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Fountain of Life Christian Center located at 910 Old Warren Road, is pleased to host the Agape School of World Evangelism layman’s Bible school Saturday, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. 
ASWE layman’s Bible school began at Agape Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, and now it is coordinated by Paul & Bea Smith, and it is available at […]

Around 6:15 this morning, a loaded log truck headed towards Monticello, overturned in the curve of HWY 83 at the Rose-Hill Cut-Off road.

There were no injuries.
HWY 83 will be closed from on an “as needed” basis until 9-10 o’clock.

UAM’s “Super 8″ round-robin girl’s softball tournament start today.
The first game will be played at 12 noon, at UAM field, and will pit UAM against Valdosta State.
There will be tournament games played at the Monticello Sports Complex, as well.  The first games there include; on field #1-Arkansas Tech vs. Univ. Alabama-Huntsville; and field #2, OBU […]

The Monticello Fire Dept. had a busy day, Thursday, responding to 4 different calls.
The first call came in around 11 a.m., and sent them out to the Monticello High School.
The school fire alarm was sounding, and the building had been evacuated.
There was no fire, but the Fire Dept. went out as a safety precaution, and […]

Shortly before 3 p.m., a grass fire call came in, dispatching the Monticello Fire Dept. east of Monticello, on HWY 278.  The fire had spread to a wooded area, just past the fire training center, and F & F boat shop.
A pumper truck and the mini-pumper responded, and soon had the blaze extinguished.

As the fire department was rolling up their hoses from the HWY 278 fire, around 3:10, another call came in, telling them of another grass fire speading into a wooded fence row, near the intersection of HWY 425 South and HWY 172, at White Hall.  The Lacey-Ladelle also responded to this call, which was located behind […]

Somewhere between 3:30 and 4 p.m., the 4th fire call of the day, sent the Monticello Fire Dept. to the laundromat, located on HWY 425 South, behind Circle N & EZ Mart.
The fire was contained to the restroom, where it appears that an electric circuit running to a light fixture was the source of ignition.
Once […]

The University of Arkansas at Monticello debate and forensics team broke the single tournament scoring record for the International Public Debate Association (IPDA) at a tournament held at Henderson State University on February 23-24.             

The Monticello Sr. Billies Girls soccer team lost to Arkadelphia Thursday night by score of 7-0.

The Sr. Billies Boys team also lost to visiting Arkadelphia, 8-2.

The Billies goals were scored by Max Sawyer in the 1st period, and Tim Martin in the 2nd period.

Coming to this web-page, information about Luna Brothers Circus.

The Youth of Second Baptist Church led by J.D. Woodard, Youth Minister, will be having a Spring Fundraiser Chili Supper- Friday Night from 5PM to 7PM. 
Adults will be $5.00 and Children age 4-11 will be $3.00. 
Drive-Thru Takeout will be available at 3:00 PM. 
For more info call 367-2459.

The youth from Northside Baptist Church take a mission trip to the Guest House once a month. 
The photo shows the group that took part last night. 
The Northside Youth group usually does this project once a month. 
Rhonda Brooks, the pastor’s wife, provides a snack or some kind of a seasonal treat for the residents there, from a decoration, to sugar free pudding, jello, applesauce, a […]

 
At a recent City Council meeting, the color of Monticello’s new water tank came into question.  A “nearby neighbor” has requested that the tank be painter gray, while it was pointed out that white paint tends to hold up better to weather conditions.
The new tank is being constructed on Old Troy Road, near Mason Hill.  […]

While researching the above “water tank” story, MonticelloLive saw what appears to be a piece of national history, in the area close to where the tanks are located.
We’re working on the story now, and hope to post it over the weekend.
Check back over the weekend for more information.