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The community is still reeling from the tragic deaths of two adults and four children from a shooting that will remain in people's minds for a long time. It was last Thursday (June 11) around 7:45 at the Parkview Apartments. when alleged suspect Brittany Tucker armed with a handgun approached 20-year old Antiesha Logwood as she was talking to another individual. A question was asked and Tucker shot Logwood, killing her. Tucker then went to her apartment where she shot and killed her four...
There seem to be more and more people expressing themselves, saying just about anything that comes to mind. People who used to be quiet are telling others what’s on their minds, seemingly without a thought of how their words will be received. Some people are speaking with a boldness that was unheard of over the last 10 to 15 years to the point that one wonders, “what were they thinking”. Two recent examples illustrate that it is vitally important to think before one speaks. African-American actor Terry Crews put out a tweet that he undou...
The more we live, the more we find people out. Some young people are hanging out with the older crowd. Many times, you can trust some older people, not all. All of us have our ways which are liked and unliked. Its according to your tolerance. According to police reports, law enforcement was involved in a criminal case involving a victim who was found at her residence unresponsive on Wood St. in Monroe LA. The victim was sent to Shreveport LA due to her severe injuries. She was on a ventilator...
Alfonso Brown died June 17, 2019, while handcuffed in police custody at the Pecanland Mall in Monroe LA. The officer on mall duty, Sergeant Albert Paxton, was the officer who arrested Alfonso Brown for alleged shoplifting. Brown was tased and immediately suffered from a medical emergency. Brown died at the age of 36, handcuffed. Sergeant Paxton, who was also a full-time Monroe Police Department employee at the time of the incident, worked at Dillard's at Pecanland Mall. The circumstances...
Another Newtown Legend has made his way to king's row leaving a legacy which is remembered and feared by those who witnessed greatness. Larry Gene was another of Monroe LA naturally God gifted human. At Richwood High School in Richwood LA, he was known by many names but the one that stood out was the "Field General"! He was another one of the greatest stepping between any of the white lines. From the football field, basketball court, track or whatever, Larry was feared. He made the impossible...
Residents of the Monroe gathered for an emergency vigil to uplift the community after a murder-suicide disrupted the city, at 7:45PM on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The vigil was held the next day on Friday, June 12, at 7:45PM, the exact same time as the slaying occurred. Community leader Rev. Vance Price organized the vigil, proclaiming a cleansing over the city, with other religious leaders gathering to pray and offer words of encouragement to all those in mourning. Mayor Mayo and interim police...
Herbert Hugo Riley was born March 10, 1943 and transitioned from this life June 13, 2020. He was a True Newtown Legend and was loved and respected by the entire neighborhood. Herbert attended Little Flower Academy and was a star on the basketball team. He worked and retired from Atoms Energy, where he was a great co-worker according to Council Kenneth Wilson. He leaves to cherish: Mother: Marteal Riley, Wife: Deloris Riley Brother: William (Ruthie) Riley, Sister: Phyllis Benton. four children: D...
Citizens of the town of Richwood, LA are upset again at the town's mayor, and all but one alderperson, Wysinger Cleveland, for voting to give themselves a substantial pay increase, while the town and citizens, voters and taxpayers, have received nothing regarding economic, community, recreational, infrastructure, 165 highway and community lighting, sewer, drainage, sidewalk, street, housing, transportation, traffic signal, business, jobs, or any other types of investments, or improvements. Citiz...
Tae'lor Imani Arnold received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Development and Family Science from Louisiana Tech University on May 23, 2020. She graduated with Latin Honors, Magna Cum Lade. Due to COVID-19, the ceremony bas been postponed until August 15, 2020 at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. Tae'lor is a 2017 graduate of Neville High School and a 2017 recipient of the Irma Hall DeTiege Scholarship. The proud parents are James Arnold, Carlyss Lewis Mathis and Roger...
Thank God we have Mayor Mayo in place during this crisis, always demonstrating that he is not just a straight-up politician but a public servant politician. Having been in the politics of Jonesboro per Mayor Leslie Thompson for the last 14 years, I understand intimately the demands of coordinating all the moving parts of a city, and he has only five thousand personalities to contend with. In spite of the naysayers whose unrelenting vulgar spirits are always hovering to dismantle or checkmate you...
