(PART 1 OF 3-PART FEATURE SERIES) It was 2018 when Debbie McClure, founder and director of Almost Home Behavioral Health Ministry, was en route from Jasper, Texas to her hometown of Jonesville. Already deeply involved in various branches of outreach including ‘jail ministry’, she had a God moment so...

Midwives, Black Draught, and House Calls Before the advancement of local hospitals, antibiotics and readily available health facilities in rural LaSalle Parish, medical care was quite different from today’s modern offerings. Written and oral records tell of the essentiality of self-reliance such as ...

A historical look at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church The Mount Nebo Baptist Church, located on LA 777 around nine miles south of Jena, has been a light and a cornerstone of faith in the Nebo community for well over 100 years. Its roots go back more than a century to the year 1855 before LaSalle Parish was c...

Mrs. Jackie Davidson and her late husband Reverend Gary Davidson were married 58 years. From the moment they said, “I do” until his passing in 2025, t...

Olla resident Mrs. Linda Yeager, while preparing to relocate, was sifting through some old boxes that had been stored in her home for decades. The con...

Mr. Mike Adams has only good memories of his 31 years as an educator at Jena High School: particularly the memories, achievements and accolades associ...