Timothy Holdiness

Deere & Co. has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and five states that would require the company to give equipment owners and repair providers access to tools and software used by John Deere dealers.

An inmate who escaped from a transport van in Tallulah was taken back into custody Wednesday morning after a search involving officers and equipment from across Louisiana.

Twenty-nine candidates were listed for races on the Nov. 3 ballot in Madison Parish as of Wednesday, according to the Louisiana secretary of state's candidate database.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently claimed that “there were ICUs that were empty all across the country, including in New York, at the height” of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Candidates Qualify For Nov. 3 Election Qualifying closed Friday for school board, judicial, municipal, congressional and state races on the Nov. 3 ballot.

July 2026 was the ninth-warmest July recorded in Madison Parish since federal records began in 1895. Only eight Julys in the 132-year record had a higher average temperature in the parish.

Thukten Nyendra, performing as Nyendra, won Bhutan's “Rhythm of Bhutan” song competition Tuesday, Aug. 11, earning the right to represent the country at the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia.

Madison Parish Sheriff Chad Ezell thanked the deputies, officers, corrections personnel and agencies that worked for 25 hours to find and capture escaped inmate Shannon Morris Jr.

Students at Madison High School and Wright Elementary School will receive breakfast and lunch at no charge during the 2026-27 school year, the Madison Parish School Board announced.

Tallulah Academy won seven games from Aug. 3-11, moving its softball record to 8-2. The Lady Trojans scored 85 runs while their opponents scored 30 during the stretch.