Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham “I was raised to be a service to others,” Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham expressed with certainty. “My mom (Brenda Lisenby) raised me to always help people – teaching my brother and me valuable lessons that shaped me – she said life is a journey, and I should follow my pat...

Part 2: Olla Mayor Rhonda Gough Elliott In 2014, the Town of Olla elected its second female mayor in town history: Mayor Rhonda Gough Elliott. Mayor Elliott, who had served as pro tem mayor for nine months prior to the election, officially took office in March of that year and has continued working ...

Part 1: Jena Mayor LaDawn Edwards Mayor LaDawn Cooper Edwards has the distinction of being the only woman elected to serve as the Mayor of the Town of Jena. She is well into her third term with the last two of those terms having run for office unopposed. Making history as the first female mayor is o...

Jena native Chris Walker has watched life take him from his humble roots in small  town America to working in the space industry in Houston, TX., wher...

Every life has a story and purpose, and finding and fulfilling that purpose has been the ongoing work of Urania native Archbishop Doyle Volentine. Arc...

Avery Michaels can’t remember when music and singing weren’t a part of his life’s story. The truth be told, he probably cut his first tooth while list...