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As careful as we all try to be, things happen beyond our control without notice or warning. Many times the most simple things which we done thousands of times can get the best of us. No one would have expected the unexpected death of Willie Wayne Lewis 70, while working on his job. Sources reveal that Lewis was changing a tire, while airing the tire it blew up and somehow lead to his death at Southside Tire Shop in Monroe LA. This accident was shocking to his boss and Lewis's Family. Many knew...
Big brother watches everything and everybody in the 21st century. Many times, citizens have no idea there every move and things said are recorded. In many instances, we are seen by others at some of our most vulnerable times, now someone is watching or there's video surveillance. According to police reports on September 19 police were called to a Morris Ave. Residence in West Monroe LA to a shooting. Police found a victim on the front porch bleeding profusely in the face following being shot in...
Hearts are saddened at the news of the passing Donald Ray Fields, 56. Donald was the son of the late Andrew and Dorothy Fields. He was a Richwood 1981 Graduate and a member of the Mighty Gospel Aires. He was a good fellow who worked and retired from the Monroe City Schools. He was a member of Greater Free Gift Baptist Church in Monroe LA. Donald promoted concerts with the most memorable was when the Bar-Kays came to Richwood Park. He went home to be with the Lord on Friday September 18, 2020....
A Louisiana State Trooper who was recently placed on leave stemming from an incident that happened over a year ago, has died in a single vehicle crash. Christopher Hollingsworth died Tuesday from the injuries that he sustained from an early morning accident(Monday 21) near the Bastrop/Colombia Exit on I-20. As of press time, law enforcement authorities from LSP or Monroe Police Department had released little information regarding the accident pending further investigation. Hollingsworth is/was...
The road to glory has no appointed date or time. Sadly, former Monroe resident Donald Givens went home to be with the Lord on Friday September 8, 2020, according to a family friend. This year has been extremely hard on families with many unexpected deaths during this pandemic. Givens was a former teacher in the Monroe City Schools Sherrouse Alternative School where he taught social studies. He was also a retired LA State Trooper. He will be remembered as a great person, teacher, husband and...
A local woman wants to warn the public about what can happen when a consumer does business with a check cashing establishment when money changes hands. The woman went to a check cashing place on the south side to download some money on her debit card so she could pay some bills. The lady at the counter told her that money could be placed on her card, plus a nominal fee. The woman gave the lady at the counter $145.00 and an attempt was made to transfer the money. A few seconds later, a receipt came out of the machine and was handled to the...
8-time NFL Pro-Bowler, check. 2-time NFL Superbowl champion, check. 14 seasons as an NFL player and 9 seasons as an MLB player, check. Now, famed sports star Deion Sanders can add HBCU coach to his long list of job titles while changing the SWAC Terrain in more ways than one.. On Monday, September 21, 2020, Primetime arrived in Jackson, MS, to begin his first week as head football coach at Jackson State University. Jackson State University is a public Historically Black College University...
Legendary Terzia/Richwood High School Head Football Coach Mackie Freeze only started a football program with $300. He only won 66 games in a row without a loss, wining 5 Louisiana High School Football Champions, 4 high school football championships in a row and one which he didn't claim because the score was 0-0 while winning on penetrations and first downs. Coach Freeze, a Grambling State University Legend will be inducted in the Louisiana Hall of Fame in 2021. Congratulations Legendary Coach...
Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) celebrated its inaugural Leaders in Law Enforcement Awards Luncheon on Thurs., Sept. 10, 2020, at City Club in River Ranch. The 2020 honorees are the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Department and the 40th Judicial District Attorney's Office of St. John the Baptist Parish. The intent of this new award is to bolster morale, increase respect for public service, acknowledge improvements in operations and encourage extraordinary performance among Louisiana's...
Estella Stamper Smith and Lola Stamper Wooten are twins celebrating a milestone birthday this weekend. Their lives exemplify, the bonds of family and that by working together, life challenges can be conquered. Although they are quite different, they've managed to work together as sisters, as friends, and as a team for eighty years. One wears their hair long and the other one doesn't. One is straight to the point the other is more diplomatic. One is more outgoing the other is more laid back, but...
Donald Ray Fields, 56 Donald Ray Fields of Monroe, LA -Singer Mighty Gospel Aires died Friday September 18, 2020. Services: 11:00 am Saturday September 26, 2020 at Greater Free Gift BC. Visitation: 5:00pm-8:00pm Friday September 25, 2020 at Greater Free Gift BC. Burial: Richwood Memorial Gardens under directions of McFarland Funeral Company Monroe. Willie Wayne Lewis, 69 Willie Wayne Lewis of Monroe, LA - Retired Monroe City Worker died Friday September 18, 2020. Graveside Services: 1:00PM Saturday September 26, 2020 at Richwood Memorial...
Free Me Association will host the Second Annual Carroll High School Athletic Legends Banquet on Sunday October 11, 2020, at 4pm at Carroll High School James "Shack Harris" Field House in Monroe LA. The Banquet will honor Athletic Legends of Carroll High School. Honorees will include Michael Howell, Norman "Bear Chest" Harris, John Dillard and Carroll High School Class of 1953 LA State Championship Football Team. The team includes David Lawson, Louis Maddox, Henry Gibson, Jamie Caleb, Elijah...
Keeping the tradition alive, it so awesome to still see women at church wearing hats. At church Rev. Dr. Ruth Collins -Brown was spotted at church in her Sunday hat who, praises the Lord. When that time comes check with Bonnie's Whatever Hats Etc. See pg 4...
