There has never been a black person elected to the board of Aldermen in the City of West Monroe in its history, but that’s about to change. Beginning in 2022, West Monroe has agreed to change its method of…
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Funeral services for David Harris to be Saturday
Funeral services for David Harris will be held Saturday at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Harris died of undermined causes while in Monroe Police custody last week. His obituary is as follows: David H. Harris was…
“Monroe hero, Woodrow Jenkins, exchanges his cross for a crown after a century”
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.” Psalms 91:16 (KJV) Monroe – A Celebration of Life for Woodrow Jenkins will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the Liberty Hill Baptist…
Perspectives on the lives we live – Topic: City Planning – A quest for a new identity
By Victor C Kirk We all have perhaps lived somewhere else prior to returning home to Monroe or visited a city and internalized what we experienced. Some may have remembered a store, a restaurant, a night out at a remarkable…
Black members of city council silent about our concerns
The Oliver Ellis administration apparently thinks it can ignore touchy issues and they will go away. It appears that part of the city’s new brand is to “say nothing about touchy issues and hope they go away.” Unfortunately, the Black…
Birthdays April 15th – April 21st
April 15-Jonathan Nash, Claurice Shoulders, Avery Sharpe, Lucille Roberson, D’Larrius Martin, Leo Ellis, Jr., Ella Smith, Rashai Gilbert, LaTia Green, Mica Harris. April 16-Ruth Ann Randle, Ilada Lewis, Katina Scott, Andrew Jackson, Dave Sellers, Margaret Paster, Patricia H. Johnson, Chanice’…
Death Notices for the week of April 12th
Linda Faye Jackson, 65 Cleaning Services, died April 11, 2021. Graveside Service will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood, LA. No Visitation under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.