Archive for April, 2007
This swarm of bees was seen Sunday morning in the North Park shopping center, on a shrub just outside Alltel Telephone.
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Public notice: strawberry meth targeting kids
18 Comments Published by Dean April 30th, 2007 in News.MonticelloLive recently received a copy of a letter which was sent to Camden schools warning of a new form of crystal methamphetamine being manufactured, apparently to sell to children. From as far away as California and Nevada, and as close as Texas and Missouri, strawberry flavored crystal meth, known as Strawberry Quick has been […]
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One Monticello Life: Yukiko Shepherd
3 Comments Published by Carolyn April 29th, 2007 in Site, Feature: OML.This weekend hundreds of young girls showcased their talent at the Kim’s Dance Factory year-end recital. The dancers had practiced for months for their time to shine. One of the solo acts at the weekend performance was Jessaca Mioko Shepherd. At a young five years of age Jessaca took the stage with […]
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Photo taken by Carolyn Noble at the Drew County Fairgrounds where the high school rodeo was taking place Saturday, April 28.
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Blossoms clinch GSC-West with sweep of SAU; new record set
0 Comments Published by UAM News April 27th, 2007 in UAM Sports.Meredith Heckel (Jr., Hot Springs, Ark.) blasted her 17th and 18th home runs of the season to tie the UAM single-season home runs mark set by Laura Lockaby (2003) to lead the University of Arkansas at Monticello Cotton Blossoms (41-16, 17-8 GSC) to a doubleheader sweep over the Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders, winning the opening […]
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The Friends of the Library organization is currently holding it’s annual membership drive. The group is essential to the library, providing funding for new books, furnishings and other neccessities that aren’t in the budget.
Along with supporting the library, a great cause, Friends receive a newsletter twice a year and are welcomed to an annual meeting […]
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Power disconnect scheduled for Dumas Saturday
0 Comments Published by Jason April 26th, 2007 in News.Entergy Arkansas has announced that it will be disconnecting power to the Dumas area for several hours on Saturday. Entergy officials state that they will disconnect power to the Dumas area from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Saturday to install a bypass switch that will allow electricity to flow from other sources in case […]
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According to officials with the Chicot County Sheriff’s Office, a Monticello man drowned this morning while fishing on Lake Chicot. According to sources inside the Sheriff’s Department at approximately 8:30 a.m. Charles F. Davis, age 80, of Monticello was fishing in a small boat when winds from an inbound thunderstorm capsized the boat. Witnesses saw […]
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Dumas recovery, regional economic growth top discussion at Cornerstone meeting
0 Comments Published by News Release April 25th, 2007 in Business.The Southeast Arkansas Cornerstone Coalition, Inc. meeting on April 11, 2007 in Eudora, Arkansas provided an update about the reconstruction efforts in the Dumas area, as well as information about transportation issues in the State.
Desha County Judge Mark McElroy said that the AWINS radio system allowed them to talk to the counties and communities around […]
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Cornerstone Leadership Development Institute enters first semester
0 Comments Published by News Release April 25th, 2007 in News.The inaugural class of the Cornerstone Leadership Development Institute (CLDI) met for their first session on April 17, 2007 on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
The Class of 2007 includes the following: Dan Austin, Cori Batts, Johnnie Bolin, Russ Corker, Larry Coulter, Ranelle Eubanks, Charles Faulk, Ann Goad, Reathel Harris, Candace Jeffress, […]
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With MonticelloLive averaging more than 400 unique hits a day, and with its busiest day last week (4/19/07) this year of 677 hits, you may be missing a prime opportunity to get the word out about your organization or business.
Consider print advertising which has been proven effective, but lasts only for the time that […]
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Blossoms break GSC homerun record and sweep Tech
0 Comments Published by UAM News April 23rd, 2007 in UAM Sports.Sarah Reed (Sr., McKinney, Texas) swatted a pair of home runs to boost the University of Arkansas at Monticello Cotton Blossoms (37-16, 13-8 GSC) to a doubleheader sweep over the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns, as the Blossoms picked up 5-4 and 4-3 victories. Reed’s first home run of the day broke the Gulf South Conference […]
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One Monticello Life: Meredith Grubbs
10 Comments Published by Kristy April 22nd, 2007 in Site, Feature: OML.Last night was a special night for our community. Monticello High held their prom, attended by many high school students decked out in tuxes and the fanciest dresses around.
Prom has been anticipated for weeks on end by both first-time attenders and those who have been before and know the ropes. In February, Meredith Grubbs was […]
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Colter Zoch (Jr., La Grange, Texas) fired a four-hitter to lead the University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils (5-39, 3-14 GSC) to a 3-1 victory in game two of a doubleheader with Harding University, snapping a 14-game losing streak for the Boll Weevils and salvaging a doubleheader split after the Weevils fell 10-3 in […]
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Lady Billies tied for first
0 Comments Published by Jeff April 20th, 2007 in Monticello School Sports.The Monticello Lady Billies are currently 13 - 5. After winning nine straight games, they dropped two to Crossett on Thursday night, 10-3 and 3-0. Previously, they beat Dumas 14-0, L.R. Mills 14-0 and 9-2, L. R. McClellan 13-0 and 11-0, White Hall in two nail-biter games 3-2 and 8-6, and West Helena 17-0 and […]
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The second annual National Juried Cup Show is currently on exhibit through May 11 in the Taylor Library and Technology Center Gallery at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
According to Scott Lykens, assistant professor of art, the annual exhibition of ceramic vessels is designed […]
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Blossoms’ Brady honored as GSC PoTW
0 Comments Published by UAM News April 20th, 2007 in UAM Sports.University of Arkansas at Monticello junior pitcher Kate Brady (Jr., Longview, Texas) has been named Gulf South Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 15. Brady’s honor marks the sixth time that a UAM player has earned weekly conference honors this season.
While Brady posted a 1-1 mark at the Gulf South Conference […]
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Relay for Life - Lite, coming during Rough and Ready Days
7 Comments Published by News Release April 20th, 2007 in News.The Drew County volunteers for the American Cancer Society have started planning for the annual fundraiser event. In previous years, Drew County has hosted the Relay For Life event in April. However, this year, the planning committee has decided to take a year off from the huge event planning and have a smaller, […]
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Monticello Economic Development Commission (MEDC) meets the first Wednesday of every month. It is an open meeting that the public is invited and encouraged to attend. Meetings are held on the UAM Campus at the Gibson Center in the Caucus Room at 12:00 p.m. Meeting participants pick up a lunch tray […]
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The City Council of Monticello met Thursday evening, April 19. Council members Clifton Bond, Raymond Hubbard, Sherrie Gillespie, Al Peer, Carolyn Brown, Beverly Hudson, Tim Chase, and Claudia Hartness were all present.
MonticelloLive is pleased to present a podcast of the meeting:
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Chamber Director Glenda […]
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