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Administration still refuses to rename Powell center after Ausberry, Hughey

August 16, 2017September 20, 2017 Free PressCommunity News

It’s been two years, but the Mayo Administration still refuses to honor the memory of two community legends with the names approved by the Monroe City Council. In 2015 the Monroe City Council approved the renaming of the Powell Street…

Benny Ausberry, Building Names, City of Monroe, James Hughey

We have a Memorial to Robert E. Lee, but nothing for Abraham Lincoln

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

By Roosevelt Wright, Jr. Across America memorials and building names that salute men who fought against the United States are being protested, except in Monroe.  We are the nation in reverse; we have taken down the name of an American…

Building Names, Confederacy, Monroe City Schools, Robert E. Lee

Why not be first; name our terminal “Obama Regional Airport?”

January 27, 2017July 4, 2017 Robert WrightRoosevelt Wright

The Monroe Regional Airport should be named after President Barack Obama! It was President Obama’s push in 2009 that sent millions of dollars to local communities across the nation in what was called “Shovel Ready” projects. Among the hundreds of…

Airport, Building Names

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-- Ted Richard Sr., In Loving Memory of Jessie McFarland, Kimberly Hudson, Meikarya Grace, Michael J. Tatum, Betty Blade, Kathy Turnage, Christel Sue Fontenot, Elizabeth Mondine, Curtis Johnson, Audrena Smith, Shalvern Alexander (4)
Local History
-- On this day in 2009, Raven Hollins was crowned the first Miss Monroe at the pageant at the Monroe Civic Center. (12)

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