The Massey Miracle Run Foundation would like to extend a very heart felt welcome to you for your continuous support and making it possible for the Dream Team to compete at the 2018 National Junior Olympics Regional Competition. These coaches…
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Youth attacked with baseball at Subway, still waiting on apology
Subway Officials are trying to sort out accusations that a local owner threatened to beat a black youth with a baseball because he used the store’s bathroom without making a purchase. Devin Wallace, 18, of 18 Elmwood Dr., filed a complaint…
Local teacher publishes book
Robert Kenneth Wright, a 5th grade social studies teacher at Minnie Ruffin Elementary School, has recently published an autobiography. Wright’s book is entitled “Walking in History: An Autobiography.” It is a life-and-times memoir of events of American and world history…
Hair store sale draws hundreds here
When a local hair store posted a notice of a giant hair sale on Social Media on Thursday night June 28, 2018, by 5 a.m. the next morning hundreds of people were lined up at the store’s front door…
Summer Homebuyer Workshop held!
Monroe, LA-Renewal, Inc., Origin Bank, and other local partners sponsored a 2-Day, 1st Time Homebuyer Course that concluded on June 9, 2018 with thirty-one graduates completing the training. The event was free to Log in to read the remainder…
2018 ASCEND Graduation held
West Monroe, LA, May 4, 2018 –Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Omicron Iota Omega Chapter hosted its 2018 ASCEND Graduation and SMART EXPO on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Ouachita Parish Library. Master of Ceremony, Evan Johnson, called the…
Sorority Sisters in court over disputed rent deposit
Two sorority sisters were in court this week, airing out a dispute over a rental deposit. Landlord and renter disputes happen frequently, but this one is making headlines because the Landlord is an elected official and the tenant is her…