By Nathan Coker
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Oct 31st, 2024
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Loretta Hudson has lived in North Louisiana nearly all of her life. She grew up playing outdoors with the farm animals and running around and swimming with her siblings. These were special times where Loretta learned the importance of love, f...
By Nathan Coker
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Oct 1st, 2024
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK For many in our region – and well beyond – William Stanley “Stan” Humphries is a hero (and not just for football). Many remember his years playing football at Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana at Monroe). There h...
By Nathan Coker
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Sep 2nd, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Probably many of you reading this have at one time or other had a clothing garment “rescued” by talented seamstress Shirley Heath. Whether doing light alterations such as hemming slacks, or more serious ones such as completely remaking a fami...
By Nathan Coker
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Jul 31st, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark It is easy to understand why Erma Irene Hudson is something of a celebrity in her hometown of Ruston. Her own “Erma’s Restaurant” became a landmark for many in search of a good, home-cooked meal. Her to-die-for cinnamon rolls (made from scrat...
By Nathan Coker
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Jul 1st, 2024
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Retired Air Force Colonel Bruce Seeber recently spoke about his amazing life – one that is an inspiration to us all, and which should be read by those who have little concept of the depth of sacrifice men and women have made to keep this coun...
By Nathan Coker
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Jun 3rd, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark June 16, 2023, is Father’s Day. For this issue, we proudly honor two special men who happen to be father and son. Ray Newman and his son Todd are both interesting characters, and both are extremely successful. Though Todd did not follow his d...
By Nathan Coker
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May 1st, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Terri McClendon Trichel has dabbled with design since childhood. Whether she was looking around her home for building supplies with which to build houses for her Barbie dolls or drawing house plans just for fun, it was clear early on that des...
By Nathan Coker
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Apr 1st, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark When Donna Preslar Underwood entered high school at a new school, in a new state, with all new surroundings, she found the transition challenging. As Donna explains it, she learned quickly that she must have been standing in the wrong line wh...
By Nathan Coker
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Feb 29th, 2024
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article by Georgiann PottspPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark Debbie Hardy Sawyer is no stranger to hard work. She has spent her life doing hard work both to further her career and support her community. An exceptional businesswoman, Debbie developed a stellar business career beginning with retail sale...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 31st, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Just about everyone who knows Rev. Ike Byrd, III has something good to say about him and his work at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Monroe, West Monroe, and Ouachita Parish. Rev. Byrd is a compassionate man, committed to his faith and his famil...
