For the second straight year, the Jena Giants fell one game short of making it to the Division III Non-Select State Championship game at the New Orleans Superdome as they lost to a powerful Sterlington Panther team in the semifinal game held last Friday night in Sterlington.“I know it hurts but I am...

Fifth grade students at Good Pine Middle School used The Jena Times newspapers during one of their brain breaks leading up to the recent Thanksgiving holiday. A brain break is a short, structured activity that gives students a mental and physical break from regular classroom work or lessons, helping...

In the fall of 2023, the State of Louisiana passed the School Safety Act. Part of this law included implementing a panic emergency notification system in all K-12 public schools. Through funding by the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Rave Panic Button...

The Tullos Town Council appointed a new Town Clerk during their regular meeting held Monday, December 2 at the Town Hall.Teri Ann Humphries was appoin...

Following a public hearing held December 2, the Jena Town Council officially adopted their 2025 Budget showing budgetary figures back to normal follow...

The Urania Town Council voted to advertise for the sale of a town pick-up truck during their regular monthly meeting Monday, December 2, as the vehicl...