By Marie Brown The City of Monroe is playing a troubling game as it relates to development throughout the entire city. Because of the age of the infrastructure which consist of roads, bridges, water ,sewer etc. in Monroe, millions of…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Rev. M. M. Flynn
By Garry Blanson It’s fascinating how every week I’m able to find a different “FORGOTTEN BLACK PIONEER!” Sometimes while I’m researching a totally different subject, I get drawn to an event, post, or person that leads me to someone new,…
Girls’ prom dresses, is there a line we should not cross?
High school proms mark a rite of passage, a night where teens cap off their youth in style. Fashion has evolved—modest gowns and basic suits have given way to bolder looks. It’s no shock that students push boundaries, expressing their…
Snaps of the City
Between April 3 and April 9, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Birthdays April 10th – April 16th
April 10-Nathan M. Boley, Jr., Christina Toliver, Jeffrie Puckett, Willie Williams, Larresha Thompson, In Loving Memory of Brandon Foy Smith, In Loving Memory of Osaro Kyles, Sr., Eddie Williams, Sr., In Loving Memory of Marilyn Ward Parson, Tyler Marzell. April…
Press the accelerator
By Rusty Potter Life is not meant to be lived in neutral. Too many people sit at the starting line, revving their engines, but never press the accelerator. They have dreams, goals, and ambitions, but fear, doubt, or procrastination keeps…
The defense of the guilty for the innocent
Lisa Wilmore Passage of Scripture to Ponder: There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on…