Is the city of Monroe aggressively trying to include minorities and other disadvantaged businesses in its procurements? That question was raised again Tuesday night as the council considered whether to approve a request from the engineering department to advertise for…
Funeral services for Janie Lou Hudson Ellis will be held Saturday, July 1st at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church Services will be held at 11 a.m. under the auspices of McFarland Funeral Home. She was 66 years old. Her…
Between June 26, and June 29, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Hundreds of people gathered in Monroe on Saturday, June 17th, to celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The celebration featured a parade that began at Wossman High School and ended at…
L. Marie Brown has thrown her hat in the ring for the District 4 city council elections in the spring of 2024. Mrs. Brown, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in the 2020 election, has been an unapologetic advocate for the…
Memorial services for an eighteen-year-old man who died in a car accident will be held Monday. Services for Derin DeBurr, 18, will be held at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church at 11 a.m. under the direction of the McFarland…
Family and friends gathered at the Monroe Civic Center on Saturday, May 20, 2023, to celebrate the 90th birthday of Mrs. Dorothy Fobbs. For weeks the family members planned and calculated how to surprise the soon-to-be nonagenarian. How do you…
