Granny’s Family Restaurant will be serving at the Monroe Regional Airport. The Monroe City Council finally adopted an ordinance at last night’s meeting authorizing the mayor to enter into a lease agreement with the restaurant to operate at the airport.…
Author: Robert Wright
Councilman Clark takes on Mayo in fight over closure of BJ Washington Center
Monroe City Councilman Eddie Clark took up a passionate stance against the closure of the B.J. Washington Center at Tuesday night’s Monroe City Council meeting. Mayor Jamie Mayo told the meeting’s attendees that the city is facing a $4 Million…
Ideas for change: It will take volunteers and a change of heart to solve our problems
An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright It’s going to take more than locking people up and fighting crime to change the climate of violence in our city. Meetings are being held, people are marching, people are posting concerns on social…
Woman arrested: She told the officer her name was Candy……it was not!
Louisiana State Police arrested a West Monroe woman on yesterday after she gave them a fake name. Chelsie R. Evans was charged with resisting an officer and for other warrants held by Monroe Police. A state trooper, on July 19,…
Berry excited about the new music center at Carroll High
Monroe School Board member Daryll Berry is excited about the new Barbara T. Bonner Music Arts Center set to open in the fall. The $1.6 million dollar facility will be the home for the choir, piano and orchestral training of…
Bilberry: Inactive members suck the life out of a church, an insult to God
Rev. Jesse Bilberry, Jr. gave the Director’s Address on Wednesday at the Louisiana Baptist State Convention, being held this week in Monroe at Carroll High School. Bilberry spoke about the need for christian education and that members who are unwilling…
Monroe businesses should upgrade with apps to keep up with social trends
An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright Monroe is the hub of technology in Louisiana. We are the home to the third largest telecommunications company in the country. That should speak volumes for the people of the city, but I don’t…