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Unquestionably, Parkview Apartments in Monroe LA continue to be the focal area for criminal activity which leads to shootings and in many cases, ultimately, to fatalities. The entire country is already plagued by the coronavirus pandemic which impacts residents in the Parkview community. All of the news surrounding illnesses and efforts to keep families safe from catching the disease actually have some mothers afraid and fearful enough. Having to be cautious and protective of families and each...
A local family is seeking closure from an incident that happened on Beale Street that took the life of a cherish family member who is truly missed. Thirty-one-year-old Samuel Reynolds was shot on September 26, 2020 by an assailant that is yet to be identified; the family is wondering why the case is taking so long to solve. The family is also perplexed by what they see as a "lack of communication" on the status of Samuel's death between them and the Monroe Police Department. Eunice Bell and her...
There are no hiding places when it comes to violence. It happens anywhere at anytime to anyone. An early morning shooting Wednesday October 21 claimed the life of a victim as police search for clues. Another family must go through the process of figuring out how and what happened to their loved one. Many families never find out when violence happens. Questions become numerous with very few answers when someone is a victim of a violent crime. Sources reveal the shooting victim was Kyle Harris....
Minister Louis Farrakhan once said long ago, things far away would be at your doorstep. With the rash of shootings in Monroe LA, which has happened in big cities for years are now happening in small cities and towns at an alarming rate. Gun violence is reaching an epidemic with shootings happening every day and guns being fired at any given time day or night. According to police reports, Monroe Police officers responded to a shooting at Parkview Apartments in South Monroe. According to officers...
Many never would have imagined the heinous crimes which are happening in the 21st Century. Looking back, Monroe LA as many other cities should have everyone on guard while crime happens and changes lives in seconds. A bizarre attack occurred on a convenience store parking lot on Saturday October 17, where an unknown female assailant jumped from her car with her face covered and attacked a victim with a hammer then fled from the scene. According to sources, Lil. Donnie was the victim of a...
No one is hardly talking about this, but is there something wrong with the Monroe Police Department? The question is asked, as the city of Monroe has hired it's third police chief since Quentin Holmes retired over three years ago. Holmes was replaced by Eugene Ellis who had a long career with the department, but he also retired after a few years on the job. He was then followed by Reggie Brown to fill in on an interim basis. Though Brown had let it be known that he had aspirations to be the top cop in the city, but newly elected mayor, Friday...
During the annual "Evening With GSU Athletics", Thursday October 15, 2020 at the Monroe Civic Center, Pastor Tegitra Thomas of the First Missionary Baptist Church made a donation to Grambling State University. The donation was $10,000 which was the 4th consecutive year that the church has made the donation. The donation was made in honor of former pastor, the late. Rev. Andrew J. Mansfield and his wife Mrs. Mae Mansfield. Rev and Sister Mansfield both attended, worked and educated their five...
A Better Quality of Life- I want to share my testimony and hope that this will help someone else. To have a testimony you must witness God's grace, mercy and His faithfulness. He has so much to give us and we must be willing participants to receive it. Being bound and addicted to food, my weight was at all time high of 432 lbs. at the age of 65. I had to nowhere to turn but to God. He paid the ultimate price for us at the cross, and I realized that I had to give up something too. Before I lost...
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 Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church Usher Dixie Smith who loves God and loves being a favorite church usher....
Earnest O’neal William, Sr., 78 Earnest O’neal William, Sr., 78 of Monroe, LA, Truck Driver, died October 15, 2020. Graveside service will be 11:00 AM, Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Richwood Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4:00 - 6:00 PM, Friday, October 23, 2020. Gwendolyn Ann Guillory, 60 Gwendolyn Ann Guillory, 60 of West Monroe, LA, Counselor, died October 18, 2020. Service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 1:00 - 3:00 PM, Friday, October 23,...
Week 4 Oct. 23, 2020 Weekly Record: 11-4 Overall 34-14 Featured Games 1-4 #2 Union Parish Farmers (3-0) @ #10 Sterlington Panthers (2-1) At the beginning of the season Union Parish came in as the 10th best team on my rankings. Not because they weren't talented but because they had lost a key contributor from last season's semifinals team when three-year QB Trent Ginn transferred. Since then, the Farmers have far exceeded my expectations. Wins over 4A Franklin Parish and 5A Ouachita proved that...
