By: Cadence Wright Fortnite is a popular game that allows you fight other online players hoping to be the last player alive. The more you play you unlike cool outfits called skins to keep the game exciting. Epic Games created…
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The African flag is our flag too
By: Cadence Wright Most people are very familiar with the American flag. By now everyone should know what the colors, stars, and stripes mean. Just in case you don’t know the red is for hardiness and valour. The white is…
Atmos Energy gives computers to Library
Atmos Energy surprised the audience at the 70th Anniversary of the Carver Library when she showed up with two computers being donated to the branch. Anne Hayward, manager of Public Affairs of Atmos Energy, had words of praise for the…
Black people still need the NAACP
By: Cadence Wright For many years Black people have had to go through a lot. In the old days Black people were lynched as slaves. Many were killed and their bodies were never even found. You meant nothing to the…
Carver Library founders praised at 70th birthday
The Carver/McDonald Branch Library of the Ouachita Parish Library paid special tribute to its founders with a 70th birthday celebration on February 1st. The program featured reflections on the history of the library and projections about its future from various…
Eleven year old SU student may miss being a kid!
By Cadence M. Wright Free Press Teen Writer How would you feel if you are an eleven-year-old in college? You have to ask Elijah Precciely to find out. In case you hadn’t heard, Elijah Precciely is enrolled in the honors…
Parade, speeches and Teen Promises highlight King Day here
A parade, a speech and a box of promises were the highlights of Martin Luther King Day activities in Monroe Monday as local residents paid tribute to the late Civil Rights Leader. A parade featuring the Carroll High School and…