Harvey Lee Johnson, age 88, of Monroe, LA, loving mother of twelve and adoring wife to J. H. Johnson, passed away in the early hours of March 17, 2022. Harvey was born April 9, 1933, in Rhymes, Louisiana, and grew…
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Texas DAV Chapter meets President Biden
Chapter 240 located in Cedar Hill, Texas was selected to attend President Biden’s news briefing at Fort Worth, Texas VA Hospital in early March. His briefing was his concerns of Health care of our Heroes, the Veterans, and how to…
Richwood could soon become a city, 50 years after becoming a town
In 1973, the late Verdiacee Hampton Goston shocked the residents of the Richwood community with the idea that the little community could become a self-governing town. Goston, who was an eccentric personality, said the community could manage its own affairs…
Snaps of the City
Between March 21, 2022, and March 23, 2022, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Time to spring forward
By Rusty Potter We are moving into a new season. We turned our clocks back in the fall, but in the springtime, we are ready to spring forward. We also must spring forward in our thinking and our actions. We…
Monroe City School Board: February 15, 2022 Minutes
Monroe City School Board of Education 2006 Tower Drive Monroe, Louisiana 71201 MINUTES The Monroe City School Board met in regular session, Monday February 15, 2022, at Monroe City School District Central Office, 2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71201. The…
“I’ll forgive them, but I won’t forget?”
By Lisa Wilmore Greetings to All, Have you ever encountered persons who declare that “I’ll forgive them, but I won’t forget?” Their hurt is so deep until everything the individual has done to them comes out in their conversation in…