Monticello Live

Jermaine Taylor, the former undisputed Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World, was in Monticello Saturday night as a special guest for the boxing card held in honor of Dr. Randy McKiever.

On the card, Monticello’s Brandon Mayweather won his first professional fight, as he fought Darrel Davis, of Shreveport, and won with a 1st round knockout, shown here.

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Early morning shoppers and merchants at the opening morning of the Drew County Monticello Farmers Market. 

This deer camp, located approximately one mile south of HWY 278 East, on Sixteenth Section Road was destroyed by fire, around 10 p.m. Friday night.

The building was totally engulfed, with flames coming through the roof, when the fire dept. arrived.

The Monticello Fire Dept., Drew County Sheriff’s Dept., and Arkansas State Police responded to the blaze.

Taylor Parker and her dad, Coach John


Morgan Gathan-sliding into home
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Over the Memorial Day Weekend, the Monticello Police Dept made the following arrests:

Domestic battery—2

Theft under $500—7

Criminal Mischief—2

Public intox—2

Battery, 3rd degree—3 (bar fight)

Endangering welfare of minor—1

Disorderly conduct—1

These arrests were made between Saturday & Monday.

(L to R by rows, from top to bottom): (top row) Dr. Bob Stark, Dr. Paul Francis; (second row) Brad Clark, Kevin Ford, Steve Walmsley; (third row) Corey Bryant, LaMarcus Payne, Josh Rawls; (fourth row) Paige Bolin, Brian Young, Aaron Rutledge, Seth Tucker; (fifth row) Clayton Howell, Josh Barley, Aaron Pambianchi, Representative Allen Maxwell, Senator Jimmy Jeffress; (sixth row) Chris Bryant, Sara Beth Waller, Emily Wright, Whitney Leach, Sarah Dorton, Lana Chastain, Representative Gregg Reep, and Representative Eddie Cheatham.
Nineteen agriculture students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello received a firsthand view of history during their annual field trip to the Arkansas Capitol. 
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Daniel Judkins of Monticello graduated from Ouachita Baptist University during May commencement exercises.

Judkins received a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in biology.

A total of 196 students received Baccalaureate degrees during Ouachita’s spring commencement ceremony held on the lawn in front of Cone-Bottoms Hall.

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Pictured are the children who participated in this year’s St. Jude Math-a-Thon for Drew Central Elementary: Not in order, Rachel Shirey, Mayia Gulley, Kelsea Majors, Sarah Pennington, Samantha Pennington, Katilyn Harris, Jake Harris, Deaunna Bodiford, Waldo Laeskei, Maci Estelle, Lacey Rae, Armon Youngblood, Charlie Courtney, Mistee Pamplin. 

These children raised almost $800.00 dollars for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. 

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UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH AWARDS FOR MAY (NOT IN ORDER)

LACEY RAE, KIERRA GARDNER, CHEYENNE JOHNSON, SKY LYTLE, MISTEE PAMPLIN
BRADLEY DEAL, GABE RATLEDGE, SKYLAR HENRY, KANE GRAVES, JOSH MOORE
WILLIAM OSBURN, DAWN BROWNING, DAKOTA KULBETH, KELSEA MAJORS

The Drew County Farmers’ Market at Monticello,  located at the corner of Shelton and Conley, will be open for business beginning Saturday.
 
The days of operation are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.
 
Covered booth space is available and free of charge. 
 
Garage Sales and Growers from surrounding counties are welcomed!!!
 
The Monticello Market is WIC approved.

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Noemi Garcia and Ryan Fowler were the overall Accelerated Reader Winners at Drew Central Elementary School this year.
Noemi won top honors in the upper elementary with 461 points and Ryan was the lower elementary winner with 133 points.
Each received a certificate, a Wal-Mart gift card and an autographed book from author Katy Duffield.

The attached picture is of # 00, Doug Davis and Mark Bayird of Monticello.  Davis finished 1st in the Cruiser class Saturday, May 24th.  Davis is the current leader in the running for Points Champion in the Cruiser class. 

Race results are attached below.

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Pastor Al Womack, of First Assembly of God, was one of the willing participants for the Dunking Booth at Rough & Ready Days.

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Front Row (left to right)  – Robert Arey, P. Q. Gardner, Odis Allen, Doyle Harris

Back row (L to R) – Whitt Thornhill, Warner Vining, Joel Brooks; John Collins; Roy Grizzell; Macon Causey, T. Robie Scott.

Veterans present at the Memorial Day ceremony who served our county during the Korean War include; Darrell Gray, Houston Berryman, Mickey Findley, Dale Hughes, and Coleman Randall.

Veterans who have served since the Korean War, who were present for the Memorial Day ceremony include: Dale Hughes, Marcus Kellebrew, Walter Chapman, Houston Berryman, Glenn Kellebrew, James Lee, Lamar Butler, and Mickey Findley (not pictured)

Close to 100 people attended a special Memorial Day Ceremony this morning, to honor Drew County Veterans, and the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.

