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One Monticello Life: Jesus Christ

April 12th, 2009 by Jeff

2 years ago, Jeff told about the life of Jesus, as the One Monticello Life for Easter Sunday. I suppose that featuring my Saviour has become an Easter tration, but if Christ hasn’t become the most important part of your life, he’is there waiting to accept you, as the hymn says, “Just As I Am”.

There’s not a more deserving subject for this week’s feature. Jesus, the One who has changed more lives than anyone else who ever walk on the earth, including mine. After reading, be sure to play the video at the bottom.

May God bless you all. – Joe Burgess

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Today is Easter and celebrated many ways throughout Monticello. Children enjoy the candy received from new-found Easter eggs. Spiral ham, mashed potatoes and fresh rolls are served at many family gatherings. Much of this happens after a time of reflection and celebration at one of the 50+ Christian churches in the area. The Holy One that is celebrated on this holiday isn’t a local, but Jesus Christ is found in the hearts of many Monticellonians. This is His story.

Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, Israel. Roman historians subsequently used the birth of Jesus as the dividing line of history using A.D. (Anno Domini, which is Latin for “the year of our Lord”) to mark the coming of Christ.

picture-2.jpgJesus was born into humble circumstances. His mother’s name was Mary who was of the Israelite tribe of Judah. At best, the circumstances of his birth were complicated. Mary was engaged to marry Joseph, also of the tribe of Judah. Joseph could trace his lineage back to Abraham. Jewish lineage and ancestry was sacred to the Israelites. However, before they were married, Mary confessed to Joseph that she was pregnant but claimed that the pregnancy was a result of news she had received from an angelic messenger. Read the rest of this entry »

Site upgrade in progress

March 17th, 2009 by Jeff

We will be upgrading MonticelloLive during the night to the newest version of Wordpress. You may notice some irregularities during the upgrade. Thanks for your patience and continued participation in your community website.

Lincoln to Speak at National Cotton Council’s Annual Meeting

February 9th, 2008 by Jeff

U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln will deliver the keynote address at the National Cotton Council’s Annual meeting on Monday, February 11, 2008.

Lincoln, who hails from a seventh-generation Arkansas farm family, is a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and is Chair of the Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection, and Price Support. 

This week, she was selected to serve as a conferee on the farm bill conference committee, which will negotiate differences between the Senate and House farm bills.

Over 200 Men Attend MIS for Watch DOGS Kick-off

October 9th, 2007 by Jeff

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More than 200 dads, stepdads, grandfathers and father figures showed up at MIS Tuesday night for the kickoff event of Watch DOGS.

Scott Huse, the national director of Watch DOGS spoke to the men while the kids played under supervision of teachers, Americorps workers and members of the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO).

Watch DOGS is a program for dads and father figures to provide safety and security for schools, while being a positive role model and asset for students and a help to the administration and teachers.

MonticelloLive: Up for sale or phasing out

September 2nd, 2007 by Jeff

The cross roadsAfter a banner first year of activity, interaction, new relationships and community news and information, we’re ready to set MonticelloLive aside. We’ve loved having the interaction with people from all areas of Monticello and the surrounding community. We truly live in a wonderful area! Amazing people. Perhaps one of the most well-loved features of the site has been One Monticello Life – the weekly feature of your friends, neighbors and family.

We deeply appreciate the opportunity to serve the community in this way. We hope someone else will take up the mantle of MonticelloLive, but if not, it’s been a great season of life.

One of the primary reasons for turning loose of MonticelloLive is simply the high expectations it’s generated among so many. We simply can’t live up to it!

Another reason, and probably more meaningful, is that as a local pastor, I can no longer afford to divide my focus and time in the way I have with MonticelloLive. Being bivocational, I initially began the website as a hobby and possible source of supplemental income. It quickly – almost dramatically – surged to become a community icon. I simply was not prepared for the time demands – with meetings, interviews, deadlines and the need to justify all the investment by seeking advertising for revenue. I simply didn’t want to be seen as a “reporter” or as attempting to sell ads when folks saw me coming.

Therefore, we’re putting MonticelloLive up for sale. We’ll consider all offers. Please use the contact form to inquire. I will offer website support and full training. It really is a wonderful opportunity for someone, and it’s a vital source of community news and information. For someone who can give it more time than I, its future is indeed bright!

If no one expresses any interest, we’ll simply phase the site out. It will remain online for reference and archiving purposes.

We’re grateful for all the support, kindness and participation of our readers. We’re also very grateful for our regular banner advertisers that made the work more worth it. Thanks to Parkway Bank, A&B Rentals, and Union Bank & Trust.

Drew County 4-H team places third overall

July 16th, 2007 by Jeff

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In this past weekend’s 4-H Range Events competition at the C.A. Vines 4-H Center in Ferndale, one of Monticello’s senior teams placed third overall among all participating teams from across the state. The team, consisting of Matt McKeown, Zack Christmas, Brad Holt and Steven Koone also placed first in archery in second in shot gun.

Terry Koone, local organizer of Drew County’s 4-H shooting sports, said, ” I want to express an special thanks for all the parents and coaches that made it possible. If it was not for the support of these people, we would not be able to have a program such as this.”

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There were 14 participants from the Drew County team who attended this year.

