MONROE CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES NOTICE OF RECORDS DESTRUCTION The Monroe City Schools Division of Student Support Services, 300 Sherrouse Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana, will be destroying Special Education records of students whose special educational services ended or…
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“Do you not know? Have you not heard?”
By Lisa Wilmore My Friends, Knowing God simply means that we understand that He has the power to do the impossible and the unthinkable. Do you know that He is all-mighty, all-powerful, and He operates the entire universe according to…
Death Notices for the week of June 5th
Earma Lumpkins Stovall, 90, of Monroe Custodian Worker, died June 2, 2023. Service will be 11:00 AM Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 3:00 until 5:00 PM Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Smith Funeral…
City reverses, adds Booker T. erosion project for state funding
The City of Monroe has submitted a pre-application to the state for $2 million to address an erosion problem at the end of White, Pippin and Barlow Streets in the Booker T. Washington Community. The city made its revisions only…
Bill to require financial literacy in schools on quick path to passage
A bill requiring all Louisiana high school graduates to be financially literate has passed the state legislature and will soon become law. The bill is HB103, sponsored by Representative Nicholas Muscarello, and co-sponsored by over 100 legislators, including Senator…
Funeral service Saturday for activist, Gloria Walker, 70
This Saturday, the Monroe community will say farewell to a woman who was a voice for the disenfranchised for over 20 years. Funeral services for Gloria Walker, 70, will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023, at the Liberty Christian Center.…
Ten scholars get $1,000 Hampco scholarships
Ten local scholars have received $1,000 scholarship from Hampco, Inc. a local non-profit organization, thanks to the efforts of Senator Katrina Jackson. Pictured are nine of the ten HAMPCO, Inc.’s 2023 $1,000.00 Scholarship Recipients. From left to right: Zelmarcus South,…