June 23-Augusta E. Turner, Bertha Dennis, Andrew Curry, Johnise Thomas, Lorri Gorham, Daisy Coleman, Jo’Myia Brass, Camille Bryant, Wendell R. Sawyer, In Loving Memory of Maxine Wallace, Nicholas L. Rogers, Valerie S. Fields, Patricia Simmons. June 24-Yolanda Pollard, Clar Allen,…
It’s official, the state’s most violent juvenile offenders will be housed in the Swanson Juvenile facility in Monroe. The legislature approved SB323, a bill that will set up a tiered system of housing inmates, routing the most…
Domestic Violence is increasing and the problem is not getting better, but instead seems to be getting worse. Somehow, society, in general, doesn’t view domestic violence with the same seriousness that it views other kinds of violence. …
The first phase of the Southside Economic Development District’s 25 year plan was approved Tuesday night, but there is a long journey between Tuesday night and its completion in 2047. Tuesday night the council approved the big picture or the…
If you serve on a board or commission, should you recuse yourself if someone presenting an issue before you shares the same religious belief? What if the presenter attends the same church? Should you recuse yourself even if you have…
This week the nation salutes its mothers as families honor their mothers. While the responsibility of mothering remains, there is a tremendous difference between the 21st-century mother and those of the past. In our area, we continually salute the late…
The Southside 25-year plan for economic development came one step closer to approval Monday after the Monroe Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend its adoption by the Monroe City Council. The 38-page plan is the blueprint for economic development in…
