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The city of Grambling is hosting its 37th annual Juneteenth Heritage Festival from Wednesday, June 17 through Sunday, June 21. The line-up for this year’s festival, primarly sponsored by True Care Dental of Grambling, includes: Wednesday: The ceremonies will open with the traditional prayer meeting, conversations under the tent and watermelon festival. New this year […]

Posted: 7/9/09 at noonThe Board of Aldermen is set to meet tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall to discuss the legalities of the Mayor Martha Andrus investigation and to request her to resign. Andrus was arrested on Tuesday morning and charged with two counts each of unauthorized use of a movable and malfeasance […]

Forty-five students graduated on May 18 from Grambling State University Laboratory High School. As the Grambling High School Band began to play the graduates anxiously marched out to an awaiting crowd of parents, guardians, teachers and friends. Out of the 45 graduating seniors, 15 graduated with honors. Six of those people graduated with a GPA […]

One hundred percent of the eighth graders who took the Spring 2009 LEAP tests at Grambling State University Middle School met the standards necessary for promotion to ninth grade.The students also surpassed the state average in 20 of 21 of the LEAP standard categories. – Eighth-graders at GSU Middle scored an average of 72 percent […]

Grambling State University sociology, psychology majors, under the direction of Professor LaWanna Gunn-Williams, hosted a mental health booth at the Annual Lincoln Parish Head Start Health Fair during the month of May. The event was held at the Ruston Civic Center.”The mental health booth is an annual activity undertaken by the majors of Department of […]

Sharon Armstrong was the speaker for graduation ceremonies at Grambling Middle Magnet School. One of her first quotes was, “Dreams may fade, eagles may soar, but shining stars shine forever.” She spoke on her belief in God and dreams. Dreams push your reality to uncommon heights. She warned the graduates of people that they will […]

At Alma J. Brown Elementary Laboratory School’s fifth grade promotion ceremony, 27 students received diplomas. The ceremony was held in the School of Nursing Auditorium on the campus of Grambling State University. Their class motto was “You win not by chance but by preparation,” Roger Maris’ motto. At the graduation, principal Regina Gregory presented the […]

The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church members took the time to show appreciation to their pastor, Reverend Kenneth Sapp and his wife. The Sapps were quite pleased when presented with a beautiful service on Sunday. June 7 marked 15 years that Rev. Sapp has served as pastor at Pleasant Grove located in Ruston. Starting his membership […]

Since I was little, each year approaching the month of June, I would begin to hear talk of something called Juneteenth. I would remember going to cookouts, getting T-shirts with JUNETEENTH, along with some celebratory words written across the front, and block parties, to name a few events. I would attend, but I didn’t really […]