AKA Day

JUST TALKIN’

In case you didn’t get the memo…Monday is a Federal Holiday.It’s Presidents Day. It initially recognized George Washington’s birthday on Feb 22 but then added Abraham Lincoln’s Feb. 12 birthday to be recognized on the same day.

There’s still difficulty finding labor but its improving

NFIB’s January Jobs Report includes the launch of the new Small Business Employment Index, which measures the current state of the small business labor market.The new index integrates actual and planned changes in employment and employee compensation into a singular data point.

Guilty verdicts, long prison sentence in firearm and drug possession trial

District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington announced today that a 10th Judicial District Court jury returned guilty verdicts in a firearm and narcotics case, resulting in a lengthy prison sentence following sentencing proceedings.

District 5 councilman to hold town hold meeting

Mark Kerry, Natchitoches Parish Councilman for District 5, will host a town hall meeting on Friday, Feb 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Marthaville Heritage Center at 233 South Main St.Conducted in a question-and-answer format, the town hall is open to discussion on all topics of interest.

Young at Heart meets

Young at Heart meets

Gospel Music and Black Culture

Gospel music has roots in the spiritual music that arose from the slave cabins of the South. It became popular during the 1930s as Black families moved out of the rural South into cities in the North and West. Gospel music became a strong symbol of Black community and cultural identity.

Rotarians Learn about Drones

Rotarians Learn about Drones

State of the World

State of the World

FEBRUARY

Feb. 13MR Weaver and Natchitoches Magnet Mardi Gras Parade at noon. Public is invited. Donations of beads needed.Senior Mardi Gras celebration at St Augustine Catholic Church Family Life Center, 2262 Highway 484, Natchez; 10 a.m. Special healing mass with Father Bill Gearheard; 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.