Funeral services for 34-year-old Robert Aukeem Wiley, affectionately known as “Lil Rob,” will be held Saturday, 1:00 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Monroe. Wiley passed away on March 29, 2024. He was born on October 26, 1989 to Debra…
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Funeral mass set for Swartz native, Bessie Nolley
A Swartz native who made a career as a registered nurse will be memorialized next week in Ilinois. A funeral mass for Bessie M. Nolley, 92, of Hillsboro, Illinois, will be held on April 11. Mrs. Nolley passed away on…
Snaps of the City
Between March 17 and April 3, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Services held for Eddie Burdette last week
Funeral services for Eddie Burdette were held Saturday at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church. Mr. Burdette died on March 16, 2024. He was 60 years old. Mr. Burdette was born on March 27, 1963, to the union of Mary…
Kids Korner: Meet Blade Roquemore and more
By Julius Brown 5th Grade Honor Student Hello friends, last week, the joke was, “How do you throw a party in outer space?” The answer is you planet. Now that we have discussed the weekly joke business, It is time…
Bills that passed in the Special Criminal Justice Session: below is the final set of bills that passed:
House Bill 9 by Representative Villio (Act 6) provides that no person committed to DOC for an offense committed on or after Aug. 1, 2024, is eligible for parole except under limited circumstances, including certain offenders who are serving life…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Theodora Fonteneau Rutherford
By Garry Blanson Well, we won The High School Championships, but We Lost The Election” – Garry O Blanson The quote above is in reference to the two high school basketball State Championships recently won by Wossman High School girls…