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Monticello High School Senior, Brooks Aaron Ashcraft has been awarded a scholarship from the National Guard Association of Arkansas and the Enlisted Association of the Arkansas National Guard in the amount of $500. 
Brooks will attending the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, in the fall and will pursue a degree in landscape architecture. 

Carlton Davis of Warren and Jeff Owyoung of McGehee have been appointed to the University of Arkansas at Monticello Board of Visitors by Governor Mike Beebe. Reginald Glover of Monticello and Tommy Poole of Eudora were reappointed to the board.

Fishing Tip: Make bait keepers out of used soft-plastic worms and lizards. Cut them into small disks and save them in a separate bag. When you need to bait a hook with a minnow or nightcrawler, place a disk on the hook after the live bait and your offering will be harder for a fish […]

After picking up four wins and no losses over the past week, senior pitcher Kate Brady has been named the Gulf South Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week for the last week of the 2008 regular season.

MonticelloLive will be publishing obituaries and service times on this page in the near future.
Funeral schedules are currently available by calling 367-7777, ext. 5, or by listening to KHBM 93.7 news, at 6, 7, & 9 a.m. 

MonticelloLive will now be offering FREE YARD SALE listings each week.  Follow the “contact” link above.
This week’s sales include……………..
Northside Baptist Church, East Pope Street, Saturday, May 3, 6 a.m. starting time.  Furniture Clothes, what-nots.  Proceeds go to youth fund.
and
Rose Hill Free Will Baptist Youth Rummage Sale, Saturday, May 3–Huge Church Wide rummage sale.–All kinds of […]

Jury service, Thursday, May 1st, for one of jury panels has been cancelled.  You WILL need to report Monday, May 5 by 9:00 in the courtroom.
However, the other jury panel that was summoned for Friday still needs to report FRIDAY, MAY 2, BY 9:00 AM IN THE COURTROOM, according to Pat Savage, Drew County Circuit […]

# 116 Dustin Harris of Monticello finished 1st place in the Hobby Stock class this Saturday at Monticello Speedway.  Dustin is currently first in points with 305 points.

# 00 Doug Davis of Monticello took first place for the second week in a row in the Crusier class at Monticello Speedway.  Doug is also the leading […]

In an ongoing effort to control DWIs, the Monticello Police Dept. charged 3 vehicle operators with DWI over this past weekend.
The program is a part of a federal overtime grant, that provides extra support for local officers.
More information is posted in the story below. 

University of Arkansas at Monticello Art Professor Tom Richard will open exhibitions of his work in May at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock and at the Laredo Center for the Arts in Laredo, Texas.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello softball team is set to open play in the 2008 Gulf South Conference Championship Tournament on Friday, May 2 against nationally ranked No. 2 Alabama-Huntsville.
 

Monticello Baptist Temple, 1693 HWY 425 South, will be holding a fundraising Fish Fry, on Saturday, May 3, from 4:00 pm til 7:00 pm
The cost is $8.00 per plate, dine in or carry out.
Benefits from the fish fry will be used to help build a church in India.
Call 367-1054 for information

Monticello School District will host a community emergency management meeting at 10:00 a.m. on April 30th at the Fire Department Training Center. 
The purpose of this meeting is for all local schools and first responders to continue planning a full-scale emergency exercise scheduled to be held on July 8.
For more information regarding the meeting, contact Katrina […]

Cruiser - Feature
1..00..DOUG DAVIS..MONTICELLO, AR
2..5..DONNIE SUMMERFORD..HERMITAGE, AR
3..549..MIKE ZIEMAN..monticello, ar
4..26..BRIAN PHARR..MONTICELLO, AR
5..29..BILL JONES..MONTCELLO, AR
Cruiser - Heat  1
1..33..JEFF JESTER..WARREN, ar
Cruiser - Heat  2
1..00..DOUG DAVIS..MONTICELLO, AR

Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday, April 28 were:
1st place        Kaye Koen and Faye Chandler
2nd place        Emma Jean Matheny and Charlotte McKiever
3rd place        Fritz Hudson and Joann Hawley
4th place        Sandra Lloyd and Jean Palsa

Dateline news will be featuring a story on the murder of Nona Dirksmeyer, the beauty queen from Russellville, AR, who was murdered in her apartment on December 15, 2005.
Kenny Johnson, of Monticello, practiced in this area for many years was the lead attorney for Kevin Jones, of Dover, AR, who was charged with Ms. Dirksmeyer’s […]

The Spatial Analysis Laboratory (SAL) in the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s School of Forest Resources has been selected to receive the Director’s Special Commendation from the Arkansas Department of State Parks for providing mapping technology for the Cane Creek Lake State Park hiking and biking trail.

The UAM’s Academic Partnership for Public Child Welfare will sponsor a B.A.G.S. campaign in April in recognition of Child Abuse and Prevention month.

Notary Certification Training
Become a Notary!  Renew your commission. 
There is no fee for this class. 
Note:  This class does not include cost of application, bonding, and official stamp.
The class will be held Tuesday, April 29, between 9-11:00am, at the Monticello-Drew County Chamber of Commerce office, located at 335 E. Gaines Street, in Monticello
                
Kathryn Peacock, Center Director
Arkansas Small Business […]