The Town of Jena received a clean opinion on its 2025 audit and saw its total net position grow by more than $3.6 million, but the town’s gas and sewer operations continued to cost more to run than they brought in, the town’s outside auditor told the Jena Town Council at its regular meeting Monday, ...

A routine monthly report from the Jena Fire Department turned into a broader discussion at the Jena Town Council’s Sept. 14 meeting about how far the department’s response area should extend beyond town limits, after questions arose over firefighters helping remove a fallen tree outside Jena in the ...

Mayor LaDawn C. Edwards used her monthly report to the Jena Town Council on Sept. 14 to update council members on the town square lighting project and preview a busy fall calendar of community events. Edwards said crews have continued installing string lighting at the town square, with work taking p...

The Urania Town Council adopted a resolution and an ordinance during their regular meeting September 14 clearing the way for $900,000 in taxable sewer...

The Tullos Police Department is set to add Taser 10 stun guns to its use-of-force options after the town council approved a five-year contract with Ax...

The town council took several steps toward financing a major overhaul of its water system, introducing a bond ordinance and opening new bank accounts ...