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If Given the Chance
If given the chance more students in Monroe, LA can be successful. However, the Monroe City Schools System (MCS) is failing the areas of Monroe that need the most support – the city's southside c...
Farewell Donald "Meat" "Coach" Sheridan
Farewell Donald Ray "Meat" "Coach" Sheridan has ended his journey and has gone home to be with the Lord. Many knew him as "Meat" later he was known as "Coach"! "Coach" was one of the boys who hung...
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Leaders in Law Enforcement Award
As part of its new Leaders in Law Enforcement Award, Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) is honoring one Louisiana sheriff's department for exceptional work in their field. The 2020 awardee is the...
Sweet Goodbye
On Saturday, August 8, 2020, the sweet spirit of Sister Mary Magdalean Woods Young, went to join the Savior in that home not built with hands, but whose maker and builder is God. Sister Mary...
Happenings
Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl” Serving Southern Style Hot Breakfast & Lunch Daily Monday- Friday 6 am – 2:30 pm and Sat 7 am – 2 pm All Plates come with coffee or fountain drink Great Food! Great Service @ Reasonable Prices 2 locations...
Forever in Our Hearts
Sunrise March 28, 1954; Sunset August 18, 2020 Debra Rena Johnson-Moy Williams was a 1972 Richwood High School Graduate. She worked at Monroe City Schools for 30 years as a food technician and...
Bernadine Ware Staten's Final Rites
Bernadine Ware Staten, the last-born child of six of the late Luke Ware and late Everist Watkins Ware, was born in Monroe, LA on July 23, 1957. Bernadine departed this life on July 28, 2020. Bernadine accepted Christ at an early age at her...
By A Different Kind of School Year
When children go back to school in a few weeks, it will be vastly different from this time a year ago. A year ago, school districts around the nation and even around the world were making preparations for the start of the new school year. There was e...
Danny Wilson Strong, Proud, Brave
January 27, 1954 – July 10, 2020 Danny Lester Wilson was born January 27, 1954 in Monroe, LA. He was the only son of Stacy Ralph and Juanita Long Wilson. Danny has three sisters, Jacquelyn Long J...
Now is the Time
With cities across America now removing confederate statues and names, now is the time for the Monroe City School Board to rename those schools that represent slavery, a symbol of shame to everyone...
A Leader with Integrity and Pride
Jesse Smith goes by a lot of names, including a coach, elder, husband, dad, and grandpa. In a few weeks, he hopes to add the title, councilman to his list of duties. He is one of four candidates...
Right Choice, Mayor Jamie Mayo
Mayor Jamie Mayor, BBA Graduate of ULM (1979) Monroe, LA, has proven leadership in government, business, education, and community affairs. Mayor Mayo has served as co-chair of Governor Jon Bel Edwards...
COVID-19 Closes School
Fear of the spread of Coronavirus closed schools, sports, stores, almost everything in the U.S. down in mid March except essential businesses. Attempting to bring closure to the 2019-2020 school year...
The Mayor's Corner
4 Census: 10 Minutes will Shape the Next 10 Years While you are at home, please take some time to complete the 2020 Census. By now, everyone should have received a letter in the mail from the U.S. Census Bureau, with a blue letter inside. If you...
The Mayor's Corner
Free Coronavirus Testing Sites in Ouachita Parish I am pleased to inform you that FREE mobile testing for the Coronavirus will be available to residents in Monroe/Ouachita Parish beginning Monday, May 18. Starting next week, and over a four-week...
Mayor Mayo's Works Truly Speak for Him
Greetings Citizens of Monroe: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28. I, Bishop Rodney McFarland, am...
Mayor Mayo Deserves Our Support
My name is A. B. Davis-Johnson, Sr. I have the honor of serving as Pastor for Rose of Sharon Baptist Church in Monroe, LA. The purpose of this article is to tell you why Mayor Jamie Mayo deserves our...
Dr. LaVargne Gunn-Ford Cherished
LaVargne Nadine Gunn-Ford, 73, of Monroe, Louisiana, passed away at 5:00 AM, Saturday, March 21, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA. She was the daughter of the late Charley Gunn Sr....
