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Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Another young Black man has lost his life to a violent act; these violent acts are happening more and more frequently, so swiftly those involved cannot see how every second of life is precious. It only takes a second for a gun to be produced and a life to be taken away. The tragic turn of events happened on Monday, April 17, 2023, in the Robinson Place neighborhood. Monroe Police responded to a shooting call on Long Drive to find a victim from the shooting on the ground. The...
A local family will say goodbye to one of their loved ones, who sadly was another victim of the senseless violence we see that is becoming more frequent. Terry Davis, a 20-year-old young man, was shot on Thursday, April 13, 2023, beside the Fast Stop (Valero) Store on Hwy 165, leaving a void in a family that now has to lay him to rest. Monroe Police are conducting an ongoing investigation, as several suspects are said to be in custody. Terry Davis was born in Monroe on March 12, 2003, to Brandy...
Families of shooting victims are experiencing difficult times. Life can be extremely tough for those left behind when a loved one succumbs to death due to senseless violence. According to police, an investigation is underway after a Monroe, LA resident was found shot to death in Dallas, TX. Officers were called to a shooting at N. Riverfront Boulevard on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Upon arrival, they found a man lying partially in the roadway, deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. At this time,...
Sunrise August 8, 1946 Sunset April 12, 2023. Shirley Turner-Jackson, 76, of Monroe, LA died April 12, 2023. Funeral Services were Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Mt Olivet Baptist Church, 500 Swayze St., Monroe, LA. Visitation was Friday, April 21, at Miller Funeral Home in Monroe, LA....
The Reverend James Edward Smith Sr. of Rayville, LA announces plans to run for the state of Louisiana District 34 Senate seat for the Republican party. His reasoning for running is "Because the Democratic party turned him away when I assisted with the Honorable Governor John Bell Edwards' re-election." He shares. "I was denied a seat in the Democratic party." Reverend Smith is a lifelong resident of Rayville, LA. He has served as the pastor of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Pioneer, LA...
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. It’s even worse if one isn’t given the opportunity to use it when it is sharp and can absorb much knowledge. If it were left to the Louisiana Republican Party, that would have happened yesterday. According to reports, officials with the state’s Republican Party held at a recent meeting approved a resolution whereby state lawmakers would “forbid” the study of racism at colleges and universities. The reason given for such a backward request, they argued, was to stop classes from examining (teaching) “inglorio...
A local family was looking forward to spending a weekend at a get-a-way in Union Parish on a recent weekend. It was to have been a birthday celebration for a loved one, as various family members, including sisters, brothers, nephews, nieces, and small children, were all there to mark the special day and what was considered a festive occasion. It would turn out to be a weekend that the family would rather not remember but would never be forgotten. A family member contacted the Monroe Dispatch to let others know that some people around may not...
P.E.E.P President Kenneth Wilson and the Board of Directors presented the Wossman Head Girls' Basketball Coach Otis Robinson, his staff, and the back-to-back Wossman Lady Wildcats 2023 Division III State Champions with a $1000 champion ring donation at the George "Vamp " Belton Sports Complex on the campus of Wossman High School in Monroe, LA on April 14, 2023. The P.E.E.P. organization is beyond proud of the Lady Cats' hard work, commitment, and dedication....
Boasting the motto "Let us lead by serving others" Carroll High School in Monroe, LA held its National Beta Club induction ceremony recently, inducting new National Beta Club members. The induction ceremony was held in the Carroll High School auditorium before older club members and well-wishers. Seventeen new members were inducted, joining sixteen senior Beta Club members. Dr. Eric Davis is principal of Carroll High School....
Dilcie Green began recruiting students to Southern University in 1965. The Maxwell House College Fair came to Detroit, MI every year, and Green would go and assist the staff from SU. Green has recruited over 5000 plus students to SU for over 58 years. She is a SU Football season ticket holder and always arrives in Baton Rouge on Thursdays before the football game to go to the different academic departments and check on students. Green would pick up SU information to take to Detroit area high sch...
Iconoclast means breaker of images. Many paintings were defaced that represented historical figures (kings, queens, and famous religious figures) in 1453 A.D. Paintings of Blacks such as Moses, Sparticus, Saint Maurice, Saint Nicolas, Septimus Severus (a Black Emperor Of Rome), Pope Victor, Pope Melchiades, and Pope Gelasius (Black Popes), even Hannibal has been represented as White. A paint brush was dipped into white paint, then dark skin was painted over or white washed. Iconoclasts must have run out of paint or gotten tired, because some...
Last week reports of another Black teen who was unjustly shot by a White man in Kansas City, Missouri, were shared worldwide. 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot by Andrew Lester, who fired two shots through the glass window of his front door, hitting Yarl in the head and the arm. Yarl, who was responsible for picking up his younger siblings, accidentally went to the wrong house. It is unfair Ralph had to receive the reaction he got by simply showing up at the wrong address. There is no excusable reason for him to have received the greeting he...
Jamella Inez Williams, 34, transitioned from this life on April 10, 2023 in Monroe, Louisiana. Service: 12 Noon Saturday, April 22, 2022 at New Salem Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA. Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Downsville, Louisiana. Visitation: Friday, April 21, 2022 from 5PM to 7PM in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Aretha Young, 68 of Monroe, LA Housekeeping Supervisor died Monday April 10, 2023. Visitation: 3:30PM-5:30PM Thursday April 20, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Companies in Monroe, LA. Service: 3:30PM...
"There's More to the Story!" Show your appreciation and support for libraries by visiting your local community library during National Library Week, April 23-29! The theme for National Library Week 2023 is "There's More to the Story," illustrating the fact that in addition to the books in library collections, available in a variety of formats from picture books to large print, libraries offer so much more. You can check out at your local library items like DVD's, CD's, BCD's, ebooks, Playaway's...
Protect your family name and inheritance. The immigrants like Naomi and her family were looking to preserve their lives as well as their inheritance (Ruth 1:1-2). After Naomi's husband and sons died, she felt she was left without hope. Ruth her daughter-in-law refused to leave her, saying," where you go I will go ". The blessings of God were with the Israelites. Ruth recognized this in Naomi for her to leave her homeland and family. Let our prayers be that the immigrants from South and Central America find what they need to sustain them. Men,...
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 breakfas...
Center – Brittney Burton, Wossman (Jr.) - Although Burton wasn't an everyday starter for the Lady Cats, it had nothing to do with her talent. Burton can also make an argument for "most dominant" with her 6'4 frame making an obvious mismatch in the girls game. She's not just tall though, she has the skill and touch of a smaller player and can even run the floor with the guards. When she touches it inside, she's a guaranteed bucket and she's only a junior. Burton is also one of those Lady 'Cats t...
