Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

School has been in session for over a month, and the biggest news to report has been the firing of several high school football coaches and the almost suspension of a school superintendent. Football season practically dominates school activities,...

One of Carroll’s High School’s biggest events may not be happening at the school. Carroll’s annual football homecoming, initially slated to be played Friday night on October 20, will be played on Saturday, October 21. Most alumni and fans alleg...

There are still many Trump supporters who really believe that Donald Trump will win the 2024 presidential election. And there are Trump supporters who want to believe that he will win but know deep down inside that the tide is against him...

It was on a Tuesday, September 9, 2023, Monroe City School Board meeting when board president Bill Willson made an announcement concerning a school employee that he said was under investigation. Willson, in a statement to fellow board members without...

Disclaimer: All persons are innocent until proven guilty. A local teenager who allegedly stole a school bus in Ouachita Parish recently and was arrested in Texas was released to his father after he was apprehended by law enforcement officials in...

Have any of you ever wanted a job so bad but after a while, you regret taking it? Some, if not most of you would say “yes”, while the rest would find another job or “deal” with the one that you have. With that sentiment is probably how Republi...

If anyone is wondering why Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis continues to lag so far behind Donald Trump, one only needs to look at what happened after Hurricane Idalia crossed the state causing billions of damage in her aftermath. President Joe B...

Matthew Sims had a very important day in court recently. Sims, who is fighting felony domestic charges in a case against his former wife, had the opportunity to ask her questions concerning their relationship, which led to him having to appear in hea...

Indignities. No special privileges. Everyone will be treated the same. That’s what we are told happens to someone who is suspected of and has been indicted for committing a criminal act. We saw that happen last week in Fulton County in Georgia w...

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. An alleged threat by an armed person is a sure recipe for someone to land themselves in heartbreak hotel. It may also be hot outside, but there are some things one can’t blame on t...

A concerned city employee recently told The Monroe Dispatch that the city of Monroe front-line workers, the ones that do the “dirty work” are not appreciated by those who give the orders. They are, for lack of better words, “treated like garbage” on...

A concerned city employee recently told The Monroe Dispatch that the city of Monroe front-line workers, the ones that do the “dirty work” are not appreciated by those who give the orders. They are, for lack of better words, “treated like garbage” on...

The Republican Party as a whole has a headache that just will not go away. At least just not yet. Maybe that might change after Donald Trump shows up at a Fulton County jail to be fingerprinted and have his mug shot done by the time these words are...

Another school year has begun. There is always excitement in the air as teachers and students prepare to face new challenges and expectations in an ever-changing learning environment. Some districts across the nation are going in different...

Donald Trump has been indicted again by federal authorities, and there is also one more expected from the state of Georgia in a few weeks. What was once thought as unthinkable for a former president to face the kinds of legal troubles that are...

Matthew Sims has gone through so much during the last nine years, but the last three years have been the worst for him, as he has been in and out of court 25 times over an incident that he says he is innocent of; Sims said that an incident with his...

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. High-speed police chases have become commonplace without regard to citizen safety. There are very few sidewalks in south Monroe, and other roadways have no shoulder space, which makes...

During its June 13 meeting, the Monroe City Council passed an ordinance to buy property from the Ouachita Parish Police Jury to be used as the new location for the city’s transit bus terminal. The current location on Catalpa St. will be moved to t...

Rumors have been swirling around lately that Carroll High School’s Head Football Coach Brandon Landers resigned. As of press time, no official word has come from the Monroe City School Board regarding Landers’ tenure, leading to speculation abo...

If Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis fails to capture the Republican presidential nomination next year, we know what will be seen as one of his failings. It won’t be his lack of charm or charisma; he is about as popular as stale bread regarding lik...

A local church has fallen into turmoil upon hearing word that the pastor has resigned his office as pastor of Locust Grove Baptist Church in Columbia, LA. The Monroe Dispatch was informed by a concerned individual of some alleged issues that the...

Richwood Mayor Gerald Brown has gone on record “apologizing” for the town’s board of alderperson “treatment” of State Representative Pat Moore at its Thursday, July 20, 2023 meeting. In a Facebook post, Brown said that he publicly apologized to Moore...

When Critical Race Theory was talked about being taught in the nation’s public schools, conservative politicians and others cried that liberals were trying to “indoctrinate” young white kids into believing that they should “feel guilty” for the c...

Community centers are neighborhood outlets for the kids to go to engage in activities that help keep them out of trouble while at the same time helping them to build character as they grow older. They are also outlets for more senior members of...

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. An hours-long attempt by Monroe Police at a Sherrouse St. residence in Monroe, LA, in an effort to apprehend a wanted suspect was unsuccessful. MPD went to the residence on...

America is an experiment that is failing…badly. The “melting pot” is melting. People who were once strangers in a new land are treating strangers as if they don’t belong here. The notion that God set aside this land called America for one particular...

Golden K. Berry once had a promising career in law enforcement. He also had a brief career in politics. But that all changed when he made a decision to want to be treated just as equally as his White counterparts in law enforcement. According to...