Jackson Parish Journal

24/07/2024

.

24/07/2024

.

At their regularly scheduled meeting held this past Thursday, July 18th, the Jackson Parish Watershed Commission (JPWC) voted to start an annual buoy and maintenance program on Caney Lake. Work was…

24/07/2024

.

Team Louisiana Owens John Raegan Hasley was instrumental in helping Quitman High School to their first ever LHSAA state championship in baseball this past spring. He is still leading his team to gr…

24/07/2024

.

THAT’S A WRAP!!! Another wonderful edition of the Jackson Parish Library Summer Reading Program will come to an end this Friday. Featured for the “grand finale” is comedian Wink D…

24/07/2024

.

On Monday, July 22nd, Jo Ann Deal with the Better Business Bureau out of Monroe announced a major data breach that could affect over 500 million people. In an interview aired on Good Morning ArkLaM…

24/07/2024

.

An ATV Safety Day was held at the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex on Saturday, July 20th and the host, Jackson Parish 4-H wants to thank all those who participated in helping ma…

24/07/2024

.

To have your Business Services, Job Opportunities, Items for sale, Wanted to Buy and Public / Legal Notices published – send an email to: [email protected] or call 318-480-1206. Possibl…

21/07/2024

.

The Water Boil Advisory for the Town of Jonesboro that was issued on Saturday, July 20th, remains in effect. According to Jonesboro Mayor J. “Spike” Harris, low water pressure started …

21/07/2024

.

Jackson Parish Project Brings Community Together It’s absolutely beautiful to see! – That is what the headline filed by KNOE staff member, Charles Burkett, stated in his report that was…

21/07/2024

.

Cali Deal of Quitman High School has been selected to the 2024 SBLive Louisiana All-State Softball Team comprised of the top players in the state from all classifications and divisions. The reignin…

21/07/2024

.

Jonesboro native, Doug Ireland, has been selected to be one of six new members inducted into the Northwestern State University Alumni Hall of Distinction, a.k.a. “The Long Purple Line”.…

21/07/2024

.

Jonesboro, LA – Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) is pleased to announce an interest meeting for its Welding and Industrial Maintenance programs to be held at LDCC Jonesboro. This event, sch…

21/07/2024

.

I am a sinner! You knew that about us preachers, didn’t you? Sin is like this. One day recently I was throwing on my dress shirt. I was not paying attention to what I was doing. The top button I li…

21/07/2024

.

On Saturday, August 24th, the second annual Jackson Parish Friends of 4-H Banquet will be held at the Charles H. Garrett Community Center, located at 182 Industrial Avenue in Jonesboro. Once again,…

21/07/2024

.

An Up-Close Look at Nature in Action It’s summer time; it’s hot and outdoors activities are best confined to early and late in the day. It’s proper to sit back under the cooling hum of the air cond…

21/07/2024

.

GAME MVP!Amelia Staggs was the winning pitcher, hit a triple, scored twice and knocked in a run in 12-2 victory. By scoring multiple runs in the odd numbered innings, the Jackson Parish 12U girls A…

20/07/2024

.

Around 9:00 am on Saturday, July 20th, Town of Jonesboro Mayor, J. “Spike” Harris, announced that a WATER BOIL ADVISORY has been put in place for the Town of Jonesboro water system unti…

17/07/2024

.

STATE CHAMPIONS! The Jackson Parish 10U Girls All-Star softball team is the 2024 Louisiana Little League state champion. The title was secured on Tuesday afternoon when the local dozen “diamo…

17/07/2024

.

Caney Lake hazard maps are now available to the public at the Chatham and Jonesboro branches of the Jackson Parish Library (JPL). The newest effort by the Jackson Parish Watershed Commission (JPWC)…

17/07/2024

.

All summer long the storyline has been basically the same. Led by a Weston High School girls basketball player, LA Elite, the summer travel ball team made up of some of the top high school girl pla…

17/07/2024

.

(Paid Advertorial) Have you ever woken up feeling like you just climbed out of a sauna? You’re not alone! Many people come to us because their old mattress is turning their bedroom into a fur…

17/07/2024

.

Forest Haven Nursing Home offers many benefits for their residents. Perhaps one of the best that is often overlooked is the tremendously creative and entertaining activity programming schedule that…

17/07/2024

.

On August 12, 2003, J.L. Hunter “Red” Rountree parked his car and walked into the First American Bank in Abilene, Texas. Red carried two envelopes, one of which had the word “Robbery” written on it…

17/07/2024

.

MONROE, La. – United Way of Northeast Louisiana is hosting a FREE Bank On NELA Saving Workshop this Thursday, July 18. Participants of the workshop will leave knowing the importance of an emergency…

17/07/2024

.

Fellowship and Love Food from church pot luck luncheons makes me come back wanting more! Both women ‘and’ men prepare large varieties of tantalizing finger foods; appetizers, crock-pot soups, casse…

17/07/2024

.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged…