On July 13th, local resident Todd Abercrombie, retired as District Fire Chief after 25 years of service to the city of Ruston and spending most of his adult life as a public service in both Jackson and Lincoln parishes.

In front of the Ruston Fire Department that he faithfully served for a quarter of a century in virtually every capacity before being named District Chief six months ago, Abercrombie received the coveted “golden axe” in recognition of his dedicated service.