Rev. Carl and Clarenda Gulde At only fifteen years of age, a young Carl Gulde accepted the call into the ministry and found himself preaching his first sermon at Hurricane Creek Baptist Church. Sixty-plus years later, he and his wife Clarenda are still fulfilling that call, and together they have ma...

Releases “ The Littlest Giant” book Jena High School educator and author, Natalie Morgan, is celebrating the publication of her first children’s book, “The Littlest Giant”. The book, written in poetic form, takes the reader on a celebratory journey of school and community spirit, pride and support o...

Teachers’ aides, instructional assistants, paraprofessionals, paras…they are known by many titles to different people, but to the children they serve they are invaluable. From providing behavioral support to working with students with disabilities, paras are trained and certified to fulfill their sp...

Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham “I was raised to be a service to others,” Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham expressed with certainty. “My mom (Brenda Lisenby)...

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 E...

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...