By Wesley Harris
It’s a small thing, but loved the lighted Christmas wreaths at the top of Wyly Tower during the holidays. Hope they return next Christmas.
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The Power Building Apartments in the old power plant on East Mississippi Avenue are a site to behold. The renovation of the plant that hasn’t seen use in decades is nothing short of amazing. I was a bit worried about the new Power & Water District maintaining its historic character but Micheal Echols and his team have created a masterpiece of adaptive reuse.
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In December, the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office inmate litter crew cleaned 74 miles of parish roads, collecting 9,420 pounds of trash. The totals for the crew for 2025 boggle the mind–1,276 miles of parish roads cleaned with the crew working 7,603 manhours to collect 177,850 pounds of litter. That’s 89 tons of trash from our roadways. Kudos to Sheriff Stephen Williams and the Sheriff’s Office and shame on those who litter our parish.
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Looks like some demolition work is underway at the old city pool on Memorial Drive in anticipation of construction of a new skate park. The pool, built in 1931 and once a favorite pastime for many Ruston kids, has been closed for years due to leaks in the aging structure.
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Did you see the article we ran last week about a “mermaid” arrested in a Union Parish pond? The story has been picked up by several national media outlets.
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Temperatures are rather mild right now, but wait until the first weeks of high school and collegiate baseball and softball seasons. It’s sure to get mighty cold then.
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Have you broken your New Year’s resolutions yet?
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