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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 reasonable prices. Three Monroe locations: Now Save #1 4399, Hwy 165 South, 318-737-7873; Tiger Market Café, 1800 Forsythe Ave, Suite 1, 318-325-4000; Now Save #8 Winnsboro Rd., Now Save # 5, Hwy 165 South and Hadley St. Ms. Edna and Staff ~ Serving up LOVE every day! Edna’s Cooking features $6.99 breakfast and coffee, $9.99 lunch and drink waiting for you. Edna’s Fried Chicken is the best in town! Get Some

Cedric’s Smoked Meat & BBQ

Cedric’s Smoked Meat and Barbeque specializes in BBQ ribs, chicken, turkey legs, brisket, sausage, and boudin. Catering available! Open Monday-Friday, 12noon - 5:00 PM at 705 Winnsboro Road, corner of 9th St. & Winnsboro Rd. in Monroe, LA. Call ahead, 318-801-1052.

Juneteenth Celebration

Celebrating Our Roots Monday June 19, 2023-11am to 4pm A day to recognize and celebrate Black Culture and Freedom-open to the public. There will be health screening bounce house, kids activities, 2 bike giveaways, senior citizen recognition, free brown bag lunch and artifacts from the past on display at Rayville Rosenwald Eula D. Britton Alumni Center at 103 Cotton St. in Rayville LA

City of Monroe LA Parks & Rec Plan Presentations

The City of Monroe is excited to have Manning Architecture and Carbo Landscape Architecture, respectively, join us for public presentations of the finalized parks and rec plans. Rec Center Plan Presentation Saturday June 6, 2023 Emily P. Robinson Community Center 3504 Jackson St. 12 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Parks Plan Presentation June 12, 2023 Ascent Health 501 N 2nd St. 12 p.m. 5:30 p.m

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards 318-680-1691 or 318-388-2323 and forget the fancy title Art sells radio advertisement

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Happy Acres Yard Cards

Celebrate your special event with Happy Acres Yard Cards for birthdays, retirements, Anniversaries, baby showers, any occasion etc. Happy Acres is the best Yard Card service in NE LA. Give them a call at 318-732-2602, you’ll be glad you did! Se ad display pg 2.

Shawnuff BBQ Best in Town

Have you tried the best BBQ in town? Why are you waiting? If it’s not Shawnuff, there’s a difference! You be the judge! BBQ so good you don’t have to say grace, its already blessed! There are 3 sides to every plate: beans, potato salad and slaw, your choice. Right off I-20 and Hwy 165 South. Shawnuff BBQ is here to serve you Tuesday - Friday. New hours 11:00 AM – until all the food is gone. On Saturday, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Get there early to enjoy lip-smacking BBQ and kool-aid. Call ahead, 318-855-3652. Events catered, and smoked or fried turkeys or hams for the holidays!

Bonnie’s Hats & Whatever

Mother’s Hats-Senior Discount-For new church and casual hats, check out Bonnie’s Hats for the latest styles. See Bonnie first for the best hats in town. Bonnie is the hat professional and expert. Bonnie knows hats! See Ad Display or call 318.614.1578.

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Rob Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz over 4 decades and is a regular reporter to smoothjazz.com. Check out his smooth jazz show Smooth & Tight on a Sunday nights, 6:00 PM. Check Rob out on TCRN Smooth Jazz on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

America’s Gun Violence

Gun violence erupted across the U.S. over Memorial Day weekend, 20 mass shootings left 16 people dead and over 80 injured. Until gun violence happens with our elected officials, God forbid, the cycle of violence has no end!

Gunfire Danger

"It is completely unacceptable that innocent people spending time with family on a holiday weekend have been affected by a shooting altercation.