Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

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 and BBQ

Specialize in BBQ Ribs, Chicken, Turkey Legs, Brisket, Sausage and Boudin. Catering available Thursday-Sunday 11am-5pm 1311 Winnsboro Road. Monroe, LA 71202 318-801-1052

Contact Monroe Dispatch

Got news, been somewhere, or need to tell the world something important? Call the Monroe Dispatch! Subscriptions /advertising/ religious log/ old newspaper copies: call or text 318-789-0098 or 318-387-3001; email [email protected].; mail - Monroe Dispatch, P.O. Box 4823, Monroe, LA 71211. 1 year subscriptions - $60, 6 months subscriptions - $42; home delivery, 1 year - $80, 6 months - $62.

U.S. Mass Shootings

There have been over 340 mass shootings so far in 2023 in the United States.

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.

Monroe/Ouachita NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet

Monroe/Ouachita NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet is Saturday July 8, 2023 at 6:30pm at Mt. Zion Family Life Center 101 N. 18th St. Monroe LA. Freedom Fund Banque Keynote Speaker is Mr. Shawn Wilson

Monroe Wellness Medical I.R.T.

Receive Wellness, Vision, Mental Health or Dental Services, no cost I.D., scheduling first come, first served while supplies last August 3-12, at the Monroe Civic Center 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expy in Monroe LA.

Radio Advertising

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

Louisiana Governor

Elect Shawn Wilson

Tobacco Nation

Tobacco Nation’s 12 states with the highest adult smoking prevalence: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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!

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.

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.

Rayville Basketball Great Memorial Tribute

A memorial tribute for the late great Legendary Hershell West is scheduled for July 8, 2023 at 1pm at the Rayville Rosenwald/Eula D. Britton Alumnae Gym in Rayville, LA. Public invitation to follow!

Vehicle Repairs EasyDoesIt

Got an old vehicle or about to buy a tax car used vehicle? You’ll need good honest mechanics. Trust the best EasyDoesIt Auto Care Center at 675 Kansas Lane in Monroe, LA because they do great guaranteed work. A/C on the blink? EasyDoesIt can get you cool in a flash! They know how to fix and repair vehicles in a timely and reasonable manner. Stop letting you know who, get 'cha making you pay crazy dollars that you don’t have, unless you got it like that! Call Easy or Rocky at 318-331-5524, you’ll be glad you did! See ad display!

Smoking

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the US. Smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke causes premature death for nearly half a million people each year, and millions more live with a serious illness caused by smoking.

2024 Proven Leadership Coming Back

Jamie Mayo [email protected]

Cigarettes

An average smoker in “Tobacco Nation” goes through about 53 packs in one year, compared with an average of 29 packs in the rest of the US.