With all the attention on the election, it is easy to get caught up in a patriotic fervor. People are posting “ I Voted” on Facebook and other sites to encourage others to do the same thing. As Blacks, we are always reminded how hard our forefathers fought for us to exercise the “Right to Vote”, and we should be reminded of that major struggle that they went through because we are fortunate enough to simply pass it on to our children and grandchildren. But will the results of our voting be a Good thing? It is obvious that no matter who wins th...
Mrs. Mae Bell Turner Carter was the third child born to the union of Orah Johnson Turner and Sam Turner, Sr. on August 18, 1929 in Delhi LA. She grew up with her seven siblings on the family farm. She was graceful in appearance and delicate in physique; thus, Mrs. Becky Kie Tagger her "Beaut"(Beautiful) while it stuck throughout her life. Mae Bell was very partial to meat and not to heat. Her days in the field were limited. She was relegated to house duty much to the chagrin of her other...
Western Governors University (WGU), an online, nonprofit and accredited university, is working to close the digital divide by providing Online Access Scholarships to qualified students to help pay for high-speed internet access and technology. Thousands of dollars have been awarded to students across the U.S. with many more scholarships still available for Louisianans. The scholarship is part of WGU’s broader national initiative aimed at working with policymakers and private industry to give more Americans access to reliable internet in their h...
Has anyone noticed something different this time around as the 2020 presidential election nears? Four years after Donald Trump became the Republican presidential nominee, it was like a rebirth of conservatism in America, as those who proudly called themselves conservative, gave the term new meaning. The primaries clearly showed that Trump was their man when he easily defeated more well known conservative politicians who had made a name for themselves from their years in Washington. To say that Trump was a different politician who brought a raw...
Recently Dr. Louise H. Dunbar celebrated another birthday while counting blessing. She is a very unselfish, kind and considerate person who's served while leaving a legacy of memories everywhere she's matriculated. Thanks for all the love, inspiration and thoughtfulness seeing the best in others while being a visionary. Happy birthday Dr. Dunbar from everyone back south, Ricky D., Clarence S. Jessica D. your grandchildren, great grands and just believe Dr. Ice....
Little Flower Academy in Monroe LA was a special place beginning in 1940-1968 for students' kindergarten to high school. The learning environment was second to none where those attending received the best education through a Franciscan investment into the Black Community which helped present the Catholic Faith. At Little Flower, students were taught discipline, values, respect, the ten commandments, sportsmanship, religion, music, the arts, drama and stage performance in a caring and nurturing...
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword (Rev. 6:3-4) Finally, brethren, let us pray for one another, that the word of God may have free course among the Saints. Let our prayer requests to God be for compassion and peace in the home, the country, and the world. The devil comes to afflict us in body,...
Ephesians 4:32 | NKJV And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Beloved forgive so that you can be forgiven. Hold no one in the “prison of un-forgiveness” in your heart. Loose all bitterness, wrath, grudges and contentions from your midst. Just as God has Forgiven you thru Christ Jesus you also should Forgive others. Give it a try today and see how the Power of God Moves in a mighty way. You will then walk in a higher level of ano...
The Hines family is celebrating the birthday of Ollie Joe Hines. She is the heart and back bone of our family. We thank GOD for her every day. Love her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. We love you. Happy birthday Ollie Joe Hines!...
Please join us (Monroe Housing Authority) Thursday October 29, 2020, from 9-11 am. Ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 8:30 am at 1312 S 4th St. Monroe LA. Public is invited, light refreshment will be served. Social Distancing will be practiced, all attendees are asked to wear masks. Affordable single-family rental homes for working families. Preservation Mills is a housing infill project consisting of 23 newly constructed single-family homes. These homes were developed in a neighborhood situated between Peach Street and Beauregard Street...
Monroe LA We got the Power Tour Sunday October 25 2932 Renwick St. Monroe LA, (next to Lillie Marbles Community Center across from Carroll High School) 2pm Caravan Line Up (cars bikers, trailers, pick-ups) 4pm Rally- We must Rock the Vote-DJ* Food Trucks*Free PPE & Paraphernalia-More info 318.812.8148 or 318.269.8403...
Free Me Association will host the Second Annual Carroll High School Athletic Legends Banquet on Sunday October 25, 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 the late 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,...
