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Cleveland Mouton has resigned as principal of the Barkdull Faulk Elementary School. Mouton’s resignation creates a third vacancy for principalships in the Monroe City School District. There are now openings at Minnie Ruffin Elementary School, Neville High School, and Barkdull…
It’s been eight months, but members of the West Parkview Homeowner’s Association are still waiting for a ruling in a suit they filed challenging the board’s policy that limits the public’s ability to speak on agenda items. Arguments in the…
Protect Yourself and Others from COVID-19 Staying physically active is one of the best ways to keep your mind and body healthy. In many areas, people can visit parks, trails, and open spaces as a way to relieve stress, get…
Two Ouachita Parish Public Library branches will reopen to the public with modified hours. The Main Branch (located at 1800 Stubbs Avenue in Monroe) and the Ouachita Valley Branch (located at 601 McMillan Road in West Monroe) will operate under…
“I feel like a rock star” said Mayoral Candidate Marie Brown, Wednesday as she knocked on doors in South Monroe. Brown said some residents “have been shut in so long, that they welcomed me with my masked face and all,”…
When the Monroe office of Motor Vehicles opened for business Monday there was a long line of people waiting for service. Tempers flared and confusion resulted, but Rep. Pat Moore says she has been reassured that problems people incurred this…
Local high schools are using a variety of ways to honor the class of 2020, but the largest will be the Neville High School graduation set for Thursday, May 21, 2020. Neville High School will have over 200 graduates, and…
