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Mr. Pickem's Weekly Football Predictions
Week 6 October 7, 2022 #2 Carroll Bulldogs (4-0) @ #9 Wossman Wildcats (3-2) It's that time of the year again. That time when the leaves fall, the fair is in town and the baby bayou classic is...
By New School Year, New School
It is not often that a student gets to enter a new school in a different school year, especially when the name of the school is the same. But that is what’s happening for students who attend Martin Luther King, Jr. Junior High School on the South s...
Remembering Joe Ella Brown Burton
April 8, 1934 – September 4, 2022 Legendary Monroe City Schools Educator and Choreographer, Joe Ella Brown Burton, passed away peacefully at the home of her youngest daughter in McDonough, GA early Su...
Deborah Smith Monroe City School Board Candidate
Deborah Smith Monroe City School Board Candidate My name is Deborah Smith. I am a dedicated educator for over 25 years. I am the mother of 4 children. I am the 2nd of three generations of Carroll...
Monroe Schools' Restorative Training
A program aimed at “restorative practice training” for teachers in the Monroe City School System was approved by the Monroe City Schools Board at its Tuesday Aug. 17, 2022 meeting. The program will be provided by a firm called Time 4 Academics, whose...
Double-Crossed 2
Another election for local School Board leadership is fast approaching. Voters will have an opportunity to see different education leaders or the same that is currently assembled. Elections give the power to the voters to effect change if there is...
Renwick St. Cross Walk
Local motorists traveling on Hwy 165 near Renwick St. in Monroe cannot miss the ongoing changes on the walkway bridge that serves as a corridor for students who attend nearby Carroll Jr. and Carroll...
Double Crossed
Voters need to not only vote but check and vet candidates running for elected offices. With Blacks being the majority in Monroe, LA, one would think that more tax dollars would be spread equally in City Council Districts 3, 4, and 5 and Monroe City...
City's $7M Baby
A resolution for the city of Monroe to provide matching funds in the amount of $7,426,609 for the Texas Standifer Sewer Trunkline was a major discussion during the Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Monroe City...
Carroll 's Future Of Debate
Another school year has ended in Monroe, LA, and young people, known as high schoolers, are now ready to embark on another exciting chapter of their lives. Some are ready to start that chapter at the...
School Board Rejects Carroll Secure Area
In an effort to beautify portions of Carroll High School, a proposal on the Monroe City School Board agenda was requested to move air conditioner chillers located in between two buildings of the schoo...
Remembering Maydell Spears
January 25, 1935-May 23, 2022 Maydell Batiste Spears was a former Educator and coach with The Monroe City School System. She worked at Carroll and Neville High Schools in Monroe LA. In the community...
Monroe Leaders
It seems as if many parents, much of the Church, the government and even schools have fallen under the spells of hell. Many are deceived- thinking they’re doing good jobs, better yet- God’s job; yet...
Women's History Month
Continued from February 24, 2022 Betty Ward Cooper Betty performs other community volunteer service work that includes President of the Board of Control (Trustees) for the Ouachita Parish Public...
Moving On Up
Mrs. Dietra Wade-Blackmon! A loving mother to Zyria Smith and a "newlywed" wife to Mr. Demorialle Blackmon. Dietra is a hard worker with a determined mind.Her Motto:Whatever you want to do in life,...
NOTICE OF COMMUNITY MEETING
We have developed a Parental Involvement Task Force for the purpose of focusing on exploring existing definitions and creating a new definition of family engagement and creating an action oriented plan for the district. Practicing equitable family...
Fatal Hit n Run
Another hit-and-run fatality occurred in Monroe, LA, on January 19, 2022, on Standifer St. where suspect Jeremy James, 33, allegedly hit Leroy Dorsey, 61, in a hit and run accident. The victim, Leroy...
Kennon Honored
Thomas Jefferson Upper Elementary School in Monroe LA had a celebration to honor Ms. Yolonda Kennon on Friday January 14, 2022. Ms. Kennon was the computer operator at Thomas Jefferson for 17 years....
Living it Up
The best way to truly know how you feel about the ‘hood (the sides of town that Black and people densely populate) is to visit a 'hood in another city. When I first enter a 'hood, I immediately realize I have entered a not-so-good side of town by w...
Band Director's Assault Questioned
A local school band director is in trouble after an alleged incident on campus, where a Carroll student received corporal punishment for performing poorly during rehearsal and was disciplined. Band...
A Fond Farewell
By (Aunt) Mrs. Bertha Page Dunlap Sherry Dunlap Dennis was a resident of Monroe LA, who went home to be with the Lord on Saturday December 4, 2021. She attended Lincoln Elementary School now Roy...
Jerry Lindsay's Final Farewell
Jerry Lindsay 80, (Former math teacher at Wossman/school bus driver) passed Friday September 17, 2021. He was born on March 23, 1941. Jerry was a retired educator from Wossman High School and a bus...
Carroll Repairs/Renovations
Carroll High School is a historic Afro-American educational institution that has stood the test of time during some turbulent years and yet it still stands at its Renwick Street address. It being the only high school in the city of Monroe LA for...
New School Year, Same Agenda?
