Monticello Live

The brothers of the Gamma chapter of Phi Lambda Chi at UAM performed their annual bounce a thon for Arkansas Children’s Hospital

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“The Youth Minister of the Year Award was created in 2003 to honor individuals who have been outstanding in their service to young people through the youth ministry of the United Methodist Church in Arkansas.

Lori Fallon is a life-long United Methodist, who grew up in a small rural town in central Louisiana. Her career in the church launched when she completed a Disciple course, and soon after began working in the youth program at First United Methodist Church
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Simce we’ve spent so much of this week covering water, rain, and flooding; we might as well close the week out with these 2 unusual videos.

The videos include Thursday night’s broken water main, by a fire hudrant, shooting water into the middle of HWY 278 West.  The other shows a flooded sewer drain on East Shelton Street, pushing water up, through a manhole cover.

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Shown here are the proposed drawings and plans for a new 48 unit apartment complex, scheduled to be built on a 15 acre tract on Midway Route, near S. Main St.

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A few years ago, some dogs presented to Monticello Animal Clinic with some strange problems. They were very lethargic, acted like they were sore, and lab work indicated a severe infection. But, they were non-responsive to treatment! (more…)

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Kiwanis was awarded a Community Service Award by Daughters of American Revolution during a recent meeting.

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Arkansans suffering dental pain and discomfort will find much needed relief at the tenth annual Arkansas Mission of Mercy (ArMOM) on May 20th-21st at the University of Arkansas Student Center in Monticello, Arkansas.
Volunteers of all types are needed including hundreds of general volunteers and health professionals such as dentists, hygienists, dental assistants and pharmacists.

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Teams from the Arkansas Department of Correction’s Construction and Maintenance Division are on scene leading damage assessments at the Delta Regional Unit.

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Aubee Wright is a 9 year old MIS student.
This film will be entered in the Hot Spring Documentary Film Festiv.

Monticello’s Tree Board will be leading a combined Arbor Day and Tree City USA celebration at Lake Monticello’s Hunger Run Access on Saturday, March 19th, 2016 from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM.

Activities begin at 11:00 AM with planting and mulching trees. At noon, there will be a Proclamation by Mayor Tucker, a poem read by 4-H, and tree facts given by local scouts. Hot dogs or hamburgers will be served at 12:30 PM. From 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM, family and children nature activities are planned, along with a Tree Clinic to help with tree questions.

Come make Lake Monticello more beautiful, learn about the importance of trees, and enjoy good food and fun family activities. Stay later to enjoy fishing, hiking, and exploring on your own at your local lake. For more information, contact Hope Bragg at (870) 224-5478.

The 10th Drug Task Force, along with Dumas and McGehee Police officers executed a search warrant Friday at a southeast Arkansas  residence, (more…)

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For at least the third time in 36 hours, a driver decided that the road closed sign did not apply to them, but found soon out they were wrong.

Drew County sheriffs deputies (again) forged through the water to assist the driver, who will receive a citation and a wrecker bill, as will anyone else who bypasses the road closed signs, and puts first responders and emergency workers at risk.

The Mississippi driver of the northbound blue Infinity was not injured, unlike her checkbook

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According to Sheriff Mark Gober, around 3 am, the driver of this Woodfield Trucking (Camden) big rig was traveling east on Highway 35, in the Grace Loop area, near Dermott,  when he drove around a Road Closed sign.

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Selma – Collins Road at HWY 35

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Per City of Lake Village.

THIS MORNING LAKE LEVEL IS 114.
THE LAKE IS FLOWING INTO THE MASON AT DITCH BAYOU.
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