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NEWS

Tech hosts Spring Special Olympics Track Meet
04/24/2024 - 12:00am
Jim Mize Track and Field Complex at Louisiana Tech was the place to be Friday for the Spring Special Olympics track meet. Over 100 participants gathered to enjoy a day with volunteers and sponsors for the annual event. The Special Olympics provides...

SPORTS

Ruston native BJ Green leads nation in triple jump at OU

Oklahoma sophomore BJ Green leaps 55-0 in the triple jump in California. That distance leads the nation. Photo courtesy of OU

04/24/2024 - 12:00am
Just as he did at Ruston High School, BJ Green is beginning to dominate in the triple jump. The University of Oklahoma sophomore traveled to California over the weekend to compete at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays and returned back to Norman with...

OPINIONS

The smokestack simply says, ‘RUSTON’
04/24/2024 - 12:00am
The first thing you did when you entered the lunchroom at the old A.E. Phillips school was get your milk. The squatty little bottles, and later half-pint waxed cartons, were in a stainless steel chesttype cooler right inside the front door. If you...

OBITUARIES

Joy Carol Maxwell Rowe
04/21/2024 - 12:00am
A Celebration of life for Joy Carol Maxwell Rowe, 74, of Ruston, will be held Friday, April 26, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Temple Baptist Church Sanctuary in Ruston. Officiating the service will be Dr. Reggie Bridges and Rev. Dale Oden. Interment will...