Former Richwood Mayor Edward Harris’ eligibility to seek election as Mayor of Richwood has been challenged. Harris was notified Friday that the 4th Fourth District Attorney’s office, on behalf of an unnamed Richwood voter, has officially filed a challenge to…
Chief Eugene Ellis has announced his abrupt retirement plans, and his interim replacement has already been decided. Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo announced Wednesday that Ellis, who only served two years as chief is retiring, and the interim chief will be…
Betty Ward Cooper is the new President of the Monroe City School Board. Cooper was elected Tuesday night during the board’s regular board meeting. Brandon “B.J.” Johnson was elected vice-president. The election was not unanimous. White members of the board…
State Representative Micheal Echols blasted City Council Chairwoman Juanita Woods for trying to stack the deck to favor the mayor by refusing to appoint Doug Harvey as an interim city council member. In a live Facebook post, Echols, who stepped…
Rehearsing a scene from “Destiny” the heritage drama about three Monroe legends are: Bryan Williams, Jr. (Huey P. Newton), Kerrington Scurfield (Pershing Foster) and Kaleb McNair (Bill Russell) Three local elementary students are tackling the hard task of portraying the…
Rev. Harold McCoy, has been named to replace the late Rev. John L. Russell, Sr. on the Ouachita Parish School Board. The Reverend Russell died last month after serving 33 years on the board. The Reverend McCoy is a veteran…
A movie that promotes a love story and the legacy of Grambling and Southern Universities has now been picked up by Amazon and is available for Prime subscribers and others. In 2018, New Orleans filmmaker and author, Ro Wright,…
