Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 11 a.m. for Sammy “Junior Boy” Badger, Jr. at the King Solomon Baptist Church. Mr. Badger died January 11, 2023. He was 65 years old. There will be no visitation.…
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Warrant issued for Ricky Rogers; three-year-old shot
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Monroe man accused of being involved in an incident in which a three-year-old child was shot. On January 7, 2023, the Monroe Police Department responded to a shooting at a residence on…
Snaps of the City
Between January 6, and January 16, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Monroe mourns death of Civil Rights Icon, Frances Pierce Reddix
***She helped organize campaigns to desegregate City Schools, ULM, and public facilities in Monroe ***Invited Martin Luther King to speak in Monroe in 1965 ***Was an activist, strategist, and architect of the Civil Rights movement in Monroe The Grand lady…
SEDD elects Little, charts course for new year without Theus
The Southside Economic Develop District is charting its path through 2023, but its course change won’t include its executive director. At its January meeting Monday night at the Benoit Recreation Center, SEDD officers laid out their plan of action for…
Monroe services set for Logtown pastor, Rev. James Handie
Funeral services for the pastor of the Logtown Baptist Church have been set for this weekend in Monroe and Eudora, Arkansas. Services for the Reverend James Handie, Sr. will be held at the Greater Antioch Baptist Church Friday, January 13,…
Willson named president of Monroe City School Board
Bill Willson was elected president of the Monroe City School Board during Tuesday night’s first meeting of the new year. The board has a 4-3 Black majority; however, Darryl Berry, of Southside’s District 4, voted with the board’s three white…