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Ivey Handy funeral set for Saturday at Logtown

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

Funeral services for a well known-church personality, Ivey Handy, will be held Saturday, June 17, at 2 p.m. at the Logtown Baptist Church Mrs. Handy, 83, died on June 8th. Her obituary reads as follows: Sister Ivey May White Handy…

Ivey Handy

Snaps of the City

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Free PressBreaking News, Snaps

Between June 6, and June 14, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.

Snaps of the city, Social media

Betty Hawkins-McDuffie received Living Legend Award in Texas

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

Betty McCoy Hawkins-McDuffie of Monroe, Louisiana received the Living Legends Award at the 25th Annual Texas Gospel Music Excellence Awards in Houston, Texas on Thursday, February 16, 2023. The Texas Gospel Music Excellence Awards began in 1999 by founder, Pastor…

Betty Hawkins-McDuffie

Monroe Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi welcomes new members

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

MTA, Antonio Howard introduces, the new members of the Monroe Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. Kategory 5: Brothers, Ross Bethea , Derrick Travis, Dr. Thomas Williams, Derrick Hunter, Theabury Odom (Not Pictured)

Monroe Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi

Happy Father’s Day

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

Wyatt and Louise will celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary on Father’s Day. It seems like just yesterday.

Louise Wilson, Wyatt Wilson

In one hour, Jury finds Morehead guilty of murder

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

After a trial, a jury in Ouachita Parish found Chadarius Marquez Morehead guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Kentarius Webb. The jury deliberated for less than an hour. The highly anticipated trial of State of Louisiana v. Chadarius…

Chadarius Marquez Morehead

New Principals named

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

Sonja Jiles Fields has been named principal of Shelling Elementary and Patrick Taylor has been renamed principal of Carroll. Taylor has one year left in the retirement drop program.

Patrick Taylor, Sonja Jiles Fields

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Celebrating Birthdays Today: --Versie Larkin, Dewayne Handy, In Loving Memory of Rev. Charles McGhee, In Loving Memory of Rosa Coffey, Juanita Willis, Carla Gray, Billy Wimberly, Thania Lane, Jonathan D. Peevy, Tarrance Williams, Jr., Benjamin L. Jones, Gary Owens, Brenda Addison, Harlynn L. Hammonds, Jazlyn Hope Ekara. (9)
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--- This week in 2001 Stephanie Smith, a city school board member, protested the superintendent's plan to fire 40 non-certified teachers, to save money. (25)
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