Southside businesses that need small loans for emergencies and improvements may soon get help when a plan approved by the Southside Economic Development District rolls out in the coming months. In its regular meeting Monday night, the SEDD Board of…
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Community activist Perry Thomas, dead at 72
Funeral services for life-long community activist Perry Thomas will be held next week at the Monroe Civic Center. Services for Thomas will be at the Jack Howard Theater on Saturday, September 25th at 11 a.m. Thomas was a community activist…
Services planned for JaDarrious Ross Friday
Funeral services for a 28 year old man who died last week are set for Friday. Services for JaDarrious JacQuez Ross will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church. His official obituary reads as…
Birthdays September 16th – September 22nd
September 16- Crighton Larkin, Carolyn Taylor, Leslie B. Howard, Sharon Hines, Frederick Norman, Tonia Watson, Mahogany Straughton, Mary Jean Hill, DiCarlos “Tay” Elliott, Diania Blocker, Mitzi Jenkins, LaJamian McGraw, Wilma WIlliams-Yearby, Ray Charles Smart. September 17- Theidia Breaux, Melonie Secrease,…
Woman replaces leaky roof with SNAP subsidy, more available
Kimberly Johnson says her mother is all smiles after she had a leak and her roof repaired with funds from an overlooked source, the SNAP program. SNAP is the program that is usually associated with food and is commonly called…
Columbia community mourns death of “Papa” Wiley
Funeral services were held Monday in Columbia for Henry “Papa” Wiley, a well-known churchman and family man in the Caldwell Parish community. He died on September 9th at the age of 77. Services for Wiley were held Monday at the…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: September 11, 2001- Part One
By Victor C. Kirk On the 20th anniversary of the attack of September 11, 2001, I reflected on two experiences; my visit to the site during the thanksgiving holidays of 2001, and a memo sent to me on September 4,…