ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Monroe Housing Authority will receive electronic bids for the following: Two (2) New Hot Water Jetters for Robinson Place and Burg Jones. The equipment must be trailer mounted and meet the following specifications: 12 GPM at 3500…
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Monroe City School Board: August 15, 2023 Minutes
Monroe City School Board of Education 2006 Tower Drive Monroe, Louisiana 71201 MINUTES The Monroe City School Board met in regular session, Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Monroe City School District Central Office, 2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71201. The…
Death Notices for the week of September 11th
John Underwood, Jr., 77, transitioned from this life on September 5, 2023, in Richwood, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Liberty Christian Center located at 3220 US-165, Monroe, Louisiana. Burial will…
Vidrine is suspected target of school district financial misconduct complaint
If leaked reports are true, Monroe City Schools Superintendent Brent Vidrine finds himself at the center of a potentially damaging investigation into suspected financial misconduct. The Monroe City School Board officially announced the investigation during their meeting on September 5,…
Carroll football coach cancels practice due to tardiness
Carroll High School’s football program is currently abuzz with discussions and debates following a controversial decision made by their head coach, Garry Hines. On Monday, Coach Hines abruptly canceled football practice, citing a troubling lack of student attendance, particularly due…
Mobile unit, targets urban mental health problem
ATLANTA: Meet Dr. Joanne McDougal Patterson, a trailblazing psychiatric nurse practitioner and businesswoman who established the first-ever modest home clinic to transform mental health care in Metro Atlanta. This innovative program attempts to give local inhabitants access to culturally appropriate…
Fundraising for Coach Quillen dries up as he sits in jail
A local football coach sits in a Richland Parish jail, the victim of what some are calling “Kangaroo Klan Style” justice in Franklin Parish. While he sits in jail, efforts to raise money for his appeal have been reduced to…