Sweet potato feast in the piney woods by Stanley Nelson
"At length the gentle tinkle of a bell was heard," wrote 19th century Mississippi historian and writer John F.H. Claiborne in one of his many stories about the pioneers.
Black River Lagniappe By Alma Womack
The good news first. LSU won quite handily Saturday night over Georgia, clinching the SEC Championship. They are now rated Number 1 and will face Number 4 Oklahoma on December 28th.
Harrisonburg looks ahead By Leo Chappelle
If you like the changes that have made Jena, Louisiana, more attractive and that have contributed to its economic resilience in the face of regional decline, then you’ll be happy to know that Harrisonburg citizens have enlisted the help of Code Studio, the same urban designers responsible for gui
Millie Mattered By Lily Harvey
I used to really look forward to the holiday season. It was a time when drinking was accepted and expected. Well-stocked bars, at work place christmas parties and unending eggnog become the welcome norm. Merry Christmas...
The enslaved girl & the master’s daughter by Stanley Nelson
(Part 2 of 2)
A short, sad story of a dying town -Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I will go back o the year of 1963 when I moved from a community about 15 miles east of Natchez, Crandfield. I worked at I.P. Paper Company but would come to Jonesville quiet often to visit my wife’s people.
Black River Lagniappe By Alma Womack
I’ll bet that I have something no one else in Catahoula Parish has. Want to know what it is? It is truly bizarre, but it is sitting in a prominent position in my kitchen. Give up? I have a haunted stove, haunted by a Jewish ghost.
Ebenezer Scrooge may have had a point By Leo Chappelle
It’s that time of year for charity and good will. And besides in less than a month we’ll have a brand new Police Jury to brow beat; so, there’s not much point to beating a dead horse now.
Millie Mattered By Lilly Harvey
Today I feature one of Jonesville’s own Kaley Hughes. Raised here in Catahoula parish she has deep ties to our community. Now making her struggles transparent, she has been an asset in her Advocacy for Millie Mattered.
Secrets & lies on the Kilpatrick Place by Stanley Nelson
(Part 1 of 2)
During the 19th along Black River in the Lismore community of Concordia Parish, two little girls developed an uncommon bond that would last for the rest of their lives.
Both grew up on a plantation owned by Dr. Andrew Robert Kilpatrick.
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