About one in twelve teens experience physical and sexual dating violence, according to a 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is one of the reasons NextSTEP of Central Louisiana, Inc. has existed since 2005. Carolyne Hoyt, the executive di...

Antwone Johnson, the 13-year-old son of Antionette Yvette Johnson and grandson of the late Rev. Ernest Johnson, Sr. and Rosie B. Johnson McCoy and Don Franklin McCoy, recently competed in the Mayfair Laboratory School Student of the Year contest and finished in third place. Following is the essay he...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the April 19, 2006, issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Fra...

A large crowd was on hand last Thursday night for the Homecoming Reception 2022 hosted by the Jena High School Alumni Association. The event was held...

70 Years Ago October 23, 1952 Johnny Russell, of Montgomery, grandson of the Reverend W.M. Enterkin, of Jena, attended the national Future Farmers of ...