🌱 Choudrant brings generations together to honor veterans today

Hi Choudrant! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Choudrant brings generations together to honor veterans today
• Quitman teams head to Choudrant's basketball tournament after opening wins

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 72, low: 43.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Choudrant continues 22-year tradition of honoring local veterans (lincolnparishjournal.com) — Choudrant honors local veterans today at 11 a.m. with a program and luncheon at Anchor Tabernacle church, 3836 Elm Street. Veterans eat free, while guests pay $10 cash at the door. Local students will sing, serve lunch and share conversations with veterans, continuing a community tradition that began in 2004.
   

• 2026 LHSAA Prep Basketball Season Begins for Quitman and Weston High Schools (jacksonparishjournal.com) — Quitman's girls and boys head to Choudrant High School for the Chris Edminston Memorial Tournament November 12–14, with two games each on their schedule. Both teams opened the regular season with wins at Saline on Tuesday, including a boys' victory powered by Kaleb Maxwell's career-high 23 points.
   

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📸 Around Choudrant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Choudrant

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 19

• Arkansas State @ Louisiana Tech →
  Joe Aillet Stadium, 1450 W Alabama Ave, Ruston
  12:00 pm

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📣 Choudrant Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Home for the Holidays - A Taste of Ruston →
  Ruston LA
• Holidays in CedarTown 2026 →
  Ruston Civic Center/City Hall, 401 North Trenton Street, Ruston
  5:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Youth Southeast Cup →
  Ruston Sports Complex, Ruston

Saturday November 14

• TRAIL LIFE USA, CAMPFIRE RUN →
  Ruston LA
• Hazardous Waste Material Collection and Recycling →
  Ruston LA
• Sprint for St. Jude →
  Ruston LA

Sunday November 15

• Shred the Pines MTB Series - Lincoln Parish Park →
  Ruston LA

Monday November 16

• Ruston Planning & Zoning Meeting →
  Ruston LA

Tuesday November 17

• Mini Cheer Performance
  A. E. Phillips Laboratory School Ruston, LA 71272
  5:00 pm

Monday November 23

• Thanksgiving Break (Closed)
  Lincoln Parish Ruston, LA 71270

Tuesday November 24

• Alcorn State University Men's Basketball at Louisiana Tech →
  Ruston LA
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lincoln Parish School District posted a job opening for School Custodian (Hourly) in Choudrant. Apply here.
• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for CFA Front of House Team Member in Ruston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Choudrant here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ruston

• Ruston Apothecare celebrates 10 years with special anniversary event today (lincolnparishjournal.com)
• Ruston Police supervisor passes away (lincolnparishjournal.com)
• Argent Financial Group earns dual recognition on LSU's ROARING20 and LSU100 lists (shreveportbossierjournal.com)

Quitman

• Local middle school student gains attention on social media for ‘Billie Jean' dance (knoe.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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