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Richland Parish has lost a trail blazing pioneer and community leader, Dr. Moses D'jon Wilkins, 58! Moses D'Jon Wilkins was born to the late Moses and Doretha Wilkins on November 27, 1962. He transitioned to be with the Lord on May 4, 2021. Moses was preceded in death by two of his siblings Mr. Percy Derell Jones and Mrs. WyVette Demetria Wilkins-Charles. He was a proud 1980 graduate of Rayville High School and 1984 graduate of Southern University A&M University in Baton Rouge, LA, receiving a...
Family and friends can't believe the news shared about the death of Bobby Rose. According to police reports, Rose from Winnsboro, LA was working off duty in Bastrop, LA on May 9, 2021 where he was found murdered from a gunshot wound near an apartment complex in Bastrop. Reports are unclear and many question why Rose's body was found at an apartment complex and not at the club where he was working. Rose was a family man who was well respected by family and friends. He was a community servant and...
Stephen Eric Mercy was born May 27, 1964 to Tom Mercy Jr. and Barbara Strawder Mercy, the second child of four. He was baptized at Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church in 1965. Stephen graduated from Wossman High School in 1983. Stephen attended Northeast Louisiana University and then decided to join the United States Air Force. Stephen married Carolyn Doublin in 1986, and to this union, two children, Markeya and Shondraneika, were born. Stephen had various jobs in Monroe and surrounding...
Another escape by juveniles at the Swanson Youth Center once again raises many questions from residents who live around the facility in south Monroe. What are the facility's leadership and corrections officials really doing to keep them safe? This and many other concerns are being raised once again, as residents who live in the facility's immediate vicinity learned of another escape by inmates. This time more than ten juveniles allegedly escaped. According to law enforcement authorities, the...
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer; behold, the devil shall cast some of into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:10 Evoria Darrington Sillers was born in Monroe LA on October 18,1934 to the late Julius and Earnestine Darrington. She exchanged her earthly home for her heavenly home on May 5, 2021. Evoria accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Free Gift...
I pray this information reaches you in the best of health and spirit. I wrote this open message with deep concern regarding the death of Mr. David Harris in Monroe Police custody and the Ellis Administration's refusal to offer condolences to the family. I must remind you that you are elected by the citizens of Monroe in your respective council districts. The City of Monroe is known by her people of all ethnicities, creed, class, religions and national origins. Therefore, when a member of the...
7 is an amazing age! Happy Birthday Judy "Slim" Wilson, who is blessed and thankful to see another year of life. Wish Judy "Slim"a happy birthday and tell her you saw her in the Dispatch!...
Cortincia Shelborn is a mother and a hard-working business owner yet still finds time to enjoy this thing called life. Despite a hectic schedule juggling her responsibilities, Cortincia has what she calls an unexplainable love for horses that she finds time to nurture. Raised in Farmerville, LA, she is a tried and true country. Every moment she finds, she loves to take her horse out for a ride, spending time in the great outdoors. Cortincia also runs Country Girl Catering & Events LLC. She is...
The Louisiana Delta Community College "Veterans Upward Bound Program" (VUB) is a federally funded TRIO program designed to motivate and assist qualified military veterans with the development of academic skills and other requisite skills necessary for acceptance and success in a program of post-secondary education. All services are FREE to eligible veterans. Undeterred by challenges of Covid-19, Director of the program, Dr. Gloria George, shares her vision with such infectious compassion,...
Jerome Gold, the author of "Sex, A Love Story" has published over 100 articles, stories, reviews, and poems in literary journals, as well as several books, most recently memoirs based on his career as a rehabilitation counselor in a prison for children. "Sex, A Love Story" is a moving and terrifying story of the intersection of sex and identity, all the more moving because those personalities are still being formed. There’s a distinction between erotica and pornography. Erotica is rooted in character and pornography is not. Sex and love aren’t...
High school seniors interested in applying for the Irma DeTiege Scholarship -email information to [email protected]. Scholarship requirements: biographical essay, recent photograph, contact information, official GPA, high school transcript, class rank and ACT score. Deadline is June 3, 2021. The late legendary Irma DeTiege was a poor girl who moved from a one house in Riverton LA to a three-room shotgun house in Monroe LA on North 11th St. There were three beds in each of two rooms where...
It was a Spring Fashion Tea honoring Greater New Antioch Baptist Church first lady Minister Candice Perry Russell Saturday May 1, 2021. Among the many, in attendance at the celebration included Greater New Antioch Deacon and Mrs. Walter Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Welton Holman....
