Chatham News

Ouachita Parish deputies arrested cousins for a tag team effort in which they stole two ATV's on Wednesday.

In addition to the 5th Congressional District and Public Service Commissioner races, several parishes in the area will hold primary elections Saturday.

FastTrax Speedway will soon be back in the fast lane. Laura and Jerry Smith will now be in charge of FastTrax Speedway in Chatham.

A Chatham woman was arrested after she took several items from a residence in the 1100 block of Washington Street in West Monroe.

RUSTON - For Louisiana Army National Guard Soldier Brent D. Barnett of Chatham, the chance to serve as the highest-ranking noncommissioned officer in his unit is the challenge of a lifetime.

Trail Ride Ministries will host a benefit trail ride and cake auction for the Jackson Parish 4-H Livestock Club on Saturday on Century Loop off Louisiana 4 between Chatham and Eros.

O.C. and Susan Allbritton of Shreveport, La. are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Elaine Allbritton, to Matthew Carter Moore, the son of Richard and Jill Perot and David Moore, all of ... via News-Star

“We had a lot of broken poles and with all the rain, it made some areas inaccessible by truck.”

About 2,000 customers were without power late Friday after heavy rains and winds hit northeastern Louisiana. via Daily World

“The only thing I want to do is just go home and be around nobody but them”

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Brown's third deployment Iraq was also his longest _ he was 39 when he left, and he turned 41 the day before he returned to Fort Stewart on Wednesday.

His wife, Taura Brown, and 4-year-old son Jacob had a cake waiting for him at home that said, 'Happy Birthday and Welcome Home.'

Brown was part of the first Army division tapped for a third combat tour in Iraq. He was among 500 soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade returning Wednesday from a 15-month deployment to Iraq. The rest of the brigade of 4,000 troops will return in the next two weeks. Read more

“I Can't Believe I'm Chain Knitting.”

It's a big week around the area for bookworms. It starts today with a visit from Connie Cox, formerly of West Monroe, who will sign her first novel 'Taking Flight' at 5 p.m. at Windows a bookshop, 609 Park Ave. via News-Star

A man wanted for fraud and false impersonation in Texas was arrested on drug charges on Wednesday after he initially gave the arresting officer false identification. via News-Star