Articles from the October 22, 2020 edition
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Parkview Shootings & Deaths
Unquestionably, Parkview Apartments in Monroe LA continue to be the focal area for criminal activity which leads to shootings and in many cases, ultimately, to fatalities. The entire country is...
Mysterious Death Shatters Family
A local family is seeking closure from an incident that happened on Beale Street that took the life of a cherish family member who is truly missed. Thirty-one-year-old Samuel Reynolds was shot on...
Jennifer Lane Shooting
There are no hiding places when it comes to violence. It happens anywhere at anytime to anyone. An early morning shooting Wednesday October 21 claimed the life of a victim as police search for clues....
Parkview/Police Shooting
Minister Louis Farrakhan once said long ago, things far away would be at your doorstep. With the rash of shootings in Monroe LA, which has happened in big cities for years are now happening in small...
Unbelievable Attack
Many never would have imagined the heinous crimes which are happening in the 21st Century. Looking back, Monroe LA as many other cities should have everyone on guard while crime happens and changes...
By New Monroe Police Chief
No one is hardly talking about this, but is there something wrong with the Monroe Police Department? The question is asked, as the city of Monroe has hired it's third police chief since Quentin Holmes retired over three years ago. Holmes was...
First Baptist's $10,000 Grambling Donation
During the annual "Evening With GSU Athletics", Thursday October 15, 2020 at the Monroe Civic Center, Pastor Tegitra Thomas of the First Missionary Baptist Church made a donation to Grambling State...
My Testimony
A Better Quality of Life- I want to share my testimony and hope that this will help someone else. To have a testimony you must witness God's grace, mercy and His faithfulness. He has so much to give...
Favorite Church Usher
Doorkeepers or keepers of the door, their church service is invaluable. They are the first to meet and greet you at church. If you have a question, need a seat, need to speak or sit with a certain...
Deaths
Earnest O’neal William, Sr., 78 Earnest O’neal William, Sr., 78 of Monroe, LA, Truck Driver, died October 15, 2020. Graveside service will be 11:00 AM, Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Richwood Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home....
Mr. Pickem' Grissom's Football Predictions
Week 4 Oct. 23, 2020 Weekly Record: 11-4 Overall 34-14 Featured Games 1-4 #2 Union Parish Farmers (3-0) @ #10 Sterlington Panthers (2-1) At the beginning of the season Union Parish came in as the...
Voting Frenzy
With all the attention on the election, it is easy to get caught up in a patriotic fervor. People are posting “ I Voted” on Facebook and other sites to encourage others to do the same thing. As Blacks, we are always reminded how hard our for...
Portrait of a Good Life
Mrs. Mae Bell Turner Carter was the third child born to the union of Orah Johnson Turner and Sam Turner, Sr. on August 18, 1929 in Delhi LA. She grew up with her seven siblings on the family farm....
WGU Offers Scholarships for Internet Access
Western Governors University (WGU), an online, nonprofit and accredited university, is working to close the digital divide by providing Online Access Scholarships to qualified students to help pay for high-speed internet access and technology. Thousa...
GOP Deserting Trump
Has anyone noticed something different this time around as the 2020 presidential election nears? Four years after Donald Trump became the Republican presidential nominee, it was like a rebirth of conservatism in America, as those who proudly called t...
Caring
Recently Dr. Louise H. Dunbar celebrated another birthday while counting blessing. She is a very unselfish, kind and considerate person who's served while leaving a legacy of memories everywhere...
Little Flower
Little Flower Academy in Monroe LA was a special place beginning in 1940-1968 for students' kindergarten to high school. The learning environment was second to none where those attending received the...
The End Is Near
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and...
Forgiveness
Ephesians 4:32 | NKJV And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Beloved forgive so that you can be forgiven. Hold no one in the “prison of u...
Family Backbone
The Hines family is celebrating the birthday of Ollie Joe Hines. She is the heart and back bone of our family. We thank GOD for her every day. Love her children, grandchildren, and great...
Preservation Mills Ribbon Cutting/Open House
Please join us (Monroe Housing Authority) Thursday October 29, 2020, from 9-11 am. Ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 8:30 am at 1312 S 4th St. Monroe LA. Public is invited, light refreshment will be served. Social Distancing will be practiced,...
Black Voters Matter Caravan & Rally
Monroe LA We got the Power Tour Sunday October 25 2932 Renwick St. Monroe LA, (next to Lillie Marbles Community Center across from Carroll High School) 2pm Caravan Line Up (cars bikers, trailers, pick-ups) 4pm Rally- We must Rock the Vote-DJ* Food...
Free Me 2nd Annual Carroll Athletic Legends Banquet
Free Me Association will host the Second Annual Carroll High School Athletic Legends Banquet on Sunday October 25, 2020, at 4pm at Carroll High School James "Shack Harris" Field House in Monroe LA....
