A local tree-service employee of Entergy was memorialized in services Wednesday. Service for Terrance DeWayne Harris, Sr. was held Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church. He died on July 9th. He was 42 years old.…
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Renwick Pedestrian Crosswalk paint job cost $880,000 and rising
The city and state are spending $880,000 to paint the Renwick Pedestrian bridge that was built at a cost of $120,000 fifty years ago. Without access for the disabled, the project could cost over $1 million to complete. The paint…
Monroe man named Sr. Vice-President of Ebony Magazine Publishing
Since 2004, Podcasting has emerged as the world’s premier platform for online news, social commentary, and personal audio blogging. Prior to the launching of Apple’s iPod in the early 2000s, audio journalism was limited to talk radio and syndicated news…
DA’s Update: Two criminal cases began this week
Editor’s note: District Attorney Steve Tew has supplied the following update on violent crime cases being prosecuted by his office. State of Louisiana v. Jarvis Taylor The District Attorney’s Office filed a Motion to hold Jarvis Taylor without bond pending…
Snaps of the City
Between July 14, and July 20, 2022, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Wedding bells rang for Vic and Latasha Harris
The wedding of Vic and Latasha Harris was held last Saturday at the Molto Bella wedding center in Calhoun. Vic is a fireman and Army veteran. Latasha is an esthetician and owns Pamper Palace Spa in Monroe. The Wedding Party:…
Birthdays July 21st – July 27th
July 21-Jaioni Star Hunter, Valtonika Miller, Scotty Pleasant, Makenzie Jones, Rejona Foy, Pastor Rosa Lee Edwards, Leophus Reed, Elizabeth Dennis. July 22-Ladopha Person, Randy Jackson, Brinanna Martrece Perkins, Sharon Baker, Jazmin Wheaton, LaTasha R. Dawkins, Missy Evans, Freddie Calloway, Gerventae…