Happenings

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!

Student College Debt

HBCUs comprise 4 of the top 10 schools for parent student loan debt, and 8 of the top 50.

JB’s Lawn Service

Dependable, reliable and reasonable lawn service, trimming hedges, flower beds cleaned, tree trimming, fence row cleaning, trust the best, JB’s Lawn Service call 217-377-4322

Shawnuff BBQ Best in Town

Have you tried the best BBQ in town? Why are you waiting? If it’s not Shawnuff, there’s a difference! You be the judge! BBQ so good you don’t have to say grace, its already blessed and there are 3 sides to every plate beans, potato salad and slaw, your choice. Right off I-20 and Hwy 165 S Shawnuff BBQ is here to serve you Tues.-Fri. New Hours 11am – until all the food is gone. On Sat. 11am -2pm get here early to enjoy lip-smacking bbq, and koolaide. Call ahead 318.855.3652.We cater events and smoke or Fry Turkeys or hams for the holidays.

NAACP Conference Call/Meeting

Because of the Continued severity of the Covid-19 virus, we will meet via Conference Call. PERTINENT INFORMATION: Thursday, May 28, 6 P.M. Conference Number: 712-770-5354 CODE: 255721# Please join us!

Mental Illness

Millions of Americans struggle with their mental health.

Serious Health Concern

One out of every five Americans suffer with some sort of mental illness, even though they may not be diagnosed.

Contact Us

Got news, been somewhere, need a listening ear, been wronged, need to tell the world, call us, we can help! Subscriptions/Advertising-Old newspaper copies 318.789.0098 phone/fax 855-299-0718 news or Religious Log email [email protected] –Monroe Dispatch P.O. Box 4823 Monroe LA 71211 318.325.2858. Subscriptions Mailed $40 year-$22-6mos-Home delivery $45 year-$25- 6mos. We accept Chase Bank Quick Pay [email protected], cash or credit cards (fees apply). Visit us online http://www.monroedispatchonline.com

Bonnie’ s Whatever Hats & Etc.

Stop guessing trust a hat expert in incredible hats is Bonnie who has the eye for the perfect hat for you! Call 318.614.1578 Let Bonnie fix you up with the right size, color and décor of hat appropriate for any occasion female and male. Bonnie will take care of you! See Ad display pg

Ron’s World Famous Cajun Boudin

Cracklings are back by order! Best Iced Tea in Town, Try Some! Quality in every bite! Home of the incredible “Boudin Dog,” good burgers, hotdogs, hot link dogs, nachos with chili n cheese, call ahead 318-387-9985.

Evening with GSU Athletic Department

Monroe-Ouachita Grambling University National Alumni Association Evening with GSU Athletic Department will have a committee meeting via telephone on Thursday May 28, 2020 at 5:30 PM. The call-in number is 978-992-5000 access code is399011. Everyone is invited to be on the call.

AMI & SMI

Mental illness can be broken into two large categories — AMI or SMI. AMI is Any Mental Illness and it’s the umbrella term used for all diagnosable conditions. SMI, or Serious Mental Illness.

Black Colleges’ Scarce Endowments

HBCUs tend to have smaller endowments than other colleges, which can lead to less financial aid and fewer scholarship opportunities.

Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz over 4 decades and is a regular reporter to SMOOTHJAZZ.COM...also check out his smooth jazz show (Smooth & Tight on a Sunday night 7pm-10pm) at twincitiesradionetwork.com (24 hour smooth jazz station)...Minneapolis/St. Paul & Monroe/West Monroe and the world....keep it jazzy baby!