Monroe City Schools Honors Mrs. Miya Hunter as District Elementary Teacher of the Year Monroe City Schools proudly celebrates Mrs. Miya Hunter as the 2025–2026 District Elementary Teacher of the Year. A Monroe native and graduate of Richwood High School,…
Debris cleanup after the recent Winter storm is expected to cost about $4 million. The city will have to dip into its rainy day fund (Fund balance) to foot that bill, but it hopes to get over $3 million of…
If you’ve driven through Northeast Louisiana lately, you may have noticed a flash of silver and black standing sentinel along the highways and downtown corners. These are the latest “milestones” of the Northeast Louisiana (NELA) Music Trail, a grassroots effort…
Between February 12 and February 18, 2026, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
As we celebrate Black History Month, we look back at the life of a man whose towering presence on the court was matched only by his unshakable resolve off of it. Before he was an 11-time NBA champion, William “Bill”…
In a move that blends a storied past with a vision for the future, the historic Riverside Baptist Church of Monroe has officially elected Rev. Quincy Knox as its new spiritual leader. The Reverend Knox preached his first sermon as…
As we celebrate Black History Month, we look back at the roots of one of the most influential and controversial figures in the American civil rights landscape: Huey P. Newton. Born in Monroe on February 17, 1942, Newton’s journey from…
