(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article appeared in the December 21, 2022 issue of this newspaper. It is being reprinted at the request of many parish residents inquiring about the origin of the Jena snowman. The former Bank of Jena and CLB building is now home to the Cotton Boll, and owner Amanda Ham...

Santa and Mrs. Claus Doug and Carla Hallmark never intended to assume the roles of Santa and Mrs. Claus. It was quite accidental and unanticipated. In Christmas of 2013, the Town of Olla needed someone to step into the character of the jolly old Saint Nick himself for the annual Christmas parade, an...

Mrs. Frances McDonald has a mind for missions and a heartbeat for children, and has been using her time and talents for both the last twenty- five years through Operation Christmas Child (OCC) - an outreach of Samaritan’s Purse founded by Rev. Franklin Graham. Her efforts began in 1997 at the Jena F...

JENA • Senior Citizens’ Supper – Friday, Dec. 1 at First Baptist Church in Jena; Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Event begins at 6:00 p.m. • Jena Christmas Pa...

Serves 6 Ingredients: 1⁄2 cup dried currants 1 cup hot water 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from 17.3-ounce package), room temperature 1 tablespoon butte...

Pancakes with Santa Amp’d Youth presents Pancakes with Santa. Also featuring Mrs. Claus and the Grinch Saturday, December 2, 2023. Fourty-five minute ...