NEWS

Jennings native named president of Langston University

Dr. Ruth Ray Jackson

04/17/2024 - 5:00am
LANGSTON, Okla. — The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents announced the appointment of Jennings native Dr. Ruth Ray Jackson as the seventeenth president of Langston University. Jackson was named interim president in July 2023. Board Chair Joe Hall...

SPORTS

Bulldogs roll past Lake Arthur, 8-1

Tyler Daigle Daily News photo by Debi Fontenot

04/17/2024 - 5:00am
CROWLEY — The Jennings Bulldogs went through a tumultuous day on Monday, not knowing what the status of their final regular season contest against Lake Arthur would be because of issues involved with an incident that closed school. The game was...

EDITORIAL

Aging like milk
04/14/2024 - 12:00am
B REATH OF People, and by people I mostly mean my darling husband, think I get a little dramatic every year right before my birthday. It’s not that I am afraid of getting older, though I will have to say the old lady who stares at me in the bathroom...

COMMUNITY

04/17/2024 - 5:00am
Calendar Guidelines Items for Community Calendar must be submitted during regular weekday business hours at least two weeks prior to the day of the event. Events run in the order of their posted dates and ONLY AS SPACE ALLOWS. Events more than two...

OBITUARIES

Clifford John Myers
04/17/2024 - 5:00am
LAKE CHARLES — Clifford John Myers, 90, of Lake Charles passed away at 3:14 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2024 in a local hospice facility. Mr. Myers was born on Nov. 7, 1933 in Midland and was raised in Jennings where he attended school. He served our...

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