OLD BETHEL

Saturday evening my husband, Malcolm, helped me celebrate my birthday at Lakewood Inn with family and friends. We reserved tables for 15 but ended up with people that we were not expecting. There were 20 people there to help me celebrate. Everyone had a wonderful time.

Todays’ Good News

Today’s devotional was sparked by a news story.Northview Church in Indiana recently helped pay off $7.8 million in medical debt for 6,000 families across the state. Several other churches also participated in raising funds.

Plant cool-season herbs to accent upcoming holidays

It’s hard to believe the holiday season is almost here. Many of us will soon be planning elaborate meals and celebrations with friends and family. What better way to take your holiday cooking up a notch and impress your guests than with homegrown herbs?

Library ‘Fine ForGIVING’ is chance to give back to community

Natchitoches Parish Library’s (NPL) “Fine ForGIVING” program has returned and will again be offering several unique opportunities for patrons to give back to the community while simultaneously reducing fines on their accounts.

Provencal’s Finest

Director says Student of the Year is ‘living the life of LSMSA student’

The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) in Natchitoches has named Peter Yu (‘25), a native of Choudrant in Lincoln Parish, as its 2024-2025 Student of the Year.

City lists Oct. building permits

Notable among the City building permits issued in October were five new home construction permits and one for a major renovation project according to the report issued by Planning and Zoning Director Shontrell Roque. There were two sizeable commercial permits issued.

Online registration for Dec. 7 general election ends Nov. 16; early voting will begin Nov. 22

Secre. of State Nancy Landry reminds voters that the deadlines to register to vote in the Dec. 7 General Election are quickly approaching.The deadline to register in person, by mail, or at the OMV Office has passed.

Local, State officials speak about election

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry announces multiple new records in the wake of the Nov. 5 election.The results of over 2 million votes were uploaded to the Secretary of State’s website in less than three hours.

JUST TALKIN’

“Americans should always honor our veterans. At this moment, we especially need the example of their character. And we need a new generation to set examples of its own, examples in service and sacrifice and courage.