The Legislature gave its final approval Sunday to $48 billion in budget bills, restoring funding for a $2,000 stipend for teachers but cutting spending on early childhood education programs.The House had previously cut the level of the teacher stipends. But the Senate restored the full amount that G...

Starting in the 1830s, migration from the eastern states westward went from a trickle to a flood. The rock formations at Muscle Shoals, AL made it one of the few places within hundreds of miles where the Tennessee River was shallow enough for people to cross. Originally, paths to the shoals had been...

70 Years Ago June 10, 1954 The movies playing at Pop’s Drive-In Theatre this week were “Shane,” “Pony Express,” “Jumpin’ Jacks,” “Miss Sadie Thompson,” “In Old California,” “Fighting Coast Guard” and “Mississippi Gambler.” All children are invited to join the “Reading Round-Up” this summer at the La...

70 Years Ago June 3, 1954 The grand opening of Stoney’s Esso Station Saturday, June 5, will be the center of attraction for many Jenaites and out-of-t...

Katie Helton, Guidance Counselor at LaSalle High School, announced scholarship recipients for 2024 graduates during graduation ceremonies at the schoo...

Samantha Manning, Guidance Counselor at Jena High School, announced the following scholarship recipients in the Class of 2024 during graduation ceremo...