P.E.E.P. Disaster Donation Kenneth Wilson, City Councilman of District 4, along with PEEP Inc. will be donating $1000 to Ouachita Multi-Purpose Community Action Program (OMCAP). The funds donated will be applied to the utility bills of citizens who have had a loss of wages due to COVID-19 or who have had added expenses due to the April 12,2020 Tornado. OMCAP was chosen as the recipient of this donation because they are no stranger to helping citizens in the community who are in need of assistanc...
Moses James Thomas, 79 Moses James Thomas of Shreveport, LA -Retired Ttruck Driver died June 3, 2020. Service: 11:30 am Friday June 19, 2020 at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Calhoun, LA. Burial: Jerusalem Cemetery in Calhoun, LA. Visitation: Thursday June 18, 2020 from 4pm until 5 pm at Hester Central State Funeral Home. Florence Brimmer, 80 Florence Brimmer of Monroe, LA Homemaker, died June 10, 2020. Graveside Service: 11:00 A.M., Thursday June 18, 2020 at Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. No...
Legendary Coach Mackie Freeze has and will always be a US History maker. It will be a miracle if anyone can duplicate his high school football coaching record. While coaching and staring the Richwood High School Football Program as its head football coach, Coach Freeze won four straight consecutive football championships while going undefeated those four years, 1961-1964. At 93, Coach Freeze did what many will never come close, creating a winning football program with literally nothing,...
In the last days we must listen and obey God's word. When we (fear) take heed to God's word, and obey, this is when knowledge begins. We see the evil happening around the world, the bitter hatred, killings, deaths, mental illness, famines, pestilence, uncontrollable fires, floods, etc. The question is why are these things happening? The answer: man must repent to God for not listening, and doing what his word instructs him to do, (Proverbs. 1: 10 - 11). Man must repent of vain (empty) worship, any worship God in Spirit and in Truth, (John...
Doorkeepers or keepers of the door, their church service is invaluable. They are the first to meet and greet you at church. If you have a question, need a seat, need to speak or sit with a certain group, church ushers are at your beck and call to fulfill your desires and are valuable church servants. This week the Monroe Dispatch salutes dedicated First Baptist Church Usher Hope Bryant who loves God and loves being a favorite church usher....
Upcoming Election Dates: Presidential/City of Monroe, Mayor-City Council Elections-Saturday, July 11, 2020 and Saturday, August 15, 2020 Early Voting for the Saturday, July 11, 2020 election: Saturday, June 20-Saturday, July 4 (excluding Sunday, June 28, 2020 and Friday, July 3, 2020) Early Voting for the Saturday, August 15, 2020 election: Saturday, July 25 through August 8, 2020 excluding Sundays, July 26, 2020 and August 2, 2020. Voters Requesting an Absentee Ballot: The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the Saturday, July 11, 2020...
Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl” Serving Southern Style Hot Breakfast & Lunch Daily Monday- Friday 6 am – 2:30 pm and Sat 7 am – 2 pm All Plates come with coffee or fountain drink Great Food! Great Service @ Reasonable Prices 2 locations Now Save #1 4399 Hwy 165 South Monroe, LA /318-737-7873 & Tiger Market Café 1800 Forsythe Ave Suite 1 Monroe, LA 71201/318-325-4000 Ms. Edna & Staff ~ Serving up LOVE every day! JB’s Lawn Service Dependable, reliable and reasonable lawn service, trimming hedges, flower beds cleaned, tree trimmin...
A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way." Happy Father's Day Tommy L. Ballard, love Sylvia Carter, Lakisha Carter, Latonya Carter, Lola Ballard, Tommy Lee Ballard Jr., Larry, Gary, Tray, Kenider, Tommy Lee and Lincoln, we love you dad! Photo Tommy L. Ballard...
The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) hosted a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Forum, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The forum was sparked by protests around the world responding to the death of George Floyd, who was murdered under the knee of a Minnesota police officer. Floyd's death has uncovered racial inequities across the US, sparking similar conversations across varying industries. ULM Interim President Dr. Edwin Litolff, SGA President Olivia Bailey, ULM Professor Dr. Pamela Saulsberry,...
