Happenings

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, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 1311 Winnsboro Rd., Monroe, LA 71202. For orders call, 318-801-1052.

Pre-Bayou Classic Mix and Mingle

Monroe-Ouachita Chapter of GUNAA will host a pre-Bayou Classic Mix and Mingle, Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM, Monroe Civic Center Bayou Room. Tickets are for sale, $25,

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Region 8 Monroe Town Hall Meeting

Listening to H.E.R., Hearing-Empowering-Responding, a town hall series to gather women’s health needs across Louisiana, Monday October 16, 2023, 5:30 -7:30 PM at the city of West Monroe Community Center, 400 S. 5th St, West Monroe, LA. For more info (318) 557-7672 or [email protected].

Racial Healing Conversation

W.K. Kellogg Foundation will sponsor a Racial Healing Conversation Saturday, October 7, 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Carver-McDonald Branch Library, 2941 Renwick St., Monroe, LA.

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards, (318)680-1691 or (318)388-2323. Forget the fancy title, Art sells radio advertisements.

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 - $90.

Monroe Dispatch North

Northside Monroe Dispatch customers can now find the Dispatch at Kyles Postal Print. Pick up your Monroe Dispatch newspaper at 2328 Sterlington Road in Monroe, LA (Geneva Plaza). Call ahead (318)816-418, pull up to the door and they will bring a newspaper to the vehicle!

Vehicle Repairs EasyDoesIt

A/C on blink, need a car motor, EasyDoesIt can get you straight with the quickness! 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 trippping? 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!

Bonnie’s Hats & Whatever

Ask about the 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! See ad display or call (318)614-1578.

Rob Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz for over 4 decades and is a regular reporter to smoothjazz.com.