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LONGVIEW, Texas — It’s not very outlandish to suggest that the Bearcats have been the best high school football team in the state of Texas over the last three weeks. Capped off by arguably the toughest of the three Lone Star opponents, Ruston High (5-0) crushed the 4A No. 2 Stephenville Yellow Jackets 63-17 in a neutral site contest, ending the Texas swing of the schedule and returning Ruston High back to “The Boot.”

Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School celebrated a week of Homecoming activities this week culminating with Miss Derryn Osborne being crowned as the 2024 Queen in a special school assembly on Thursday, October 3rd. King Campbell was the Queen’s escort. Later that evening, Queen Osborne and the Homecoming court of 6th, 7th...

Jonesboro-Hodge went into Arcadia on Friday night seeking their first win after a tough four weeks to start the season. The Tigers got just that after a gutsy, hard-fought 48 minutes that led to a 16-14 victory. The game got off to a slow and sloppy start. There were four...

LIVINGSTON --- Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 grants for local sheriffs’ departments. In total, $350,000 was distributed to sheriffs’ offices in Cameron, East Feliciana, Jackson, Lincoln, Livingston, St. Helena, and Winn Parishes. This grant is designed to support sheriffs’ efforts to increase litter removal cycles.

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HAYNESVILLE — Sometimes Goliath wins. Playing David to the Biblical giant, the Lincoln Preparatory School football team fell to defending Class 1A state runner-up Haynesville by the score of 45-6 in a district contest played at Red Franklin Stadium. The Panthers fired the first salvo at the Golden Tornado...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Grambling on bye this week, and after losing the State Fair Classic against Prairie View A&M. Now he wants his team to reset before the rest of SWAC play.

The devastation left by Hurricane Helene across many parts of the country has been life-changing for many communities. As first responders continue to assist victims in these states, residents in Lincoln Parish can also do their part in aiding these communities. Kip Franklin, Director of the Lincoln Parish Office of...

RUSTON, La. – TCU cross country swept the women's 5k and men's 8k, dominating the field at the LA Tech Mook 4 Invitational Saturday morning. Both the men and the women cruised to victory. The top nine finishers in the 8k race were wearing purple as the men tallied an easy 15 points to sweep the team title for their fourth straight meet victory. In the 5k, eight of the top 10 finishers were Frogs, including the top six, giving the TCU women their third win of the season with a perfect 15-point sweep.

The Grambling State University women’s basketball program announced its 2023-24 schedule on Thursday afternoon. This season’s lineup features a mix of home and away contests, highlighting exciting matchups against both local and national opponents. The Lady Tigers kick off the season at home on Nov. 4 against Centenary...

The Jackson Parish School Board will hold their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, October 7th. The session will take place at 11:00am in the conference room of the Jackson Parish School District Central Office, located at 315 Pershing Hwy. A brief agenda of approving the minutes from the September...

RUSTON, La. - The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs wrapped the Mook 4 Invitational with third-place finishes in the men's 8K and the women's 5K. Rebecca Quebedeaux led the women with a 13th-place finish and a time of 19:47.35. Landon Byrd led the men with a time of 27:55.99 and a 24th-place finish.

On Tuesday, September 17th, the Jackson Parish Police Jury held a Special Called Meeting at the Charles H. Garrett Community Center in Jonesboro. Attending the special session was Amy Magee, Sheketia Combs, Tarneshala “Niki” Cowans, Regina Rowe and Secretary/Treasurer Nia Evans. Absent was Todd Culpepper, Lewis Chatham and Keith Burris.

OUACHITA PARISH (KTVE/KARD) – The month of October is recognized as National Fire Prevention Month. During the month, the Ouachita Parish Fire Department (OPFD) will raise awareness about fire safety. In 1922, the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) dedicated the second week in October as National Fire Prevention Week to observe the Great Chicago Fire […]

The Quitman and Weston Junior High softball and baseball teams opened the 2024 “Fall Ball” season in great fashion with all four squads taking victories on October 1st. A walk off bunt single by Ella Simonelli lifted Quitman while the Lady Wolves smashed Simsboro behind the pitching and hitting of Rachel Bandy. Both the boys teams won a pair with the Wolves thrashing Castor and Doyline at the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex on Tuesday, October 1st and both Quitman teams beating Choudrant.

Louisiana Tech Women’s Basketball head coach Brooke Stoehr announced the full 2024-25 schedule on Thursday, including 16 home contests inside the Thomas Assembly Center. The Lady Techsters open the season with the annual Education Day game against Nicholls on Nov. 4, with the tipoff scheduled for 11:30 a.m. They will then begin the first road trip of the season with another Education Day game at South Alabama on Nov. 7.

RUSTON, La – The ULM cross country team competed in the Mook 4 Invite on Saturday. The men finished second place overall, losing only to TCU, and beating teams like Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State. The women also finished in second with TCU being in first. Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo was...

In a five-overtime game that is already being called a classic, Prairie View won the test endurance over Grambling State by virtue of a 36-34 win during the State Fair Classic at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The Panthers, playing in their second overtime game in as many weeks, trailed the Tigers 17-7 in the first half. That’s when Bubba McDowell and his staff turned to senior quarterback Jaden Johnson, who gave the offense the spark it needed with 104 yards and a touchdown through the air while rushing for 22 yards a touchdown. PV, which plays Incarnate Word in a non-conference game on Saturday, keeps its SWAC West title hopes alive by improving to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play. “It was great just come out on the other side with us falling short the week before against Southern. It just felt great to put it all together for one time.”

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs bowling team secured the SWIBC I tournament title in Fort Worth, Texas, finishing with a total score of 5,455 over six matches. Sophomore Abbie Leiendecker shone as she took the MVP title with a personal best of 767. Despite challenging lane conditions and fluctuating scores, the team demonstrated solid performance in key games, including a high game of 979. Coach Matt Nantais praised the team's cohesion and highlighted areas needing improvement as they prepare for the NCAA season.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Louisiana Tech had no answer to the New Mexico State offense on Saturday afternoon inside the Pan American Center. The Bulldogs fell 4-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-16) to the Aggies. The first set was a continuation of the battle from the first match. LA Tech...