When Martha Ann Wood, a Jena citizen, visited her daughter last year in England, she also had the opportunity to appreciate a childhood passion of hers. Wood has been in love with the sport of tennis since she was young. “I have had a lifelong interest in tennis,” Wood said. “When I was a little gir...

The Louisiana Departments of Health, Environmental Quality, and Wildlife and Fisheries issued a series of updates last Thursday to five existing fish consumption advisories due to unacceptable levels of mercury detected in the fish. People are exposed to low levels of mercury throughout their lives....

BLACK BAYOU – Fishing is slow. No report this week. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. OUACHITA RIVER – Crappie fishing is best fishing the deep tops, 15 feet deep in 18-25 foot water on shiners or jigs. Bass are fair in the runouts from river lakes to river with spinner...

The Jena Giants basketball team played hard last week only to come up short as the Caldwell Spartans came to town Tuesday, Feb. 8 and they traveled t...

The LaSalle Tigers dropped a hardfought district game against St Mary’s this past week. The senior leaders of this squad Brady Hough, Caine Duke, Col...

Camden Havens, an eight-year-old motocross rider from Olla, participated and placed in the prestigious Monster Energy Supercross Championship in Glen...