Gracelynn Zeigler, infant daughter of Tederick Zeigler & Dwinesha James Vanzandt of Monroe, LA, died May 3, 2023. Graveside Service will be 1:00 PM Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Richwood Gardens, Richwood, LA, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.…
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Chief denies three murders in five days report, says crime is down!
By Damin Coleman Monroe is safer, police morale is high, there are fewer murders, and crime is on the decline! That’s the official position of Mayor Oliver Ellis and Police Chief Victor Zordan. In a press conference Wednesday, Chief Zordan…
SEDD to host community meetings to select Model neighborhoods
The Southside Economic Development District will begin hosting community meetings in Monroe’s Southside to get input on on-site selections for three planned model neighborhoods. At its monthly meeting Monday at the Benoit Recreation Center, the SEDD received concept layouts of…
Lewis leads area relief effort to help Rolling Fork tornado victims
Volunteers from the Monroe area are among thousands from across the country who have pitched in to help the mostly black community of Rolling Fork, Mississippi in the aftermath a recent tornado. Rolling Fork was devastated by an EF-4 tornado…
Services Friday for Johnny “Papa” Edwards, 25
Funeral services for a 25-year-old man who died last week will be held Friday in Monroe. Services for Johnny C. Edwards will be held at 11 a.m. at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church. McFarland Funeral Home is in charge.…
Snaps of the City
Between April 30, and May 3, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Birthdays May 5th – May 10th
May 5-Katherine Haywood, Susie Harris, Colphella Potter, Dana Daniels, Evelyn Body, Ladell Wilson, Ernest Michael Potter, II, “Webee” Gibson, JaQuinton Jones, In Loving Memory of Sandra Jenson, Robert “Poo-Pie” Harris. May 6-In Loving Memory of Virgie Wiley, In Loving Memory…