Southside voters will get to hear the views of candidates for the Monroe City School Board next month in a live forum sponsored by the local NAACP. The forum, sponsored by the Ouachita Parish Chapter of the NAACP, will be…
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Smith’s defiance fueled by lawyer daughter’s research
Ashley Smith Jiles says a rarely used Louisiana law gives her mom the right to run for school board in either district 4 or 5. Smith says her daughter, a 2001 Carroll Graduate and Southern University Law school is typical…
Three school board members to face opposition in November elections
While the majority of the Monroe City School Board will begin a new four-year term in January, three members will face run-offs. When qualifying for school board closed last week: school board members Bill Willson, Jennifer Haneline, Brandon “BJ” Johnson,…
City School workers to get COVID checks, support staff to get less
Teachers and support staff of the Monroe City Schools will get an extra check in a few days, but some board members think support staff deserve more. In a contentious meeting Tuesday night, board members approved special incentive checks for…
Berry lands city gig supervising Civic Center maintenance crew
Darryl Berry has been hired by the City of Monroe. Berry has been hired by the City as Director of Operations for Monroe Civic Center. As director, he will supervise the Civic Center’s janitorial and maintenance crews that set up…