Prayers for a speedy recovery are going up for Senator Katrina Jackson who tested positive for COVID-19. Tuesday, Senator Jackson posted the following message on her Facebook page: “This morning, I woke with Sinus like symptoms and a fever. I…
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Service set for businessman Buford Huckleberry
Monroe mourns the death of Buford Huckleberry, a prominent businessman and community personality. According to Reverend Clarence Jackson, funeral services for Huckleberry will be on January 28, 2023, at the Riverside Baptist Church. Huckleberry was… Log in to…
Services set Saturday for Sammy “Junior Boy” Badger, Jr.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 11 a.m. for Sammy “Junior Boy” Badger, Jr. at the King Solomon Baptist Church. Mr. Badger died January 11, 2023. He was 65 years old. There will be no visitation.…
Warrant issued for Ricky Rogers; three-year-old shot
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Monroe man accused of being involved in an incident in which a three-year-old child was shot. On January 7, 2023, the Monroe Police Department responded to a shooting at a residence on…
Snaps of the City
Between January 6, and January 16, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Birthdays January 19th – January 25th
January 19–Ruthie Riley, Osna Taylor Horne, Marilyn Britton, Dedra D. Drayton, Frances Wilkins, Robert Edwards, Sr., Lakine Paco Henderson, Leotra Jackson, W.T. James, Jason Traylor, Malinka Donyai Simmons, Dorothy Goodjoint, Daisy J. Williams, Tory Doyle, Ponchella Dofford-Lee, Jackie Coleman, In…
New city school board must find solution to black “brain drain” problem
As the Monroe City School Board begins a new year with new members, it will face the same problem that has plagued the system for the last ten years: the failing academic performance of African-American Students in the system.…