December 2023

Area resident dies in single-vehicle accident

DUSON — An area woman died after succumbing to injuries she received in a vehicle accident late Friday night.

Groups want appeals court to revisit Voting Rights Act ruling

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Progressive advocacy groups in Arkansas on Monday asked a full federal appeals court to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling that private groups can't sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act.

'Appalling': Abortion advocacy groups received nearly $2B in taxpayer money

(The Center Square) – A newly released federal watchdog report shows that abortion-providing groups received $1.89 billion in taxpayer money from fiscal years 2019 to 2021.

Congressman seeks Epstein flight logs in House after block in Senate

(The Center Square) – A U.S. Representative wants to use the subpoena power of the powerful House Oversight and Accountability Committee to get flight logs for the late Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane.

Dogs, Lady Dogs sweep past 5A Sam Houston

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The Jennings Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs swept through a pair of nond istrict conte s t s Monday night by toppling 5A Sam Houston at Gaudet Gymnasium. The Lady Dogs blew past the Lady Broncos by a final of 46-16, while the Dogs hung on for a close win by a final of 66-61. The Lady Dogs improved to 7-4 overall with the win, while the Bulldogs improved to 5-2 overall.

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Lacassine remains perfect with thumping of Bell City

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5 tips for safe holiday travel

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The holiday season can be stressful enough before adding travel to the mix. Coordinating ground or air travel and planning accommodations, even if you’re simply staying with loved ones, is often just the beginning and health and safety concerns can fall by the wayside.

Send a piece of home to deployed service members

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(StatePoint) As we enter the holiday season and Americans across the country look forward to spending time with family, thousands of service members deployed overseas – many to the Middle East in response to the Israel-Hamas war – will not have that luxury and will be spending the holidays far away from loved ones.

“Up on the Housetop” inspiration shared

The beloved Christmas song “Up on the Housetop” is believed to have been inspired by another popular piece of holiday writing. Written by American composer Benjamin Hanby in 1864, “Up on the Housetop” was at least in part inspired by Clement C. Moore’s 1822 poem, “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (now more widely referred to as “The Night Before Christmas”).