Two prominent figures in the local community have been hospitalized in the past week and remain in serious condition, prompting calls for prayers from their families. Mrs. Mildred James, the respected matriarch of the James family, fell gravely ill earlier…
Police Chief Victor Zordan announced last week that twelve suspects have been identified in connection with a shooting that occurred during a Jordan 5 sneaker release at Hibbett Sports earlier this month, arrests are begun and the public’s help is…
Two local residents are being mourned in separate services with one this Saturday. Deacon Robert Ezell Hunter passed away at the age of 77. A devoted member of Old St. James Baptist Church in Richwood, Hunter will be remembered during…
By Marie Brown ULM is now in the market for a new President since Dr. Ron Berry is stepping down to return as a faculty member at the university. The Presidential search ironically started during Black History Month. Historians are…
By Garry Blanson As Black History Month for February 2025 heads along pass the halfway point, I would like to mention two significant things that have taken place thus far in Louisiana, during the current Black History Month. The first…
Minorities across the country are sitting on pins and needles pondering the effects of plans to scale back the Department of Education and send many funds back to states for localized distribution. Sending DOE money back to states sounds good,…
February 20–Paulette Horne Jones, Angela Kelly, David L. Marshall, Inetra Nelson, Silverstein Branson, Leroy Marshall, Mrs. Johnny Rodgers, Donald Harris, Jr., Malvin Smith, Freeman Addison, Katie McClinton, J’Lesia Jackson, Jazmine Nelson-Turner, In Loving Memory of Thomas King, Ricky James, In…
