Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Omicron Iota Omega Chapter celebrated AKA Founder’s Day 111 Years of Excellence on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The guest speaker for the event wa Log in to read the remainder of this story. Download…
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Zeta Phi Omega chapter Pink goes Red
Friday, February 1st was National Wear Red Day. Red is worn to raise awareness to heart health and efforts to end heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular diseases kill nearly 50,000 African-American women annually. Annually, on this day, members of Alpha…
Retired Teachers Association wins award
The Louisiana Retired Teachers Association (LRTA) has awarded the “The Gold,” a Unit Challenge Award, to the local Monroe branch, Ouachita Retired Teachers Association (ORTA) at the state meeting in Bossier recently. Governor Jon Bel Edwards was the keynote speaker…
Homebuyer Workshop enrolling now!
Monroe, LA-Renewal, Inc. along with other partners will be sponsoring an upcoming 1st Time Homebuyer Course. The date of the event will be Saturday, February 16, 2019 and Saturday, February 23, 2019. The event will be held from 8:30 am…
Monroe Water System returns to use of Chloramines as Disinfectant
Water System Manger, Sean Benton announces that the City of Monroe Water System will return to using chloramines as its routine disinfectant on Monday, February 4, 2019. Water Treatment personnel successfully injected pure chlorine into the distribution system as a…
City workers to donate 400 hygiene kits to the homeless
Employees of the City of Monroe have pitched in to purchase and assemble personal hygiene kits that will be distributed to the homeless this month. According to Public Works Director Tom Janway, city employees chipped in and donated over $1,400 for the Hygiene…
Top 12 scholarship programs for Black/African American students in 2019
Nationwide — The new year has settled in, and most students are already back to their normal school routine. Also, many are realizing that the summer is fast approaching and that its time to start thinking about applying for scholarships…