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!

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 them a call at 318732-2602, you’ll be glad you did!

Football Powerhouses

In the days of segregation, many (Historical Black Colleges & Universitas) HBCU athletics programs were powerhouses Grambling, Southern, Texas Southern, florida A & M, Alabama A& M, Howard etc..

Ribbon Cutting: Biomedical Research + Innovation Park

Please join us for the Biomedical Research and Innovation Park's Ribbon Cutting, celebrating BRIP's new temporary office and to welcome BRIP's first tenant, Minerva 319 on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 10:30 am. ULM Business Incubator Stubbs Hall Suite 120 700 University Ave. in Monroe LA. Inquiries may be directed to Virendra "VC" Chhikara, BRIP President, 318.342.1227.

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.

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HBCU’s Mission

HBCUS’ offer a community and a support system for Black students they don't get at other schools, commonly called predominantly white institutions or PWIs. HBCU Students are seen and nurtured, and many of the things that have to be explained — or endured — at a PWI just don't at an HBCU.

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

Valuable

Staunch segregationists at schools realized they'd have to let Black athletes onto their teams and campuses if they were going to keep enjoying sporting success, the combination of a sharp and steady decline in funding for public colleges plus the wide pool of deep-pocketed boosters

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!

Vehicle Repairs EasyDoesIt

Got an old vehicle or about to buy a used vehicle, you’ll need good honest mechanics. Trust the best EasyDoesIt 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!

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.

Radio Advertising

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

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