Olena sat in my class, staring straight ahead. Her eyes seemed glazed. When I called on her, she didn’t respond. I didn’t want to embarrass her, so I called on someone else, but I continued to watch her. I could tell that something was dreadfully wrong. After class was over, Olena moved slowly, as i...

Sandy Lake resident Sharon Wascom was reading The Jena Times newspaper back in December 2021 when a story, and more specifically a name, stood out to her – Captain Michael Stephen Walker. She recognized the name from a special red bracelet given to her in 1989 by her brother, Steven Michael Smith, ...

Traffic deaths are on the rise in the United States, according to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. An estimated 20,175 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes from January through June 2022, the most in the first half of any year since 2006. The latest inc...

The JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates) classes at both La-Salle High and Jena High hosted speakers the week of September 12-16. LHS students traveled...

The fall Angola Prison Rodeo, also known as the “Wildest Show in the South” is here! Every Sunday in October this exciting event will offer the best i...

For nearly thirty years, Samaritan’s Purse has been collecting shoeboxes filled with gifts and delivering them to children in need around the world th...