Verbon Muhammad will face incumbent council member Kema Dawson in a run-off election next month. Despite a well financed campaign funded mostly by wealthy Republicans, Dawson failed to get a majority vote from her heavily black Democratic district. Saturday, Muhammad…
“Kema Dawson is pimping our district and the city of Monroe in exchange for campaign contributions.” That’s the claim of Mondrian Douglas, a candidate for the District 5 city council seat after reviewing a recently filed campaign finance report from…
Is the city of Monroe aggressively trying to include minorities and other disadvantaged businesses in its procurements? That question was raised again Tuesday night as the council considered whether to approve a request from the engineering department to advertise for…
Minister Verbon Muhammad says it’s time city officials find a way to open the underpass on South Second Street. Muhammad complained to the Monroe City Council Tuesday night that the underpass has been flooded for over two weeks forcing traffic…
“Your Key to a Better School System” Former Monroe City School Board Member Verbon R. Muhammad, Sr., will be a candidate this fall for the city school board District 6 seat. Muhammad says, “several well wishers, including students, parents, teachers,…
