Outspoken pastor says Dr. King left a legacy of hope, but in Monroe, a legacy of trash, neglect, and violence makes it hard to be “Monroe Proud.” “A testament of hope” was the theme of the Martin Luther King Day…
Category: Events
Ellis retires, Reggie Brown is interim police chief
Chief Eugene Ellis has announced his abrupt retirement plans, and his interim replacement has already been decided. Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo announced Wednesday that Ellis, who only served two years as chief is retiring, and the interim chief will be…
Betty Cooper, Johnson elected to head city schools
Betty Ward Cooper is the new President of the Monroe City School Board. Cooper was elected Tuesday night during the board’s regular board meeting. Brandon “B.J.” Johnson was elected vice-president. The election was not unanimous. White members of the board…
Echols blasts Woods for refusing to seat newly elected council member
State Representative Micheal Echols blasted City Council Chairwoman Juanita Woods for trying to stack the deck to favor the mayor by refusing to appoint Doug Harvey as an interim city council member. In a live Facebook post, Echols, who stepped…
Local youth portray legends in heritage drama “Destiny”
Rehearsing a scene from “Destiny” the heritage drama about three Monroe legends are: Bryan Williams, Jr. (Huey P. Newton), Kerrington Scurfield (Pershing Foster) and Kaleb McNair (Bill Russell) Three local elementary students are tackling the hard task of portraying the…
The Howards Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage
On Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 5 p.m. at the Mt. Zion Family Life Center, Rev. James and Virginia Howard celebrated 50 years of marital bliss. The ceremony performed by Rev. A. B. Davis-Johnson was a renewing of the marriage…
Rev. Harold McCoy to temporarily fill Russell’s vacant school board seat
Rev. Harold McCoy, has been named to replace the late Rev. John L. Russell, Sr. on the Ouachita Parish School Board. The Reverend Russell died last month after serving 33 years on the board. The Reverend McCoy is a veteran…