The Mu Tau Chapter of Omega Psi Phi recently awarded its 2020 Nash-Blue Scholarship recipients. (5) one-thousand-dollar scholarships were presented during a June 13th ceremony at the chapter's fraternity house located at 1800 Jackson Street in Monroe. Receiving the awards were: John Harris, Jr. (Richwood), Isaiah Hudson (Wossman), Malcolm Moore (West Monroe), Joshua Taylor (Ouachita), and Kendon Williams (Wossman). The Mu Tau chapter awards the scholarships annually to area male high school seni...
How to Stay Safe-there’s a reason why African Americans are dying of COVID that no one is talking about, and it has nothing to do with inner city poverty. Many blacks have a genetic vulnerability to multi-system organ failure leading to death caused by COVID. Hope lies in simple public health measures which African Americans and all Americans can do now to be safer against COVID. Timing is critical because flu season is less than four months away. If we wait till then, it will be too late. Jeff Gusky, MD FACEP is an emergency physician who c...
: Mental illness does not discriminate; it can get the better of any of us. The topic of mental illness has been weighing on many in the community since the tragic loss of lives at Parkview Apartments in Monroe, Louisiana last Thursday June 11. There were far too many lost at the hands of a person known to have mental illness issues… but then, one life lost is too many. For the most part the topic and thought of mental illness is one that we tend to shy away from. It almost seems as if we do not talk about it, it does not exist. Ironically, nea...
Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson issued a letter to her colleagues in the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches, calling for Justice for All in Louisiana and asking them to consider ways in which they can improve the justice system in the midst of recent events including the pandemic and the recent killing of Mr. George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and ensuing protests. Recent tragedies, Coronavirus pandemic has quickly caused disruption in our world, taking over one hundred thousand American lives, causing millions of...
Can anyone out there tell me who has been given immunity from not being held accountable for their actions/words by God? No one? Adam, the first man created in God’s image was not immune from God’s punishment, nor was Eve when they violated God’s command. So, if God didn’t grant any living soul immunity from punishment for violating His law, why would a “practicing” Christian nation not do/say anything when government officials in the U.S. hardly ever face prosecution? This nation that has “In God We Trust” on its currency and other symbols,...
A few days ago, 19-year-old Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau was said to be missing, then found dead after reporting being sexually assaulted. Salau was an important figure in the Black Lives Matter movement, using her voice to advocate for the justice of those slain at the hands of police in her hometown Tallahassee, Florida. Social media videos of the young woman show that she was a passionate, caring person who took great pride in advocating for herself and those who were oppressed. Despite the hurt and pain she had endured at the hands of tho...
Bill Cobbs has been on the battlefield eradicating ignorance, exposing injustice and sharing the magnificent and incomparable experiences -pain and triumph of African American People through the arts. A must-see play. His extensive acting career includes Green Leaf, I’ll Fly Away, The Body Guard, New Jack City, The Sopranos, The Slap (Maxwell Story), RAKE, Demolition Man, Designing Women, Six Feet Under, Yes’ Dear, JAG, Star Trek-Enterprise, Michael Richards Show, October Road, The Drew Carey Show, and One Tree Hill. Director Bill Cobbs proudly...
United Theological Seminary and Bible College at 905 Texas Ave., Monroe LA will hold registration and begin the summer session on July 11. Classes will be held on Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25 and August 1 in the library . Class schedule: Bachelor of Theology program: Saturdays – 7:30am: OT-332-Old Testament Theology; 9:05am: PS-431-Pastoral Counseling; 10:40am: CE-131-Church Music. Master of Theology program: Saturdays - 7:30am: TH-702-Old Testament Theology; 9:05am: PS-615-Pastoral Ministry; 10:40am: CE-609-The Ministry of Worship. Anyone i...
The Jesse C. Williams and Erma L. Williams Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of Deacon Jesse C. Williams and Mother Erma L. Williams, who were pillars in the True Vine Missionary Baptist Church in Monroe LA serving for decades in many areas were presented Friday June 12, 2020 . The Williams Family has been affiliated with True Vine Church for over ninety (90) years. 2020 scholarship winners are London Adams (Neville HS), Makaiya Davenport (Bastrop HS), Diamond Green (West Monroe...
