Archive for December, 2006
One Monticello Life: Chelle Danley
5 Comments Published by Kristy December 31st, 2006 in Feature: OML.Known around town as "the Taekwondo teacher," Richelle Danley is a part of many Monticellonians’ lives, but "Chelle" didn’t start out a martial artist. As a young child with a Dad in the military, the family moved around lots then settled in Humphrey, Arkansas when she was five years old. When Chelle graduated high school […]
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Oxner wins award to play in All-American Bowl
1 Comment Published by Jeff December 30th, 2006 in News.Seth Oxner, a senior at Monticello High School, recently won the Earl Legget Award. He will be playing in Max Emfinger’s All-American Bowl Game Classic on January 5 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Oxner has verbally committed to play at the University of Arkansas.
Read more at www.wholehogsports.com.
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County judge agrees to revisit hospital issue
1 Comment Published by Jeff December 29th, 2006 in County, Medical / Hospital.In a meeting Wednesday organized by several concerned citizen leaders, the denial of the hospital expansion referendum by the quorum court was discussed extensively. All members of the quorum court were invited to attend. Several in attendance expressed their concern that members of the quorum court had “their minds made up” before hearing the details […]
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The "staff" of MonticelloLive is on holiday break this week. We’ll catch up with you all in the new year! In the meantime, if you have a news item or picture or information you’d like to share, please contact us. We’ll be checking email and following up with submissions periodically.
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Oak Grove Assembly of God’s 15 passenger van caught fire Wednesday evening. Youth minister Chad Murphy said that he heard what sounded like a belt snap, and when he pulled over, he saw flames coming out of the grill of the 1986 Dodge passenger van. He was able to evacuate the youth from the van […]
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Outdoor recreation is a $730 billion/year industry in the United States, provides 650 million jobs, generates $88 million in state tax revenues, and accounts for 8% of consumer spending. Ron Nassar with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Coordinator of the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee, presented this fact along with a presentation on […]
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Quorum court refuses to pass hospital expansion to voters
2 Comments Published by Jeff December 20th, 2006 in News.With a vote of 5-2, the Drew County Quorum Court denied the request put to them by the Drew County Memorial Hospital Board to place a referendum on the ballot as early as March 2007.
The Pine Bluff Commercial has the full story here.
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UAM band director chosen as guest director
2 Comments Published by UAM News December 20th, 2006 in Schools.Gary Meggs, director of bands at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been selected as the conductor for the Tennessee Middle State All-State Jazz Band Clinic in Nashville in January. Meggs has also been selected to serve as conductor of the All-Region Jazz Band Clinic in Cabot, Ark., and the Louisiana Honor Concert Band […]
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MonticelloLive chosen for 9Rules inclusion
3 Comments Published by Jeff December 19th, 2006 in Site, News.MonticelloLive received word yesterday afternoon that it had been chosen for inclusion in the 9rules Blog Community. 9rules is a website that seeks to discover "the best weblogs in the world on a variety of topics." According to their site, 9Rules began in order "to give passionate writers more exposure and to help readers find […]
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In their November meeting, the Monticello City Council reported projected expenditures and income for 2007. Predicting a total sales tax revenue income for next year of approximately $1.6 million, the council approved a city budget for 2007. Monies for expenditures come from the one-cent sales tax passed in 1997 and due to be voted on […]
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One Monticello Life: Ricky Owens
25 Comments Published by Carolyn December 17th, 2006 in Site, Feature: OML.Twas the week before Christmas and all through the storeShoppers were buying Coke products galoreWith a spring in his step and a smile on his faceRicky Owens is known throughout this place.
Ricky was born in Drew County and Monticello has been his home his entire life. He graduated from Monticello High School. His father hauled […]
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UAM receives $25K gift for scholarship
1 Comment Published by UAM News December 15th, 2006 in Schools.D. John Nichols, owner of Nichols Marine, LLC of Greenville, Miss., recently presented a gift of $25,000 from his business to the University of Arkansas at Monticello Foundation Fund to be earmarked for the Loran Johnson Endowed Scholarship Fund.
The Loran Johnson Scholarship Fund is named for Loran L. Johnson of Warren, a retired vocational […]
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Drew Central has been preparing all week for its homecoming game against Abundant Life tonight at 7:00 p.m. As part of homecoming week activities, teachers at Drew Central dreessed up as different movie characters. Shown here are the Blues Brothers (aka, Nelwyn Birch and Michelle Carter), at Drew Central High School. Birch teaches computer technology; […]
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Hospital board passes expansion to quorum court
52 Comments Published by Jeff December 14th, 2006 in News.Billed as the largest single economic development package since the 1975 construction of the existing hospital, the Drew County Memorial Hospital expansion project formally moved forward today as the hospital board voted to send a resolution to the Drew County Quorum Court requesting that a referendum be placed on the ballot for a March 2007 […]
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Monticello newspaper launches online edition
17 Comments Published by Jeff December 13th, 2006 in News.The Monticellonian Advance launched an online edition of its weekly newspaper this past week. Located at www.monticellonews.net, the website will be free for the first month, and after that viewers will pay for an online subscription.
According to an article in the Advance publisher Tom White said, “We are pleased to be able to offer on […]
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Poll: Where do people check MonticelloLive?
0 Comments Published by Jeff December 12th, 2006 in Site.With a total of 54 votes, a poll which asked, "Where do you check MonticelloLive?" indicated that a little more than 40% of respondents check our website from home, while the next highest reponse, with 19 votes (35%). Ten voters said they check the site from multiple locations.
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Personal trainers available to community
1 Comment Published by UAM News December 12th, 2006 in Schools.Personal trainers are no longer limited to professional athletes and Hollywood stars. If you’re a member of the Exercise Center at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, you can have your own personal trainer and it won’t cost you a dime.
The trainers are upper level exercise science students at UAM who work with two to […]
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Woodmen of the World present flags to school
0 Comments Published by Jeff December 12th, 2006 in Schools.Drew Central Elementary School was presented with twelve floor-standing United States flags on Monday from Woodmen of the World.
Representatives from Woodmen of the World were Bill Moore and Charles Berryman. The first flag was presented to Ms. Belinda Golden’s 4th grade class. Pictured students are Jessie Brixie and Andrew McKeown.
According to the Woodmen […]
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Hard rock Christian concert coming to Monticello
7 Comments Published by Jeff December 12th, 2006 in News.Hardcore Christian rock band, As Cities Burn, will play in Monticello on December 20 at the Veteran of Foreign Wars building in McCloy Park. The cost is $5.
ACB has travelled with the Vans Warped tour and have performed mainstage at several Christian festivals. They are widely recognized and one of the most popular rock bands […]
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