Dr. Margaret Brewington Wright will serve as speaker as Pastor Julius Sumler and the New Rocky Valley Baptist Church celebrate its Annual Women’s Day on Sunday, April 28. The church is located on 2155 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. in Grambling. Services will begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School […]
Tips
Newspaper brings home 9 awards
Grambling State University’s campus newspaper, The Gramblinite, received nine awards in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 Mark of Excellence Awards, announced earlier this month at the group’s annual conference. The newspaper won five first-place awards, including Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (medium). Schools competed in the contest according […]
Two GSU grads sworn in as attorneys
Former Gramblinites Kourtni R. Mason and R. Jared Evans were recently sworn in as members of the Louisiana State Bar by the Supreme Court. The ceremony took place at the Ponchatrain Center in Kenner as retiring Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Katherine “Kitty” Kimble administered the oath. Mason and Evans […]
Alum, US veteran takes a strong stand for his country
Willie and Mae Modica reared 11 children — 10 boys and one girl – in small-town Arkansas, with six of the boys serving in the United States military. The youngest son, Greg, had a dream of conquering the world as he watched his elder siblings enlist and vow to protect […]
Marvin Sapp celebrates with local church
Lewis Temple Christian Episcopal Methodist Church Grambling celebrated its 135th Anniversary on March 7. Dr. Marvin L. Sapp, the Grammy-award winning Gospel artist who made “Never Would of Made It,” was invited by the church to host the celebration. “We wanted to invite Dr. Sapp to be introduced to Grambling […]
Deltas recognize 12 local women
At their Pinkie C. Wilkerson Awards Banquet held on March 9 the Grambling Alumnae and Delta Iota chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. honored 12 local women. The Deltas held the banquet as part of their National Women’s History Month Celebration. The honorees were chosen because of their service […]
Women’s History Month Proclamation
Pastor Clifton Lewis celebrated by many
An overflowing crowd filled Mt. Harmony Baptist Church Family Life Center, many of them clergymen, to say goodbye to Reverend Clifton Edward Lewis, pastor of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church of Ruston. His homegoing celebration was held in the church’s family life center on Saturday. The eulogy was delivered by Dr. […]
St. Benedict students attend women’s retreat
Five Grambling State University students attended the Women of Faith Retreat at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Ruston. The students are members of St. Benedict Catholic Church’s Catholic Student Organization. Shelly Bole and Dianna Rachal were the retreat facilitators, and Sister Marilyn Vassallo served as presenter. Vassallo said the […]
FSUB hosts ‘A night with the arts’
The Favrot Student Union Board hosted “A night with the arts”. The evening displayed a varity of performing arts and styles such as; singing, miming, modeling etc. As students were walking in they had a chance to enjoy the paintings and visual affects by Grambling State University students. “I believe […]