Four World War II veterans took the chance to visit before the program.  Shown here are Robie Scott, P. Q. Gardner, Robert Arey, and Odis Allen.

Glenn Kellebrew, commander of the local American Legion post, opened the event.

Boy Scout Troop #67 posted the colors.

Drew County Judge, Damon Lampkin served as the guest speaker.

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Download standings here.

The 2008 EMS Week theme is “Your Life is Our Mission.” This statement was chosen to recognize the commitment that emergency medical personnel make to the communities they serve.
 
EMS Week — held this year from May 20 to May 26 — was established to bring communities and medical personnel together to publicize safety and honor the dedication of EMS workers.
 
So if you see anyone from SouthEast EMS or MASI this week, give them a pat on the back and tell them thanks for the great job they do.

Have A Great Week,
Lyle Welch
SouthEast Emergency Medical Services

Drew County Veterans will be hosting a Memorial Day ceremony, Monday at 10 a.m., at the Drew County Courthouse on South Main Street. 

The public is invited and encouraged to attend. 

The ceremony is to honor our fallen heroes.

This week’s One Monticello Life person is the youngest that has been featured, since I took over the site last year.  But as a Drew Central High School Senior, she has made a big difference in small school, a long way from Monticello.

Erica Hood is the daughter of Steve and Amanda Hood. She graduated from Drew Central High School last Tuesday night.

At Drew Central, she was enrolled in the Honors Dept., which is also referred to as the “college prep” level of study.  She was also able to complete some college courses, as well.

Her plans are to attend UAM for two years, and then transfer to UCA, to complete her degree in speech and language pathology. (more…)

This GMC pick-up hit the back of the Ford pick-up, shown below, which hit another pick-up which had stopped to turn in at Jenkins’ Convenience Store on HWY 278 E. around 12:30.

The GMC is shown here being towed by Ronnie of Triple A Wrecker Service.

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At least two other accidents also occurred this morning.

There was a wreck at Union Bank’s University Branch late this morning, where a vehicle rear-ended another vehicle in the drive through lane.  Neither car was towed.

Also, around 8 a.m., a small cycle or moped collided with a cable that was tied to a post on the parking lot, behind Commercial Bank’s Branch near the 425 / 278 intersection.

The driver of the cycle reportedly had a leg injury, and SEEMS ambulance responded. 

With With Monday being recognized as Memorial Day, it just seems appropriate to choose the Flag at the National Guard Armory as this week’s “Flag of the Week”.

Our prayers and support go out to the soldiers and families of the 39th. 

Loryn Teater, a 6th grader at Monticello Middle School, submitted a winning entry for the Stamp Out Smoking (SOS) Clean Air Avengers Essay Contest. This year, SOS received more than 1,100 entries from around the state of Arkansas. Teater placed first in Arkansas in the category for grades 4-6 and won a laptop computer for her efforts. She is the daughter of Donald and Renee Teater.

Chamber of Ages is shown here playing on the Rough & Ready Days stage.

MonticelloLive just received the photos, and wanted to thank the band for taking part in the festival.

Cedric Leonard, president of the Monticello School Board, presents a plaque to Steven Koone, a junior at MHS, for his outstanding achievement and winning the bronze medal in the Precision Machining Technology at the state competition.  
 

Students were recognized at the Monticello School Board meeting Tuesday, May 20, for their achievements at the Arkansas state Skills USA competition in Hot Springs.  Eighteen Monticello OEC students competed in seven different Skills USA competition areas.  A total of 1,854 students from across Arkansas competed in 76 different contest areas.

Seated: Tori Land, Jonathan Webb, Jacob Hollis
Standing: Deborah Pratt, Hunter Scott, Nicholas Akers (captain), & William Streeter

Hamburg Elementary G/T students won first place in the SEARK Cooperative Quiz Bowl competition which was held in Monticello.

Fourteen teams from southeast Arkansas  competed.

Teams with the most total points for the morning returned for an afternoon single round elimination. Other teams in the round included Monticello, Gillett, Woodlawn, and Dumas. 

All Monticello and Drew County offices, as well as most state agencies will be closed Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Most banks and local businesses will also be close. 

Due to the holiday, Drew County’s Monday and Tuesday garbage routes will both be picked up on Tuesday.

Monticello city routes will be collected on the next regular pick up day.

Monticello bin trucks will keep their regular schedule.

Kaley Schwab, formerly of Monticello, will compete for the title of Miss Tennessee 2008 in June.  Kaley, a former Drew Central honor graduate is a senior at Belmont University in Nashville, Tn majoring in Public Relations/Communications.  Kaley will compete for the title June 18-21 in Jackson, Tn at the Carl Perkins civic center.  The pageant can be viewed 8:00 pm nightly live via The intranet at www.eplustv6.com .

Kaley is the daughter of Gloria Schwab of Bentonville and the granddaughter of Curley & Kathleen Rawls of Monticello.