For 38 years, Lester Paster, 70, has carried on what many call the longest civil rights protest in local history. He has posted giant billboards near courthouses, passed out flyers, picketed public buildings, and stood before local governments again and…
In the heart of Monroe, a 21-year-old entrepreneur is rewriting the narrative of community storytelling, one interview at a time. His name is Hilkiah Harris, and he hopes 2026 will be the year that taps his amazing positive attitude, giant…
A Monroe man remains behind bars following a Christmas night hit-and-run that led to his eighth DWI-related arrest. Despite a criminal record spanning over two decades, 56-year-old Rodney J. Price is currently facing a “second offense” charge due to the…
In 1966, Edward Harris was 24 years old, a young man with dreams stretching far beyond the horizon. He had hopes in his heart, plans in his mind, and a steady walk that said he believed tomorrow could be better…
December 25-In Loving Memory of Mildred Johnson, Marteal Riley, Micheal Joshua, Angela Rene’ Adams, Christine Calloway, Emma Lewis, Phyllis Henderson, O’Neal Whatley, Eugene Castor, Ann Jackson, Lee A. Jamison, Darleshia Jones, Lori Dean Manning, Glenterious Clark, Detrick James, Glen Wiley,…
On December 23, Toria Adams marks her 47th birthday with gratitude and confidence, the kind that comes from years of steady work and smart choices. Born two days before Christmas on December 23, 1978, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Columbia,…
Between December 18 and December 21, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
