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Tallulah Academy quarterback Dee Morgan tucks the ball and takes off for a long touchdown run in the first quarter of the Trojans' win over the CCA Bulldogs Friday night in Tallulah.

Trojans blow out Bulldogs
By Blake Bell, READ MORE > 604 Reads
On Fri, 10/23/2020 - 11:09 PM
The scoring between the Tallulah Academy Trojans and the Christian Collegiate Academy Bulldogs began early Friday night, and the two teams traded touchdowns for much of the contest.
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 229 Reads
On Fri, 10/23/2020 - 01:28 PM
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and those in Madison Parish looking to s
Tallulah Mayor Charles Finlayson, center, and Tallulah City Council members listen to public concerns over proposed plans for the city's water plant during Thursday's public hearing.

City council approves plans for water plant
By Blake Bell, READ MORE > 274 Reads
On Fri, 10/23/2020 - 10:47 AM
The Tallulah City Council, during a public hearing held Thursday at the Tallulah-Madison Comm
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Newborn taken from Monroe hospital (UPDATED)
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 182 Reads
On Fri, 10/23/2020 - 09:58 AM
UPDATE: According to officials with the Louisiana State Police, as of noon Friday, the newborn taken from a hospital in Monroe late Thursday night has been returned safely to St. Francis Medical Center and is in good health. No further details are available at this time.
DCS quarterback Kameron Wicker scrambles out of the pocket as he looks downfield for a receiver during Thursday's homecoming match up with Bolton.

Turnovers tip scales in Gators' loss
By Blake Bell, READ MORE > 397 Reads
On Fri, 10/23/2020 - 12:00 AM
Turnovers were as much of an opponent as the opposing team Thursday night for the Delhi Chart
Bolivar Bullet publisher Scott Coopwood

Big Tech eroding freedoms
By Scott Coopwood, READ MORE > 197 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 04:56 PM
During this election cycle perhaps the most vital and heavily viewed platform for political news and debate has been Twitter. Then, up next is Facebook. Founded in 2006, Twitter has 330 million monthly active users and 145 million daily active users.
Opinion: Rosa Parks and a Texas mom
By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 248 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 04:44 PM
In 1953, Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus in Birmingham. She was a seamstress and a civil rights activist. She was arrested for civil disobedience for violating Alabama’s segregated bus laws - which were subsequently held unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
More arrests made for juvenile homicide
By Nicole C. Davis, READ MORE > 2,098 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:51 AM
On Mon., Oct. 12, investigators with the Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office made three additional arrests in the case of the fatal shooting of a juvenile that took place Sun., Oct. 11, at Wyche Apartments. Danielle Wesley, 45, Armone Wesley, 22, and James Robinson, 24, were arrested and charged with Principal to 2nd Degree Murder.
City to hold public hearing
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 284 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:35 AM
The City of Tallulah will host a public hearing concerning possible changes to its water treatment facility. The hearing is open to the public and will be held today, Thurs., Oct. 22, at the Tallulah Community Center at 5:30 p.m.
Early voting continues in parish
By Nicole C. Davis, READ MORE > 122 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:33 AM
As of Mon., Oct. 19, a total of 414 people have participated in early voting in Madison Parish, according to the Madison Registrar of Voters Office.

Opinion

Athletes work to get out vote

Many sports fans are dismayed by the growing political awareness and activism of athletes.

Obituaries

Billy Ray Jones (1958-2020)

Billy Ray Jones died unexpectedly at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton, Texas, Wed., Oct. 7, 2020, at… READ MORE

Johnny Robinson Sr. (1920-2020)

Ann Preston Willett Bounds (1945-2020)

Jean Elizabeth Cantrell

Clifford Talmage Sanders