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Liquor license for Southside Store turned down
Southside residents, troubled over the growing presence of liquor and alcohol establishments in the Southside have drawn a line in the sand, demanding a halt to more liquor licenses in areas bordering residential areas. The first casualty of the community’s…
Jessie Mae Harris turns 92
Mrs. Jessie Mae Harris turned 92 this week. She celebrated her birthday with her family who baked her a cake and dressed her hair. Mrs. Harris is a long time member of the Antioch Baptist Church. She enjoys her family…
School Supply GiveAways
As students headed back to school this week there were no less than five school supply giveaways hosted Saturday. Giveaways included book bags, notebooks, paper, crayons, composition books, trapper keepers, and boxes of loose leaf paper. Some of the sponsors…
Veteran community activist, James Lyons dies
James Lyons, a former labor leader, and civic volunteer died Wednesday at the age of 98. Lyons died of natural causes after a lengthy illness at the War Veteran’s Home in Monroe. Lyons was born in Monroe on December 24,…
Wossman Wildcats Alumni Association announces “Double the Pride” 2018 Membership Drive
The Wossman Wildcats Alumni Association (WWAA) is pleased to announce its “Double the Pride” Membership Enrollment Drive for fall 2018. The drive will run from August 20, 2018 through the week of WHS Homecoming 2018 (October 1-5, 2018). The goal…
Community mourns death of Rev. Ray Jones, Jr.
The man who spent most of his adult life fighting for South Monroe’s survival died Tuesday night after being injured in a fall Sunday. Reverend Ray Jones, Jr., 72, a candidate for Monroe City Schools, died Tuesday, August…