Bishop Rodney McFarland is poised to assume the presidency of the Monroe City Council next month, succeeding Councilwoman Juanita Woods of District 3, who served a one-year term in the role. The transition represents part of a coordinated leadership strategy…
Parents and alumni of Carroll High School gathered Wednesday evening, June 25th, to hear from the three finalists vying for the role of principal at the historic campus. The community forum, sponsored by the Carroll Booster Club and the Monroe…
The Southside Economic Development District has not approved official meeting minutes in six months amid disputes over record-keeping accuracy ordered by Tony Little The Southside Economic Development District (SEDD) has been operating without approved meeting minutes for six months, creating…
Between June 19 and June 25, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Services for Robert Underwood, Jr., 54, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Liberty Christian Center, 3220 U.S. Highway 165 Bypass in Monroe. Burial will follow at Monroe City Cemetery at Desiard Street and South 20th…
By Robert K. Wright Gabrelle “Gabby” McLeod, a senior kinesiology exercise science major from Vicksburg, Mississippi, was crowned Miss Louisiana 2025 on Saturday night at the W.L. Jack Howard Theatre in Monroe. Competing as Miss University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM)…
The website promoting the “Southside Dream” vision is no longer online after the Southside Economic Development District (SEDD) board voted 7-3 on Tuesday to discontinue its current website and hire a Texas firm, EVObrand, to build a new one. The…
