Coach Shelon Ray Spivey, Jr., was born on December 27, 2024 to Catherine Varner-Spivey and the late Shelton Ray Spivey, Sr. He departed this life on March 7, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Shelton was reared and educated in…
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Archonette Tea for Kristen McDowell
The Epsilon Omicron Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc honored Senior Archon Ette Kristen McDowell at Kristen’s Perfectly Imperfect Blue & White Tea on March 2, 2024. The Archonette, Amicettes and Pearlette youth Auxiliaries helped Kristen Dance into…
Superintendent applicants meet public, no new ideas
When all three applicants for Superintendent of Monroe City Schools met the public Wednesday night, there were no fireworks, break-out moments, or out-of-the-box ideas, as each applicant laid out a traditional path to leadership based on continuing in the present…
Death Notices for the week of March 11th
Laverne Glass, 66, of Michigan formerly of Monroe died March 04, 2024. Graveside Service will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, LA. Visitation is from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM Friday,…
Early voting begins, Republicans hoping Blacks won’t vote
Early voting for the March 23rd primary election will begin this Saturday, March 9th, signaling the start of a critical electoral phase for Louisiana residents. The closed primaries will see voters casting their ballots for presidential nominations, exclusive to those…
Champions Again
The Wossman High School Girls Basketball team are state champions again. The Lady Wildcats topped off a near perfect season by bringing home another championship trophy in recent state competitions. Congratulations to Wildcats for a job well done.
Downtown club security guards arrested for punching, clubbing unruly patron
A violent altercation at a downtown Monroe club led to the arrest of two security guards on charges of battery early Sunday morning. At 1:41 a.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Monroe Police Department’s Pfc N. Shepherd, who was on…