Monroe City Schools Grab & Go Meals, At-Home Learning Resources, Call Center
Students are out of school until at least April 14, but Monroe City Schools will offer student meals and optional at-home learning resources to families. The at-home learning resources will be available two ways: online at www.mcschool.net and...
Follow Your Dreams
Rakeya " Brighty" Wiley had dreams when she was growing up. Just before she finished high school, she wanted to attend Baylor University. One thing that was certain in her life, and that was her desir...
"Freddy Bear" Admired, Respected, Loved
Richwood/Ouachita Legend Fredrick "Freddy Bear" McHenry was a quiet giant in the United States and our area community. Freddy Bear was a humble, God-fearing man who had many people who guided and...
CITIES and SAVE Youth Education & Learning
To address issues involving our youth, Monroe City School Board has teamed up with CITIES and the SAVE organizations to create a Task Force to initially focus on three main areas of youth issues. Those issues are Youth Education and Learning, Youth...
Mayo's Many Hats
By Symiah Joseph I know you are wondering why I brought my hat. This hat is a representation of a person who wears many hats. That would be our Mayor. Now, we all know, if someone wear many hats,...
Former Teacher Berry Burkhalter Sr. Remembered
A former resident of Monroe LA, Berry Denson Burkhalter, Sr. passed away in Ann Arbor, Michigan on February 19, 2020. He was a retiree of the Monroe City School System having taught at Carroll and...
Black History Salute Mrs. John Ethel Page Minifield
Acknowledged by State Representative Pat Moore District 17 Mrs. John Ethel Page Minifield is a native of Farmerville, Louisiana but has lived in Monroe Louisiana for many years. She graduated from...
Coach Smith District 4, Monroe City Council
Coach Smith District 4, Monroe City Council I am a Monroe LA, Ouachita Parish native. I have lived in district 4 for over 35 years. I have been an advocate for the improvement of the Southside for...
Carroll "Big 15 Plus Reunion"
Carroll "Big 15 Plus Reunion" Carroll High School Classes of 1953-1972-If you were not in attendance at the August 2018 Carroll High School "Big 15 Reunion" (Classes of 1953-1967), we cannot adequatel...
School Bus Crashes Library
What could have been every parent's nightmare involving a school aged child happened Thursday afternoon at Carroll High School. An incident involving a bus belonging to the Monroe City School Board...
Cornbread Dressing Sale
Cornbread Dressing Sale Monroe City Schools’ School Nutrition Association Cornbread Dressing Sale. Orders can be called in October 17-November 18, 2019- Dressing Price: $15-1/2 Pan or $25-Full Pan- Homemade Yeast Rolls Price: $6-dozen- M...
Coach Tattoo: Big Man Saving Kids
Community leaders come in all shapes, sizes and colors. What makes them stand apart is the heart inside of them for what they do, in order to make a difference in the community. Emmanuel Brown, Jr....
Happenings - October 2018
Playing on Ignorance There are citizens who do not know the Monroe City Schools are planning to build a new Martin Luther King Jr. School! The citizens who don’t know will know when their houses flood again and the unbearable traffic on Parkview a...
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RECEIVES $9 MILLION TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH IN LOUISIANA SCHOOLS
The Louisiana Department of Education today announced the state is the recipient of a $9 million grant to expand mental health services to students to support health development and prevent youth violence. Louisiana has been awarded the Project Advan...
City Schools Employees' Personal Info Allegedly Accessed
Four years ago there was a near-complete overhaul of the Monroe City School Board, as four new members, a former board member, and new superintendent were seated. The current board’s performance has received mixed reviews, as the oversight from t...
NAACP... School Board Unitary Status Unacceptable
A local civil rights group said that it could not support the Monroe City School Board as it seeks relief from federal oversight concerning a decades old desegregation lawsuit. The Monroe chapter of...
Julian Gray Sr., Determined, Esteemed, Persevered
On April 10, 1944 God blessed the union of the late John Gray, Jr. and the late Naomi Brown Gray with the birth of their first son Julian Maylon Gray. Julian passed to his eternal reward Thursday...
