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Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl”

Serving southern style hot breakfast and lunch daily: Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM. Saturday, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All plates come with coffee or fountain drink. Great food! Great service at reasonable prices. Three Monroe locations: Now Save #1 4399, Hwy 165 South, 318-737-7873; Tiger Market Café, 1800 Forsythe Ave, Suite 1, 318-325-4000; Now Save # 5, Hwy 165 South and Hadley St. Ms. Edna and Staff ~ Serving up LOVE every day! Edna’s Cooking features $6.99 breakfast and coffee, $9.99 lunch and drink waiting for you. Edna’s Fried Chicken is the best in town!

Contact Monroe Dispatch

Got news, been somewhere, or need to tell the world something important? Call the

Monroe Dispatch! Subscriptions /advertising/ religious log/ old newspaper copies:

call or text 318-789-0098 or 318-325-2858; email [email protected].

mail Monroe Dispatch, P.O. Box 4823, Monroe, LA 71211. Subscriptions (mailed) $40 - year, $22 - 6 months. Subscriptions (home delivery) $45 - year, $25 - 6months. We accept cash, check or credit card (fees apply). Visit us online, http://[email protected]

New ULM Interim Athletic Director

Seth Hall, chief strategy officer at the University of Louisiana Monroe, has been named the institution’s interim athletic director, effective September 1, pending the approval of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.

Mental Health

Did you know that at least 75% of adults who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a psychiatric disorder, do not know that they have it?

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards 318 680.1691 or 318.388.2323 and forget the fancy title Art sells radio advertisement.

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! There are 3 sides to every plate: beans, potato salad and slaw, your choice. Right off I-20 and Hwy 165 South. Shawnuff BBQ is here to serve you Tuesday - Friday. New hours 11:00 AM – until all the food is gone. On Saturday, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Get there early to enjoy lip-smacking BBQ and kool-aid. Call ahead, 318-855-3652. Events catered, and smoked or fried turkeys or hams for the holidays!

Blacks & Mental Health

Even worse, only one-in-three African Americans who need mental health care receive it. Compared with the general population, African Americans are less likely to be offered either evidence-based medication therapy or psychotherapy.

Find Your Dream Career

Ouachita Works Job & Career Expo is Wednesday September 21, 2022 from 10 am-7 pm at the Monroe Civic Center 401 Lea Joyner Expy in Monroe LA. More info 318.325.1961

Bonnie’s Hats & Whatever

New church and casual hats. Check out Bonnie’s Hats for the latest styles. See Bonnie first for the best hats in town. Bonnie is the hat professional and expert. Bonnie knows hats! See Ad Display or call 318.614.1578.

Vehicle Repairs EasyDoesIt

Got an old vehicle or about to buy a used vehicle, you’ll need good honest mechanics. Trust the best EasyDoes It Auto Care Center at 675 Kansas Lane in Monroe LA because they do great guaranteed work. They know how to fix and repair vehicles in a timely and reasonable manner. Stop letting you know who, get cha making you pay crazy dollars that you don’t have, unless you got it like that! Call Easy or Rocky at 318-331-5524, you’ll be glad you did! See ad display!

Black Children Suicide?

A study found that Black children between the ages of five and 12 are about twice as likely to die by suicide as white children of the same age.

Mental Health & Addiction Issues

24/7 Crisis Hotline for Mental Health & Addictive Disorders 800-256-2522

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 318-537-9136

Rob 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 6pm) Check Rob out on TCRN Smooth Jazz on your Smartphone, Tablet or computer

Martin Luther King Jr. High School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The administration, faculty, and staff would like to cordially invite you to the ribbon cutting celebration for Martin Luther King, Jr. Junior High School. The ceremony will be held Friday, September 9, 2022, at 10 a.m. in the atrium. Please join us for this very special occasion.

Toxic Love Effects

Despite making up 15% of the population, Black youth make up 37% of youth suicides. The highest demographic is young Black males. The assumption would be that depression significantly contributes to the increase in suicides. However, new studies indicate that much of the increase correlates to ADHD and untreated learning disabilities.