Between April 9 and April 15, 2026, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
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Birthdays April 16th – 22nd
April 16-Ruth Ann Randle, Ilada Lewis, Katina Scott, Andrew Jackson, Dave Sellers, Margaret Paster, Patricia H. Johnson, Chanice’ Reed, Crista Horne, Jacie Scott, Eric Roberts, Patricia W. Johnson, Alberta Simmons, Lisa Cotton. April 17-Shirley Lane, Shavalean T. Temple, Carrie Simon,…
Remembering Willie Tatum
Willie Howard Tatum transitioned on March 25, 2026, at Alta Bates Summit Hospital in Oakland, California.Funeral services will be held April 18, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements are entrusted to McNary Williams Jackson Funeral and Cremations, 1901 Harrison Street, Suite…
Dead batteries can’t give jumps
By Rusty Potter There is a simple lesson in life that can be explained with something most of us have experienced with a car: a dead battery When your car battery dies, you usually need a jump. Someone pulls up…
Monroe City School Board: February 11, 2026 Minutes
Monroe City School Board of Education 2006 Tower DriveMonroe, Louisiana 71201 MINUTES The Monroe City School Board met in regular session, Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at Monroe City School District Central Office, 2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71201. The meeting…
Death Notices for the week of April 13th
Edna Lee Clemons-Thomas, 84, transitioned from this life on April 12, 2026, in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be on Friday, 04/17/2026, held from 3 pm to 5:30 pm at Hester’s Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise Anne Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana.…
God understands what we cannot
By Lisa Wilmore Greetings, Dear Hearts! I thank God for you today and send blessings your way. By His grace and mercy, we are given another opportunity to see this blessed day and share words of encouragement through this…