Funeral services are set Saturday for veteran businessman Sullivan Harris who along with Wilford Smith, began a successful pharmacy partnership that lasted 40 years. Harris and Smith opened Log in to read the remainder of this story. Download…
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Theus eyes new tax for Southside District
Charles Theus says the $141,000 a year that the recently passed hotel tax is expected to bring to the Southside is not enough to help Southside progress, he wants the city council to approve another tax that will create…
Southside Commission votes to ask for Gambling in South Monroe
The Southside Economic Development Commission approved a resolution to request that the portions of the Ouachita River that are included in the District be approved for River Boat gambling. In a special meeting held Log in to read…
SEDD wants Casino gambling on November ballot
SEDD director announces casino push although its board has never approved formal actions; “I don’t need to ask the board” Theus says. The director of the South Side Economic Development District wants a Casino for South Monroe and is…
When the government discriminates, Sheila Johnson fights back
By Ronda Racha Penrice – Urban News Service The “biggest fight of my life,” says Sheila C. Johnson, wasn’t co-founding Black Entertainment Television or ending her 33-year marriage to Robert “Bob” Johnson, with whom she raised two children and a…
Hilton Hotel coming to Downtown, area slowly reviving under the radar
Monroe City Councilman Micheal Echols and his wife have been on a private crusade to do what others have tried and failed, revive downtown Monroe. Downtown Monroe was once the center of commerce in the city and began a…
SEDD Board approves election results, seeks accountant
The Southside Economic Development District has accepted the results of last month’s election approving a 2 percent hotel tax for Southside Hotels. In a special call meeting Monday night at its headquarters the SEDD Board of Commissioners officially approved…