In Monroe, LA, city school students are hurting and in dire need of a new 21st-century school system education that could provide more hope and equity for a better, more prosperous future. With the new school year beginning next week, many hope...
Moving Home
Herman Brown was born July 20, 1934, in Eudora, Arkansas. He was a very bright, spirited individual who loved and enjoyed family, friends, and life. Exemplifying leadership as a young adult, he was...
School Board Why Rush?
Monroe City Schools Superintendent Brent Vidrine got an early Christmas present, in of all months, July. That Christmas present was an 18-month contract extension in his position that was slated to...
Walt Baby Love's Final Farewell
Live every day as if it is your last, as we never know when life will begin or end. Hearts are saddened by the death of Walter "Walt Baby Love" Bynum's passing. Walt was an incredible guy who always...
Youth Sports League's Hurdles
The Monroe City Academy League (MCAL) is a youth sports league provided by The Academy Fitness & Sports LLC and Free Me Association. The purpose of the league is to provide constructive physical...
Cheryl Collins Mother, Educator, Survivor
Cheryl Collins Mother, Educator, Survivor Cheryl Kay Williams Ricks Collins, our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister was called home to glory to rest with Jehovah on May 31, 2021. Cheryl was born...
Hot Seat Council Mayor Police Chief
Members of the Monroe City Council listened in silence Tuesday, May 25, 2021 as several citizens voiced their deep concerns over recent Monroe police officers' conduct. Though there are sometimes...
Deaths
Al R. Sampson, 61 Al R. Sampson of Chicago IL Retired died May 8, 2021. Service: 11 AM May 18, 2021 at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Calhoun, LA. Burial: Jerusalem Cemetery under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home. Mary Meadows, 78...
Paycheck/Open Meetings Squabble
A spirited disagreement between two Monroe City Schools Board members over supplemental checks to employees turned awkward at a recent school board meeting, as words being hurled at some board...
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...
Local Blacks Get Taxed But Nothing Else
Death, sorrow, tragedy, grief, suffering, hurt, and pain have been the nightmare experiences of the numerous pedestrians killed and injured along U.S Highway 165 South in the town of Richwood corporate limits, and their loved ones and families have...
Happenings - October 2021 (Week 3)
Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl” Serving southern style hot breakfast and lunch daily, Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM and Saturday, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All plates come with coffee or fountain drink, and of course, great food! Great s...
City School Board Member Recogntion
Congratulations Betty Ward-Cooper, Monroe City School Board member representing District 5! This week, at the 83rd Annual Convention of the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA) held at the Shrev...
Uncle Tom's Cabin Fallout
It appears to be a foregone conclusion that not everyone is happy with the result of last week's election of officers to the Monroe City School Board. Former Board President Betty Ward-Cooper was up for reelection to continue her role, but in a...
New Officers Questionable
The Monroe City Schools Board elected new officers for the 2021 school year Tuesday(Jan.19) night in their first meeting of the year. District 4 Board Member Darryl Berry was elected as board president, succeeding outgoing president Betty Ward...
Origin Bank Honored Cleoria Dunn
Origin Bank donated $200 in honor of late educator and community activist Cleora Dunn. The donation was received by Stacie Sylvestri, principal of Barkdull Faulk Elementary, along with Dunn's...
New School Year, New Leaders?
In just under a week, the Monroe City Schools Board will hold its first meeting of the New Year and quite frankly, no one knows what to expect. The board went through some ups/downs throughout 2020...
Flex Day Shortcomings
A look at the agenda for Tuesday night's December 1 meeting for the Monroe City Schools Board seemed to be a typical one where there wasn't anything that would lead attendees to think that it would...
From Kindergarten to Assistant Principal
It's always best to be prepared and when opportunities present themselves, your professional credential are straight, when it's time to take on new challenges. Former teacher Dena Sampson, now...
Council Accepts Church Permit
Verbon Muhammad is no stranger to civic involvement. The former District 4 Monroe City Schools Board member has lent his voice and talents to make the city better through his tenure on the school board and his work within the Black community....
Darryl Savage Gone Home
The road to glory has no stop signs, no detours or rest areas. It's with a saddened heart to report that Darryl Savage went home to be with the Lord on Monday November 23, 2020. He was a father who...
Kenneth "Kent" Wade Memories
Kenneth Okieth Wade 51, was born on June 30 1969 and on November 15, 2020 he went home to Glory. Kenneth went Carver Elementary School, Jefferson Junior High and graduated from Wossman High School in...
"Flex" Day Controversy
It was an idea perhaps with good intentions, but one where the start of it, may not be so good. The Monroe City Schools Board will implement a new school concept called "Flex Day", where teachers...
Osario Kyles Tribute
On Friday November 6, at the Monroe City Classic Carroll Wossman Football Game at Wossman Grady Jones Stadium in Monroe LA, both Wossman and Carroll High Schools paid homage to the late...
Missing You
Hearts are saddened at the news of the passing Donald Ray Fields, 56. Donald was the son of the late Andrew and Dorothy Fields. He was a Richwood 1981 Graduate and a member of the Mighty Gospel...
Moving Home
The road to glory has no appointed date or time. Sadly, former Monroe resident Donald Givens went home to be with the Lord on Friday September 8, 2020, according to a family friend. This year has...
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...
