Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Praising God blessed and thankful by His Amazing Grace, Lucille Jones is celebrating another year. Happy birthday Lucille, love always Aubrey Crawford....

Willie Bernard Baker was born on June 11, 1949 to the late Thomas and Amie Baker. Willie was affectionately known by many as Boma. Wille was a really good person with a cool, calm, and collected...

Choosing how to respond and react when you have been treated unfairly is very critical to your overall happiness, peace, and success. Even as a young adult, I can vividly remember times when individua...

Many know of Lazarus’ story, but what we don’t consider sometimes is WHY it had to happen. Why was there even a need for a resurrection, when Jesus could’ve just gone on and healed? If Jesus loved...

Matthew 14:30 | NKJV But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” Beloved even in times of Victorious Faith, fear can ari...

Hello everyone! This week, I will be discussing how to treat people. I've discussed this a bit but have yet to go in-depth, so here's how to treat people. 1. Be yourself; by being yourself, it puts...

John 9:4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. The times are getting darker; it’s evident. It’s dark, but it isn’t quite night yet. There...

I know I speak of Joseph a lot, but it’s because there are so many messages in his story. When God gave Joseph a Word in a dream, until the time that Word given to Joseph came to pass, that very W...

Every year the month of October sends me through so many emotions. My grandfather's, the late Rev. John Allen III, birthday is at the end of this month. It is specifically on October 31st. My...

Psalms 118:24 | NKJV This is the day the Lord has made: We will rejoice and be glad in it. Beloved rejoice and be exceedingly Glad! For we are in the Land of the Living. Giving Praise, Honor, and...

At the Wossman/Carroll football game on Friday, October 6, 2023 at Thomas-Blade Football Stadium at Carroll High School in Monroe, LA, the vibes were high as Wossman handed Carroll a 38-0 awakening...

Ronald "Count Sigg" Siggal, one of Monroe's favorite sons, is coming home in October 2023 to attend the 2nd Grambling Band Reunion, but he is coming to Monroe for a much greater, more historical...

Happy Birthday Geneva Lynch Gray, you are a jewel...Like an Exquisite Diamond! You are Multifaceted. Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Social Worker, Choreographer and Teacher! You are Radiant. You...

Luke 9:62 | NIV Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Beloved Praise and give God Thanks for Blessing you and strengthening you...

There is nobody like you. We know each other like a book. Neither of us would trade places or trade each other for the world! If we could turn back the hands of time, we would see this same picture -...

It seems like I have waited to become a senior in high school forever. Even though I skipped kindergarten, it seems like it took this year forever to come. Now that it is here, I have so many mixed...

Psalms 8:4-5 | NKJV What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and...

Celebrating their 48th wedding anniversary are Michael and Lena Jackson, who's love is 48 times greater now than ever. They are blessed and thankful for each other. Congratulations Michael and Lena...

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... Full story

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...

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 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...

I remember buying my daughters some fun lights from the circus. They loved them while we were in the arena, but when we got them home, they were upset with how they looked. They kept shining the...

Children are a blessing in more ways than we know. Its essential to touch bases with our children on a daily basis especially when they live in other place besides home. When children come home to...

Powerful people need to negotiate wisely within the people with power. They should realize that God is the most powerful being a person can possibly encounter. If they are wise, they will face God...

To my wife of fifty years - life with you has been truly amazing. Your love for family and others is evident in everything you do. Your beauty is effortless and timeless. I was captivated by you on...

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My...

Last night I had the pleasure of watching new royalty take their place in the history of Wossman High School in Monroe LA for its homecoming coronation ceremony. Senior Da'Naya Ross was crowned homeco...