Ms. Victoria Morace is back in her classroom at Fellowship Elementary School teaching her students with zeal and intent, but just a few months back, she was in quite a different part of the world teaching Ugandan orphans about Jesus and His Word. The faces were different, the language was unknown, b...

Reading to and reading with toddlers and elementary school age students is one of the greatest educational advantages that parents and adults can give children. Just ask reading advocate and educator, Mrs. Kathryn Tyler, who has currently begun her 50th year with the LaSalle Parish School Board. She...

Big John Barker, John Austin to his family, is no stranger to the citizens of Jena. Actually, he could be described as a hometown celebrity. He is the friendly face that greets customers at the local hardware store and helps locate everything from garden tools to plumbing parts. He’s a diehard fan o...