Happenings

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! Get Some!

Toy Drive

Christ Association of Ouachita & Mikey Mike presents a Toy Drive October 17-December 16, 2022 Drop off sites Guerriero & Guerriero, Emily P. Robinson Community Center & Richwood Multi-Purpose Center. Toy drop-offs 10am to 4pm

Happy Acres Yard Cards

Celebrate your special event with Happy Acres Yard Cards for birthdays, retirements, Anniversaries, baby showers, any occasion etc. Happy Acres is the best Yard Card service in NE LA. Give tem a call at 318732-2602, you’ll be glad you did!

Pre Bayou Classic Mix & Mingle

Monroe /Grambling Alumni presents the Official kick-off Party Friday November 18, 2022 Monroe Civic Center Bayou Room at 7pm, dress casual (represent your school colors) cash bar-reserved tables-25-to enter tickets $25

NOVA Annual Meet & Greet 2022

NOVA Annual Meet & Greet is Friday December 2, 2022 at 10am till 12 noon at Tower Place 1500 N. 19th ST. in Monroe LA . More info [email protected]

Veteran Poverty

One third 36% of Louisiana’s 224,516 veterans struggle to afford the basics.

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!

Bonnie’s Hats & Whatever

For 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.

La. Lottery Winners Claim $17.9 Million

The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reported more than $8.7 million in winning tickets for its draw-style games during October, highlighted by a Mega Millions match-5 prize worth $1 million. In addition, Fast Play players won nearly $950,000, and scratch-off players claimed almost $17.9 million in cash prizes during October 2022.

Served, Sacrificed, Yet Struggling

1 in 3 Louisiana Veterans Living in Financial Hardship

World Population

Count yourself among the 6 billion people on earth.

Radio Advertising

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

School & Education

Parents, depending on their political affiliations, are wildly split when it comes to what they want their kids to learn in U.S. schools, whether it’s about slavery, religion or gender identity.

Holiday Season Avoid Blue Mailboxes

Mail fraud and theft been on the rise year-round, the crimes tend to peak during the holiday season—and those blue mailboxes are becoming more frequent targets. groups of criminals across the country are using the internet and social media to coordinate strategic targeting of post office collection boxes.

America’s Sex Education Failing Grade

Most parents (59%) would like their children to learn that there are safe and effective methods of birth control besides abstinence

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 318-387-3001; email [email protected]. mail Monroe Dispatch, P.O. Box 4823, Monroe, LA 71211.

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