Of all the holidays during the year that I like, my birthday is at the bottom of the list. Now that I’m at my current age, I prefer not to be reminded that I’m getting older. All a birthday does for me is tell me I’m just getting older. Who wants to be reminded of that? Then, the worst part of a bir...

There are unsung heroes in just about anything you can think of. Then same thing can be said of flowers. One of the unsung hero’s in the world of flowers is SEDUM. Yes sir, it’s a flower that escapes most gardeners notice or use. Over my lifetime I have moved over twenty times, but have had some typ...

Registration is open for The Rapides Foundation’s ninth annual Symposium, which will focus on early childhood literacy and feature Super Bowl Champion Malcolm Mitchell sharing his personal story about the transformational power of reading. The event will be at 3:30 p.m. September 1 at the Randolph R...

Recognizing the current economic hardships facing many today, Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) will not be increasing tuition or ...

As time goes by, I am more and more impressed with our forefathers. They wrote a constitution that has stood the test of time. Each one of them left u...

Buckie Overstreet has officially announced his candidacy for one of the five seats on the Jena Town Council, subject to the action of Jena voters at t...