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Pray for the Church of God in Christ Ministries

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Free PressBreaking News

Pray for the Church of God In Christ in the loss of their 12 Leaders, in the months of March and April!

Church of God in Christ Ministries

Graveside services pending for Sandra Morgan, 70

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 Free PressBreaking News

  A well known Columbia native passed away Wednesday morning after a brief illness. Graveside services for Sandra Lynn Morgan are incomplete at this time. Morgan died early Wednesday morning at the Oaks Nursing home. She was 70 years old.…

Sandra Morgan

COVID virus claims second member of same family

April 13, 2020April 23, 2020 Free PressBreaking News, Covid-19, Deaths

The second member of the same family has died of COVID-19 within a week of each other. Members of the family of Hilton Louis announced the death of their father Hilton Louis, Monday night. The tragic death follows the death…

Hilton Louis

Families displaced as Easter Sunday tornado rips area

April 12, 2020April 15, 2020 Free PressBreaking News

  Scores of families in the Monroe community are without lights and housing in the aftermath of an Easter Sunday tornado that tore through several Monroe communities at about noon Sunday, April 12, 2020.   The tornadoes destroyed homes and…

Easter Sunday tornado

COVID Virus claims DeWayne Black

April 10, 2020April 23, 2020 Free PressBreaking News, Covid-19, Deaths

Family and friends are mourning the passing of Prophet DeWayne Black, he died, reportedly from complications associated with COVID-19. Prophet Black was well known in the Monroe community as a preacher, singer, and evangelist. He died in a Detroit, Michigan…

DeWayne Black

Mayor, Woods, apologize for not following safe distance rules, then announce park shut downs

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Free PressBreaking News, Community News

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Monroe increases, the City of Monroe has shut down services at city parks, while apologizing for not following its own rules. Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo said the public is encouraged to stay inside…

City Council President Juanita Woods, Mayor Jamie Mayo

Life as we know it will change when the COVID-19 pandemic ends

April 9, 2020April 16, 2020 Free PressCovid-19, Roosevelt Wright

When the Coronavirus pandemic ends, the entire country will rethink the way we operate; some things we have been reluctant to do will become the new normal. Local communities will quickly begin to assess our use of technology in every…

Roosevelt Wright Jr.

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Celebrating Birthdays Today: --Charlene E. Hunter, Charles Hunter, Beatrice Powell, Milton Young, CeQuin Davis, Angela Allen, Terrence Harris, Nancy F. Johnson, Ada M. Boley, Latedra Miller, Lula Mae Tugwell, Marilyn Winbish, Olga Potter, Karmeseona Swan, Hiwatha Coleman, Adairrius Colvin, Sonia Hall, Billie Hines Daniel. (9)
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--- This week in 2002 the city mourned the death of Marie Cookston. She was 81 years old when she died. (24)
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