The Wossman High School Class of 1973 is pleased to announce the 2018 & 2019 recipients of the WHS C’73 Annual Academic Scholarship: Miss Indya Janelle Lusk, class of 2018; and Miss Ja’Onna Jones, class of 2019. Indya is the…
Category: Achievements
Child’s Play Graduation held
Child’s Play II Child Care & Development Center held it’s Annual Graduation Ceremony Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the Monroe Convention Center. Child’s Play II is located at 209 N. 18th Street, Ronnie L Traylor, Owner, Naomi Gholston, Executive Director,…
Video of Blind man making free throw, seen by millions
David Turner has been 100% blind for six years. When he took a family dare and scored a free throw basket without assistance, the video was immediately shared around the world. The Turners are from Monroe but now live in…
Washington misspelled “Salvageable” in round three
Bre’Ann Washington was on pins and needles this week as she sat among 562 top spellers from around the world ready to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Washington, from Robert E. Lee Junior High in Monroe, felt her…
Freddy Bear Retires
Frederick “Bear” McHenry officially retired as the athletic director of Ouachita Parish High School this week ending a 50 year legacy of sports administration and coaching in Ouachita Parish. Freddy Bear has seen thousands of young men and women…
Mrs. Lucille Staten was honored at Annual Women’s Day Program
Mrs. Lucille Adams Staten, who passed on February 11, 2019, at the age of 106, was honored posthumously at the annual Women’s Day Program, March 14, 2019, by the Criminal Justice Department at Grambling State University, along with Attorney Alana…
“A salute to an influential African-American woman”
Written & submitted by Gwendolyn Dickson Since the end of the Civil Rights era, African Americans have continued to achieve greatness and contribute to both their race and their country. February is Black History Month. This month is memorable, as…