Articles from the September 27, 2023 edition
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Parkview Shooting
Suspect Sought Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Officers of the Monroe Police Department are conducting a manhunt for suspect LaQuanta Lynch in connection to a...
Louisiana High School Football Scores
Week 8 October 20, 2023 Haynesville 42, Magnolia School of Excellence 0 Tensas 38 Sicily Island 30 Union 33 Richwood 16 Rayville 52 Northwood Lena 0 Delhi Charter 74 Block 32 Buckeye 47 Caldwell 42 Alexandria 50 Pineville 14 Neville 44 Tioga 13...
Shootings Escalate
Shootings continue in Monroe, LA, with no end in sight. Shootings are happening more frequently than we truly know and are often only reported by local residents who witness these deadly occurrences....
Shots Fired, 911 Call,
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed until proven guilty. A Morehouse Parish woman had the kind of day that none of us would want to happen to anyone. According to local and parish officials, an incident that happened on September 25, 2023, left the...
Wossman 1973 50th
Wossman High School in Monroe LA Class of 1973 celebrated their 50th Class Reunion September 15-17 2023 with a stylish banquet at the Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Museum on Saturday,...
Southside Traffic Light Wait
People who frequently drive on the southside of Monroe no doubt will utilize the Texas Ave. artery, especially when traveling east-to-west. I-20 is easily accessible when traveling on Texas Ave., as i...
Democratic Governors Back-To-Back?
Is it possible for the state of Louisiana to elect a second Democrat to sit in the Governor’s Mansion following the departure of John Bel Edwards? Theoretically, maybe. Realistically? Don’t bet the house on it. But as the old expression goes, pol...
Grambling Football Field Named after QBs
Grambling State University will celebrate its homecoming Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Eddie G. Robinson Stadium. During the homecoming game, the Grambling football field will be named after...
DownSouth Sports MVP
Wossman High School's Dylan Johnson (CB) was named DownSouth Sports Magazine's Most Valuable Player of the Game in the Wildcats' 55-0 homecoming game victory over Mentorship Academy on September 15,...
Golden Shovel
On April 28, 2017 I was awarded a golden shovel compliments of the North Louisiana Economic Partnership. The coveted shovel represented a groundbreaking partnership between Graphic Packaging...
Great expectations
It is interesting to me how people have expectations of one another. We all have our preconceived notions and depictions of one another. In my observations over the years, I have noticed that our relatives and those closest to us certainly develop...
B.E.S.T. For Sickle Cell
The Northeast Louisiana Sickle Anemia Foundation held its 42nd Annual Banquet on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Monroe Civic Center, celebrating a memorable occasion for its members and...
I'm a Survivor: Women's Health Expo
I’m a Survivor: Women’s Health Expo is coming up this Saturday, September 30, 2023 is an educational wellness seminar and resource fair with discussions focusing on the 7 Dimensions of Health and Wellness from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at two different loc...
Reaching For the Truth
When conservative political leaders in some state legislatures started passing laws that severely limited what teachers/instructors could say in classes about the history of Black Americans, it ignited a fire that was not about to be put out. We all...
Get REDy to Vote: It's Serious
Join Monroe Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta in collaboration with the Zeta Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Facebook Event via Zoom Thursday, September 28, 2023, 7:00 p.m. Meeting ID: 847 1218 6032 Passcode:...
Jump On Board
Jump On Board the mobile classroom. Loveys Mobile Academic Classroom rolled out Saturday, September 23, 2023 for a Launch event. Guests were excited to see what the MAC looked like and here about the...
Birthday Wishes
Be happy! Today is the day you were brought into this world to be a blessing and inspiration to the people around you! You are a wonderful person! May you be given more birthdays to fulfill all of...
Happenings
Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl” Serving southern style hot breakfast and lunch daily: Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM. Saturday, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All plates come with coffee or fountain drink. Great food! Great service at reasonab...
Deaths
Jheremy Phenix Smith, 42 of West Monroe, LA died September 17, 2023. Funeral Service will be 1:00 PM Thursday September 28, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home. No Visitation. Burial in Richwood Gardens, Richwood, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral...
Seller's 55th Anniversary
Reverend Dave Sellers, Jr. & Mrs. Hazel S. Sellers celebrated 55 years of marriage on August 3, 2023. They were married in Monroe Louisiana in 1968. May God continue to bless their...
Racial Healing Conversation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Racial Healing Conversation is Saturday October 7, 2023 at 10 am till 12 pm at Carver-McDonald Branch Library 2941 Renwick ST. Monroe LA. Earlier this year, the Kellogg Foundation launched its 2023 Racial Healing campaign as...
God of The Harvest
When I was younger, I would go to my grandmother's house in the country. I loved it! I worked on my uncle's farm there too. It was interesting, to say the least. I really just wanted the pay, not...
Wossman Homecoming
Wossman High School Homecoming Football Game 2023 was Friday September 15, 2023 at Grady Jones Memorial Stadium. Wossman Homecoming Royalty Miss Wossman Da'Naya Ross and her homecoming court was...
