About Me
My husband transferred to GM here in Shreveport from the Decatur/Huntsville area of North Alabama, home of the beautiful Tennessee River. He retired from GM and is now attending Police Academy in Kilgore, Texas. Our children are growing like weeds, two daughters, Casey is 19, and an education student at Panola College. Jill, is 16 and plays softball for Carthage High Junior Varsity. Our son, Shane, is 14 and plays football and runs track for Carthage Junior High. I was a deejay for 11 years on a morning show in Alabama at WDRM Country 102, but my first full-time job was working for Jerry Falwell's radio station in Lynchburg, Va. I graduated from Liberty University in 1983. I got to hear President Ronald Reagan speak on campus. I also heard Sen. Ted Kennedy speak. Moral Majority accidentally sent Ted Kennedy a membership card, and Kennedy accepted an invitation to visit us. I'd like to meet Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton. I saw McCartney in Dallas before the divorce from Heather Mills, and I've seen Clapton four times. But, it doesn't get any better than a George Jones concert. When I met the Possum back stage as a deejay at a concert in Alabama, Jones says, "Got that red hair." When I introduced him to my husband, he says, "Got that tall husband." However, the greatest things in life: my daughter's first 3-pointer in basketball; my son's first tackle in football, and the day my youngest daughter put all her coins in my purse because she thought I didn't have any money. She was right - I didn't!Elaine Etheridge
Police Arrest Four People After a Child Brings Drugs to Head Start Center [Photos]
Bossier City police have arrested a woman and three others after the woman’s 3-year-old son brought illegal drugs to the Head Start center he attends.
Missing Teen Returns Home Safe and Sound [Photos]
The teenager, who went missing from her Ivan area home, has safely returned. 16-year-old J.D. “Summer’ Trichel, returned home yesterday.
Earth Day Movie Screening in Shreveport
Saturday is Earth Day and Shreveport is celebrating with Pratt Industries by taking more than 80 families to see a private screening of the enviornmentally friendly children's film, "The Lorax."
Bossier Pot Busts with Children Present [Photos]
Four people have been busted for selling marijuana with five children present in the house. Bossier Sheriff Larry Deen says two people were arrested Monday night for conspiring to sell marijuana to undercover agents.
Bossier’s CenturyLink One of Top Venues Nationally
Bossier City's CenturyLink Center has been given a new distinction. It has been named by Pollster among the top 50 Arena venues in worldwide ticket sales for the first quarter of 2012.
April is Autism Awareness Month: Walk With Us
The Northwest Louisiana Autism Chapter's Third Annual Awareness Walk is this Saturday at A.C. Steere Park in Shreveport from 8:30 am until noon and you're invited.
Donna Fargo: This Week’s Country Legend [Videos]
The happiest girl in the whole USA is this week's KWKH Country Music Legend of the Week. Donna Fargo, at age 66, is best known for her number one country hits in the 70's.
11-Year-Old Bossier Girl Donates Hair to Locks of Love
An 11-year-old Bossier girl donated her hair to "Locks of Love," the program that provides hair pieces to children who've lost their hair from leukemia. Rachel Elmore is a member of the Bossier Sheriff Young Marines.
Big Donation for Downtown Rescue Mission [Photos]
LSU Shreveport students are feeding the poor and clothing the homeless in the form of big money donations. Friday, students from several clubs presented the Downtown Rescue Mission with a $10,000 check.
Titanic Sank 100 Years Ago Tomorrow [Photos]
Tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. I'm sure you recall hearing about how it hit an iceberg and the ship that was unsinkable sank within a few hours. But here are a few things you may not know about the luxury ship, which sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton England to the United States.
Obama Administration No Friend of the Press
I was really excited when I found out First Lady Michelle Obama was visiting Shreveport to thank company execs at Kansas City Southern Railways for hiring veterans. I had secured permission to enter as a media person with my name on the list.
First Lady Michelle Obama in Shreveport to Honor Veterans[Photos]
First Lady Michelle Obama made a stop in Shreveport yesterday as part of her "Joining Forces" tour. It's a program she and Mrs. Jill Biden launched to bring Americans together to recognize, honor and serve our nation's veterans and military families.