Bibb and Monroe County are each voting to approve their Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or ESPLOTs, this election day.

With some residents facing delays in federal SNAP benefits and new work requirements, Monroe County officials and local organizations are stepping in to help people access food. Pizza Wizard, a local pizzeria,

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – Multiple injuries were reported after a limo bus overturned on I-75 in Monroe County. The crash occurred on Thursday (Oct. 30) in the southbound lanes of I-75 at mile marker 20, which has reopened after a brief closure for an investigation.

A 17-year-old Georgia teen has been charged in connection with the death of his grandmother after her body was found at her local church. Police found Ollie Hamilton, 73, on the afternoon of Oct. 29.

The Funeral Is Cancelled,” a traveling anti-violence program, is set to bring its emotional and graphic re-enactments of violent crime to Monroe Nov. 22.

A shooting between roommates in Monroe County on Sunday morning resulted in two injuries and the arrest of a 52-year-old resident, officials said.

Police arrested Matthew William Gaylord following a month-long investigation involving the Monroe Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, officials said.

On Friday morning, October 24, 2025, West Monroe High School was placed under a ‘Soft Lockdown’ after the West Monroe Police Department learned of