We see them all the time. Most go unnoticed as they go about handling God's business. Good Shepherds do not boast or brag but are always there when you need them. Many times, you don't have to call them. They have that sixth sense and show up right on time. Before God shutdown the world, Good Shepherds where everywhere praising God. They just cannot get enough and cannot wait until it is ok to praise and worship in the Lord's house once again. Thank you, Good Shepherds Pastor Samuel and Sister...
So much has happened since the founding of the United States of America over 200 years ago. There have been changes that are necessary and inevitable. After all, life – our personal lives and collective lives and experiences that shape our world – is ever-evolving. Change is vital in order to grow and expand the vision our Creator has for us all. Our one responsibility is to be on the positive side of change. To do that, we must work together and implement good that will benefit the entire nation. As much as things have changed, not all tha...
Isaiah 45:8 | NKJV “Rain down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together. I, the Lord, have created it. "It is the Righteousness of God from above which covers a multitude of our wrongs. For our righteousness is as “filthy” rags. But His Righteousness “washes” us to be “squeaky clean”. Cleansing us of our pass iniquities, wrongs, and sins. Hallelujah! For God’s Justice will fall...
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The "joint" (poem) you are about to "smoke" (read) should definitely be "passed" (shared) with someone you know that may be struggling with an addiction. The drug of choice may be crack, cocaine, lean, meth, weed, sex, power or any other temporary "fix" that the world offers us to cope with the challenges of life. I would like to recommend some "dope" that can get you so "high" that (unlike the drugs in the streets) when you "smoke" it, you will never come down. When this drug gets in your "system", you will be able to "rise" above your...
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and All that is in them. In the sixth chapter of Genesis the wickedness of man was so great on the earth, and every imagination of the thought of his heart was only evil continually, to the point it grieved God that he made him. Let's look at what is happening today on the earth. Men and women lust after evil : prostitution, adultery, same sex relationships, illegitimate children, stealing, killing, lying, murdering, haters of God's ways, and commandments. God is bringing judgement upon...
One of the persons that we have been told over the years is, never to trust a used car salesman. This is not to bash people who sell used cars, but if a poll was taken, this writer is convinced that more than half of those asked would say, “don’t trust them”. Used car salesmen may have been number 1 over the years, but they have no doubt been replaced by politicians. That has never been more amplified than by the actions of Republicans since Donald Trump became president. To be fair, there have been some Democrats who have “spoken out both si...
*Inspired by God through Mary Roggerson & Morning 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 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Romans 12:14 Prayer: Father, by Your Spirit and through Your Word, I will bless those who persecute me. Lord, guard what I say so that my words will be encouraging...
May the coming year surprise you with the happiness of smiles, the feeling of love and hope. Wishing you will find plenty of sweet memories to cherish forever. Happy birthday Bonnie Harris September 29. Wish Bonnie happy birthday and tell her you read it in the Dispatch!...
The Jackson Parish Branch NAACP #6309 has an on-going Voter Registration Drive for Jackson Parish residents. If you register to vote for the first time with the proper ID, you can receive a free hair cut or braids for the men or a free wash or braids for the women from now until Sept. 30. We will come to you to register. Vouchers will be given to those registering for the first time and you must make your own appointment with the barber or beautician participating. Partnering with the Jackson Parish Branch NAACP are Bakers’ Barber Shop, B...
Continued from last week- Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a group of inherited (genetic) disorders of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin moves oxygen throughout our bodies. The first one of these diseases, Sickle Cell Anemia was discovered in this country 110 years ago although it had been here centuries before that. It came with slavery from Africa. It is a chronic vascular disease with many acute and chronic complications generally marked by excruciating pain brought on by blockages in small blood vessels. People with SCD have less hemoglobin as a result...
Greater Faith Church 1018 Bread St. Monroe LA, 2020 Virtual Women’s Conference Thursday Oct. 15, Minister Ariel Jones Manning & Evangelist LaToya Yarbrough,-Friday Oct. 16 Minister Shon Mercy & Apostle Roslyn West at 6:30pm, Saturday Oct. 17 at 10am Judge Tammy Lee & Sunday Oct. 18, at 1:45 pm Visionary/Sunday Speaker Evangelist Rachel N. Washington. Psalmist Farris Wilmore & Precious Cullins-Free via Facebook Live....
South Monroe Farmer's Market (Wind beneath my wings) The birth of South Monroe Farmer's Market came after a question was posed on Facebook.... "Do you think South Monroe needs a Farmer's Market?". Over ninety positive responses followed by over 2 thousand views affirmed that now was the time. But without a vision and a plan...the dream fails and without a believer the dream dies. The Drumgoles were the first to envision the Market when presented with the concept and wholeheartedly supported the...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following statement regarding a whistleblower complaint asserting high rates of hysterectomies being performed on immigrant detainees at a detention center in Georgia run by LaSalle Corrections. In April, the ACLU released a report documenting abysmal conditions in three LaSalle-operated detention centers in Louisiana. “These disturbing reports demand an immediate investigation and decisive action by state and federal officials to protect people trapped in these dehumanizing and l...
"A Bridge to Equality and Success "Thursday, October 15, 2020, 6 p.m. Monroe Civic Center Bayou Room Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway Monroe LA -Show your support for GSU Athletics!! The Athletic Department has been invited to come and celebrate with us. Alumni, friends, businesses and supporters of GSU are asked to come and participate. Admission is ($15) for those who do not purchase an ad and for those purchasing at least a half-page ad admission is FREE. Your support can be shown by...
To change one’s life is to change one’s thinking. Life is a principle or force describing the distinctive quality of living beings. It is a gift of God. Service is the very purpose of life. It is the rent we pay for living on this planet (Marian Wright Edelman). What is life? Life is a principled or force describing the distinctive quality of living beings. Life is a gift of God. Life is progress and not a station (Dr. Gardner C. Taylor). If life is a progress, a change of thinking is essential....
