In a divided vote, the Monroe City Council voted Tuesday night to make a $2.5 million loan to Rep. Micheal Echols to help him develop a hotel downtown. The vote gives Echols the green light to pursue a $31.3 million…
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Council introduces $50 million plan for Echols’ hotel downtown
“Micheal Echols has found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and it’s on Walnut Street,” was the way Tony Little, President of the Southside Economic Development District, summarized the city’s plan to put up more than…
Miller-Roy Building renovation dedicated
Tuesday, a dedication was held for the renovation of the historic Miller-Roy Building. The building, which was once the centerpiece of the African-American business community, was opened in August of 1929 by two local doctors: Dr. J. T. Miller and…
Brown lawyer says firing was political, included involvement of Echols as shadow mayor
Former interim Police Chief Reggie Brown is still fighting his termination as a police officer. This week, his attorney requested subpoenas for a horde of witnesses designed to show that his firing was a political hatchet job devised by political…