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Council votes to give $2.5 million towards Echols’ downtown hotel

July 28, 2022August 17, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Community News

In a divided vote, the Monroe City Council voted Tuesday night to make a $2.5 million loan to Rep. Micheal Echols to help him develop a hotel downtown. The vote gives Echols the green light to pursue a $31.3 million…

councilwoman Kema Dawson-Robinson, Rep. Micheal Echols

Council introduces $50 million plan for Echols’ hotel downtown

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Free PressBreaking News

“Micheal Echols has found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and it’s on Walnut Street,” was the way Tony Little, President of the Southside Economic Development District, summarized the city’s plan to put up more than…

Mayor Friday Ellis, Rep. Micheal Echols, Tony Little

Miller-Roy Building renovation dedicated

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Free PressBreaking News, Community News

Tuesday, a dedication was held for the renovation of the historic Miller-Roy Building. The building, which was once the centerpiece of the African-American business community, was opened in August of 1929 by two local doctors: Dr. J. T. Miller and…

African-American business community, Dr. J. C. Roy, Dr. J. T. Miller, historic, Miller-Roy Building, renovation, Rep. Micheal Echols

Brown lawyer says firing was political, included involvement of Echols as shadow mayor

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Free PressBreaking News

 Former interim Police Chief Reggie Brown is still fighting his termination as a police officer. This week, his attorney requested subpoenas for a horde of witnesses designed to show that his firing was a political hatchet job devised by political…

Attorney Carol Powell Lexing, Reggie Brown, Rep. Micheal Echols

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