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Fall is well on its way; you can feel it in the air!
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Maegan Martin (Jr., Burnet, Texas) broke the University of Arkansas at Monticello career record for games played as the Cotton Blossoms (2-0) opened their 2007 season by sweeping past Cameron and St. Mary’s, beating Cameron 3-0 and then topping tournament host St. Mary’s 3-1 on the opening day of the St. Mary’s/Texas MedClinic Invitational.
The Blossoms […]

The award-winning Pirate Yearbook would like to thank the students by offering the 2008 book for a one time low price of $25. The price is valid until Aug. 31, 2007. The books will be delivered May 2008.
 
Send check or money order to Pirate Yearbook, Drew Central High School, 440 Hwy 83 South, Monticello AR […]

Pirates, Past and Present Celebration

August 30th festivities begin at 5 pm

Tailgate and Pep Rally
The community is invited to join the Drew Central Pirates for a tailgate and pep rally to celebrate Pirates, Past and Present at the school cafeteria beginning at 5pm, August 30th. Meal tickets are available for $5. Call to reserve your tickets […]

As the school year starts and thoughts turn to Friday night games, Journey Church plans to kick off its fall emphasis centered around the theme “Facing the Giants.” It will be showing the critically-acclaimed movie about faith and football this Sunday evening, August 26 at 5:00 at their new location at 775 Edgewood, just behind […]

Faculty and professional staff at the University of Arkansas at Monticello began gearing up for the 2007-08 school year last week with meetings, seminars and guest speakers as part of the university’s annual Professional Development Week.
New faculty and staff participated in orientation sessions before being introduced to the rest of the university community. Featured speaker […]

After yesterday’s special election for the city of Monticello, the votes are in, with 482 voting for the 15-year one-cent sales tax and 275 voting against. The turnout was actually lower than the 1997 election, in which 613 voted in favor of the tax then, with 345 voting against it.
According to the Drew County Clerk’s […]

Local fans tuning in to hear broadcasts of University of Arkansas at Monticello football and basketball, as well as post-season baseball and softball will be able to find the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms on their new broadcast home this upcoming year, as all UAM sports programming will be carried live on KHBM-FM, 93.7 in […]

The special election for the proposed one-cent sales tax is today, August 14. Monticello city poll sites will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
A sample ballot, provided by the Monticello City Clerk, reads as follows:
SALES AND USE TAX
The sales and use tax shall be levied and used for (a) financing public infrastructure, capital […]

University of Arkansas at Monticello head football Gwaine Mathews welcomed 103 players to the UAM campus on Sunday afternoon as a prelude to the opening of summer football drills Monday morning. “We’ve got a lot of people wanting to play for us,” said Mathews. “We’ve got more people wanting to walk on than openings.”
Mathews has […]

Fourth District Congressman Mike Ross (D-Ark.) will host a Regional Agriculture Town Hall Meeting at the University of Arkansas at Monticello on August 24 at 10 a.m. in the Capitol Room of the John F. Gibson University Center. The meeting is open to the public.
Joining Rep. Ross will be North Carolina Congressman Bob Etheridge, chairman […]

Jo Anne Smith, Executive Director of the Southeast Arkansas Cornerstone Coalition, Inc. recently became a graduate of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural Leadership Arkansas class. The first Leadership Arkansas commencement included 62 graduates from throughout the state. Leadership Arkansas is a program designed to take a statewide view of the economic and […]

The University of Arkansas at Monticello will host orientation for first-time freshmen and new transfer students on Monday, August 20, according to Mary Whiting, director of admissions.
UAM will host two sessions for first-time freshmen beginning in the Fine Arts Center. Students with last names beginning with A through J will attend the first session at […]

Dr. Morris Bramlett, professor of chemistry and a member of the University of Arkansas at Monticello faculty for 16 years, has been named dean of the UAM School of Mathematical and Natural Science.
Bramlett replaces Dr. John Annulis, who retired in May after 35 years on the UAM faculty and nine years as dean of math […]