess it’s in my blood as I remember my dad always keeping up with national, state and local news. His gener...