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Wednesday night, Joshua and Dailyn Johnston, and Dakota Eyman were looking for goodies in the West Bolling area.

A Monticello store seems to have picked some ironic decorations for the season.
Note the circled words at the bottom of the windows.

“A challenged local wood basin and a current market conditions have made it necessary to reduce operations at our Crossett plywood mills.”

Both the Monticello and Drew Central school districts will dismiss Thursday and Friday of this week, due to “AEA Days.”
“AEA Days” are scheduled statewide, to enable teachers to travel to centrally located sites, in order to work on in-service requirements, if needed. 
Most staff, however, remain in their individual districts to take part in “staff development”, locally.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils football team took Gulf South Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive week, as Scott Buisson picked up offensive honors and Scooter White picked up defensive honors for the week ending October 27.

The Monticello School District served as the host site for the Region 14 School Board meeting, Monday night, Oct. 29.
The purpose behind having regional school board meetings, is so that the individual school boards can get together with each other, as well as with state legal representatives, “to discuss new laws and changes in policies,” [...]

The photo above shows the collection of illegal beer and other alcoholic beverages that has been recovered by the Monticello Police Dept., in the past year.
The evidence was kept in custody, used in court, and destroyed Monday.

The pick up truck pictured above, was involved in a single vehicle accident, west of Monticello, on Barkada Road, a couple of miles from HWY 425.
The Arkansas State Police worked the accident, with several Drew County deputies, on the scene also.
The truck seemed to have traveling toward town, and lost control in a curve. 
A local [...]

Kaley Schwab, of Monticello, capture the title of Miss Hamilton County 2008, during the first night of the two day Miss Tennessee local preliminary competition.

On Monday October 29, the MHS cheer and pom squad will host our first ever community pep rally. 
The pep rally will take place at the MHS gym, and will have fun, entertainment, games, and over 300 free t shirts will be given away.  We want to invite all Billie Fans to come support their 5-0 in [...]

A tip to the Drew County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a Monticello man, Friday evening.

Former Monticello resident, Shirley Sims, will be back in Monticello, Wednesday, but she won’t be by herself.
Ms. Sims will be leading the Sr. Adult Choir from South Highland Baptist Church, as they sing at the Monticello Sr. Citizens Center, near City Park.
The choir’s program is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m., according to center director, [...]

Holmes Chapel Presbyterian Church, 527 E. McCloy St. will be holding their annual “Harvest Festival” Wednesday night.
All youth are invited to take part in “a safe, Christian environment”, which includes fun, games, and food.
If you’d like more information, call 367-9421

I’ve known Calvin Murphy for several years, and the more I’m around him, the more I learn.

Calvin, and his wife Mrs. Carolyn, operate O&M Oil Co., on East Gaines street.
Mr. Calvin has always lived in Drew County, and was born in the “Sipio” community, south of Ladelle and Lacey.  At the time, the Ashley, Drew, & Northern Railroad had [...]

When two young boys from Drew County took off for parts unknown during World War II, they had no idea that more than 70 years later they would be sitting before a group of seniors at Drew Central High School sharing the action, drama, and horrors of how a war unfolded before their eyes.

Senior English [...]

Rose Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church will hold there annual Squirrel Mulligan/Soup Supper on Tuesday, November 6 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Meals are $6.00 each for all you care to eat. Children under 12 eat free. Dine in or carry outs available.