By Garry Blanson As some of our Black Youth in Monroe, Louisiana are celebrating the recent High School Basketball Championships of local High Schools in Monroe, I stumbled across information about a “NOW “DEFUNCT SEGREGATED” government program that was setup…
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Birthdays March 27th – April 2nd
March 27–Yolanda Jones, Elbert Treadway, David Seilman, Frederick Tyrone Williams, Shetericka Murray, Mark B. James, II, Joe N. Walker, Jr., In Loving Memory of Frank Allen, Claude Welch, Charles Jackson, Cameron Hollie, Shirley Langford, Kelvin Lanford, Wilbert Leo Walker, Nashal…
Snaps of the City
Between March 20 and March 26, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Richwood honors champions
Mayor Gerald Brown and the Board of Aldermen presented a congratulatory plaque on behalf of the Town of Richwood to the Richwood High School Boys basketball team, celebrating their win as the 2025 LHSAA Division III Non-Select Champions.’
Stay locked in and win
By Rusty Potter Success belongs to those who are willing to make a decision, set a course, and refuse to be moved. If you want to win in life, you must be locked in. Being locked in means eliminating distractions…
God positions you for his purpose
By Lisa Wilmore Scripture Reading: “And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife… And she said unto her mistress, ‘Would…
Death Notice for the week of March 24th
Deacon Golia Gaines, 95, of Monroe died on March 19, 2025. Service will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Cuba Baptist Church, Bosco, LA. Visitation is from 6:00 until 7:30 PM on Friday, March 28, 2025,…