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Trammell new top cat for revived RHS Alumni Association
The Ruston High School Alumni Association has a new president — retired United State Air Force veteran Glen Trammell — who plans to lead the organization to greater heights than ever before. And he has already gotten off to a soaring start. Trammell graduated from Ruston High School...
Mike Stevens “rapid” road to success
Mike Stevens is quite the success story. Although he may not want to openly admit it — he is a pretty humble fellow — Mike turned lemons into lemonade just over two decades ago. He added a little sugar and 20 years later … oh, how sweet it is.
Disorderly man arrested on drug charges
Ruston Police arrested a Texas man last Friday after responding to a disturbance call and finding the man with drugs. Donald Rice., 42, of Rio Vista, Texas, was arrested on drug charges after officers responded to the U-Pak-It convenience store on Cooktown Road about 6:30 a.m. The store reported a...
Woman arrested with drugs at vacant house
Narcotics officers arrested a Ruston woman last Wednesday while investigating reported drug use at an abandoned house. Officers of the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team responded to a house on Union Avenue where they found several people inside. In identifying the occupants, they learned Lametria L. Owens, 23, was wanted on two warrants for failure to appear in Third District Court.
Allen, Hairston to represent Tech at SAAC meetings
Louisiana Tech’s Will Allen and Anaya Hairston will represent Louisiana Tech Athletics at the Summer Conference USA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meetings. Allen, a redshirt junior on the Bulldog Basketball team, and Hairston, a sophomore on the Bulldog Volleyball team, will begin their representation July 25-27 in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for the three-day event that will include a variety of group sessions and community service activities, providing a forum for student-athletes to express ideas, concerns, and options relating to NCAA and Conference legislation as well as other issues that affect their welfare.
City of Ruston potentially suspending household recycling program
RUSTON, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The City of Ruston is set to suspend its household recycling program on August 1st. For one month, the search for another company to accept Ruston recyclables has been unsuccessful. The June fire in Kilgore, Texas that destroyed the processing center the city had been using is the cause of this […]
Cumbie; La Tech needs more wins in 2024
RUSTON, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Louisiana Tech is a combined 6-18 through two seasons with Sonny Cumbie leading the program. If he wants to stay in Ruston, that has to get better. This year for the first time in the Cumbie era, the Bulldogs have a starting quarterback with experience in the system. Jack Turner played in 8 games in 2023. Turner completed 56 percent of his passes for 1,017 yards, with five touchdowns and five interceptions.
Feed Your Soul: Utility Brewing Company
RUSTON, La. (KNOE) - In a college town, pizza and beer are common staples. In Ruston, Professor of Architecture at Louisiana Tech University Karl Puljak and his friends Dean Norton And Cassidy Keim started Utility Brewing Company. It is a place that adds to the ambiance of downtown. “I think...
High school student develops new method of removing microplastics from water at LA Tech
RUSTON, La (KTVE/KARD) – Last winter, Caddo Magnet High School junior Vennela Malireddy developed a new way of removing microplastics from water in a lab at Louisiana Tech University. According to Malireddy, the average individual consumes around five grams of microplastics each week, which adds up to about the size of a credit card. KTVE/KARD spoke […]
Green details Olympic Trials journey
Former Ruston High Bearcat and current OU Sooner stand-out BJ Green recently competed for the chance to represent the United States of America in the upcoming 2024 Olympics in the men’s triple jump. At 20-years-old, Green was the youngest competitor in his event. Green shared his story of the...
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Passenger Rail to the Beach from Louisiana – Big News Revealed
The last time a train left the city of New Orleans, Louisiana heading eastward toward stops in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida was during the month of August 2005. We know that because that service was suspended during the final days of August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, wrecked tracks, mangled bridges, and basically left all of the Gulf South in a major state of disrepair.
Kennedy files for ballot access in Louisiana
Special to the American Press The Kennedy campaign today announced it has submitted the required fee and forms to gain ballot access in Louisiana. The campaign paid the required $500 fee and submitted its elector Notices of Candidacy and Affidavits of Acceptance of Nomination. “We are thrilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan will be on […]
Coal power plants cost Americans millions when they didn’t have to, study says
Utility companies in Louisiana saddled in- and out-of-state customers with $340 million in unnecessary costs over the past three years by choosing to run outdated, inefficient coal plants when cleaner, more affordable energy sources were available, according to a recent study an environmental group commissioned. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a coalition of environmental lawyers, […]
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