A Ouachita Parish High School senior will receive the coveted Eagle Rank in ceremonies Sunday. Christian Griffin, a senior at Neville High School, will receive the highest rank in Scouting, USA during court of honor ceremonies at 3 p.m. Sunday…
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Bush’s thousand points of light included two Monroe programs
President George H. W. Bush was laid to rest this week. He was praised by many and ridiculed by others for the naivete of some of his ideas. One of those ideas was to encourage, promote and recognize one thousand…
Former Carroll Bookkeeper indicted, arrested on theft charges
A former bookkeeper for Carroll High School was arrested Tuesday on a single charge of felony theft. The charge resulted from a Legislative Auditor’s report that accused Marilyn Wimbish of stealing the cash from deposits at Carroll High School that…
New Light musical to be held Sunday
On Sunday, December 9, the Senior Choir at New Light Baptist Church, where Rev. James B. Johnson is pastor, will sing at its annual candlelight musical. The choir will be under the direction of Bro. Robert Kenneth Wright. The theme…
Man charged with murder, says he kept body for three days, without calling police
A Monroe man is behind bars, accused of a single count of murdering of his girlfriend, and staying in the apartment with her dead body for three days, while and watching pornography. On Monday at about 9:15 p.m., police were…
Advertising for bids – Monroe Housing Authority
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Monroe Housing Authority will receive sealed bids in triplicate for the following project: 18CFP602.03 Carver Interior Renovations 18CFP602.04 Johnson Carver Exterior Renovations Bids will be accepted until 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the office of…
My Thanksgiving camping trip
By: Cadence Wright Last week I went camping with my grandparents. It was cold. During the day it was warm. We did a scavenger hunt and had classes. The classes were short and fun. The bad part was it was…