First Baptist Church Monroe LA surprised Pastor and Sister Tegitra K. Thomas with a parade honoring them Saturday June 13, 2020. The pastor and wife were stunned, yet elated the love and kindness shown by their First Baptist Congregation in the midst of a Coronavirus which have changed Sunday worship and life. First Baptist Pastor and Wife were humbled by the kindness shown....
COPYRIGHT 2016 WRITTEN BY: MR. MARION OBAFEMI, "THE PO' FOLK'S POET" AND INSPIRED BY: GOD IF WE WANT RESPECT, FOR OUR BLACK LIVES WE MUST PROTECT, OUR BLACK WIVES STOP THE CHEATING AND THE BEATING, LEAVING THEM WITH BLACK EYES SHE'S MORE THAN JUST A TOOL FOR OUR PLEASURE WE'RE FOOLS, IF WE THINK HER ONLY TREASURE IS BURIED BETWEEN HER BLACK THIGHS....... ALL THE BLACK MEN, NEED TO RAISE THEIR BLACK KIDS THEN ALL THE BLACK WOMEN, WON'T BE BITTER AS LEMONS WORD TO THE TRAP HOUSE, ITS TIME FOR A...
June 18: Monroe Farmer’s Market Official Summer 2020 Grand Opening Your Monroe Farmer’s Market Summer Grand Opening will be 9:30 am Thursday, June 18, 2020. It is in the 1200 Block of Washington Street, directly across from J.S. Clark Elementary School. One of the great things about our city, parish and region is the abundance of fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables. And, one of the best places to get locally grown produce is at the Monroe Farmer’s Market. The Monroe Farmer’s Market will be open from 6:00 am until 12 noon Monday through...
A Dad gives hope when life is low. A Dad's a place where you can go. A Dad is honest. A Dad is true. A Dad is precious. My DAD is You. Happy Father's Day! Chris Dunn and Barry Sims Photo Fathers 2020...
John 6:68-69 | NKJV But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Oh God, I have come to Believe & Know that your Son is the Christ. It is Him I choose to Follow, Worship, Cherish and Adore!!! Where else can I go? Who else can lead, direct, and guide me? Not the world and All its lustful ways. Not my flesh which craves sinful thoughts and carnal des...
If I could write a story, it would be the greatest ever told. I'd write about my daddy, for he had a heart of gold. (Vicky Frye) Remembering my day Andrew Jackson Sr. Love you son Andrew Jackson Jr. Happy Father's Day Lyn and Glen Brown! Photo the late Andrew Jackson Sr. Photo Andrew Jackson Jr....
June is national MEN’S HEALTH month. This month is all about encouraging the men in your life (including YOU, men out there!) to take care of their bodies by eating right, exercising, and working to prevent disease. The official symbol of the month is a blue ribbon and the purpose of Men’s Health month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of diseases including cancer, heart disease, and depression.In addition to getting the COVID-19 test and a general health physical exa...
*Inspired by God through Mary Roggerson & Morning Day Prayer Ministries under the leadership of Pastor Kenneth Nolley, St. Mary Baptist Church Purpose: For all children to learn, pray and confess the Word of God. Goal: For all children to have an intimate relationship with God through prayer & His Word. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. John 16:33-Prayer: Father God, I love and trust You. In Christ...
The Gospels began in the heart of God and the resurrection of Jesus. Matthew and Luke begin with the story of Jesus’ birth. The major record about Christ’s birth is the New Testament Jesus is the shepherd of the lost sheep. The major ages of betrothed or marriage of families during New Testament time were 13 and 14. A few married at the age of 15 or 16. Joseph asked his parents if he could marry Mary and at the time he was only 17 and Mary was only 13. Both parents agreed. The biblical standard for marriage is a monogamous relationship. Hum...
America’s past and present is one of oppression, aggression, disease, darkness and death. America’s legacy speaks to the massacre and exploitation of native Americans, the confiscation of their lands, heritage, culture and identity. America’s evil racism against native Americans still exist through reservations, US constitutional denial, unequal governance, treaties violations, theft of natural resources, as well as environmental racism. The white lead American government has also been deemed guilty of exploitation and mistreatment of Asian...
