Monroe prepares to celebrate heritage with festival

The city of Monroe will celebrate its heritage during the 112th annual Old Settlers Day, which kicks off Friday. Highlighting the two-day event is Terry Lee Goffee with a Tribute to Johnny Cash. Goffee will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night in the park on the square. "I have been a fan of Johnny Cash since I was 6 or 7. He and Elvis were my first two musical influences. I always felt Johnny's music got better, after Elvis came out of the Army, Elvis got so caught up doing movies and sound tracks. Johnny appealed to me more. Johnny Cash addressed a lot of issues common to a lot of people, whether it was sensitive social issues or something the average person can relate to,” Goffee said of why he decided to do a tribute to “The Man in Black