Pictured (Front Row): Colby Fortenberry, Sam Noble, Clint Hooker, Kurt Beaty, Aaron Hood, Hunter Hayes, (Back Row) Scott White, Will Beaty, Jake Wishard, Zach Christmas, Brad Holt, Steven Koone, Matt McKeown, and BJ Boykin.

MonticelloLive to scale back for summer

June 6th, 2007 by Jeff

With summer upon us and kids home, as well as other responsibilities crying out for more attention, we’re making the hard decision to scale MonticelloLive back over the summer. We will still be accepting submissions for stories and news releases, but we will not be actively covering news events until sometime in August.

Last month was the first month that our traffic decreased…. by 5 total hits. In May, the site saw 12,450 pageviews, down from 12,455 hits in April! We continue to be grateful for your participation and help in making MonticelloLive your community site.

We’re offering 50% off on all advertising during the summer months. Just look at the advertising page and figure 1/2 off. With between 400-500 hits per day, that is still the best ad money you can spend in the area. While we expect that traffic will decrease as posting is scaled back, you may want to seriously consider placing an ad with ML over the summer.

We also encourage you to send us news stories, announcements, engagements and wedding information. Your continued participation may provide the “fix” that some MonticelloLive addicts need to get through the summer! ;)

Again, thanks for helping make this site fun and interactive! Oh, and as always, if you’d like to make a donation, you can do so by clicking the donate button on the main page.

Standing room only crowd at council meeting questions need for community center

May 30th, 2007 by Jeff

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Wednesday night’s crowd at a called Monticello City Council meeting was standing room only. On the agenda Wednesday night was discussion of the proposed community center/recreation/municipal building that has been the center point of Mayor Joe Rogers’ term to date. Members of the city council at their May 17 meeting decided to table discussion of the topic until tonight, when more details were to be presented to them. Participants included members of the Monticello Police Department and Fire Department, business leaders and other members of the community.

Mayor Joe Rogers opened the meeting by introducing Sonny Jansson, the city of Sherwood Parks Director. Jansson explained in depth the process that his city had gone through to build and develop the program of their recreation center. Sherwood’s 47,000 square foot facility, he explained, is only a recreation center and was built in 2002 at a cost of approximately $3.2 million. Monticello’s proposed facility is roughly 42,000 square feet, and the projected price tag on it is almost $10 million.

Members of the community peppered Jansson with questions, ranging from the programs that were offered in the city to how the facility supported itself financially. Sherwood, Jansson said, has a population of 24,000 and also draws about 200 of its members from the North Little Rock area. Total membership of the center is between 1600 and 1700. Operational costs for the Sherwood facility are in excess of $600,000 per year. Almost half of that is staff salaries, which Rogers says will not be as big a factor for Monticello’s proposed facility. Sherwood receives a subsidy for operational costs from the city in the form of a “hamburger tax”, which for Sherwood entails a 2% tax on all prepared foods sold. Council members and community members questioned Rogers and Jansson whether Monticello would be able to financially support such a facility with similar operational costs.

In several sharply-worded exchanges, members of the community and business leaders indicated that they opposed the downtown post office, city hall and old fire and police stations being torn down. Others questioned the decision to locate the new center on the W.C. Whaley property, saying that such a facility would not preserve the historic nature of the Main Street corridor.

Police Chief Robert Rosegrant and Fire Chief Curtis Donaldson each made presentations related to the rundown conditions of the police and fire stations, citing the need for new facilities. Several questions were asked related to whether the current facilities could be suitably renovated for continued use, either by the police and fire departments, or perhaps for use as city hall.

After almost two hours of discussion, Mayor Rogers thanked the public for coming and said that the council would deliberate later on the nature of the proposed center and its details.

MonticelloLive is pleased to present the audio podcast of the Wednesday meeeting:


You may fast forward or rewind through the podcast by dragging the slider.

Police report for last month (April 2007)

May 28th, 2007 by Jeff

At the City Council meeting May 17, the Monticello Police Department presented reports of April’s activity.

Major Accidents: 13
Minor Accidents: 2
Major Accidents (Hwy 425): 2
Minor Accidents (Hwy 425): 8
Total Tickets Written: 92
Total Charges: 145
Speeding Tickets (Hwy 425): 1Arrest Charges:
Aggravated Assault: 1
Aggravated Robbery: 1
Battery 3: 1
Carrying Weapon: 1
Court-Ordered Jail: 1
Disorderly Conduct: 1
Domestic Battery 3: 3
Driving on Suspended DL: 1
DUI: 1
DWI: 5
Failure to Appear: 8
Minor in Possession: 1
Possession of Controlled Substance: 1
Public Intox: 1
Terroristic Threatening: 1
Warrant: 7
Total Persons Incarcerated: 36
Tickets Written:
Battery 3: 2
Breaking & Entering:1
Careless/Reckless Driving: 9
Carrying a Weapon: 1
Defective Equipment: 1
Disorderly Conduct: 5
DL Suspended: 12
DL Suspended DWI: 2
Domestic Battery 3: 5
Drinking on Highway: 2
Driving without Lights: 1
Drove Left of Center: 3
DUI: 3
DWI: 7
Expired Tags/No Tags: 7
Failure to Pay Reg. Fee: 3
Fictitious Tags: 1
Fleeing: 3
Improper Parking: 2
Minor in Possession: 4
No DL: 3
No Liabiity Insurance: 21
No Motorcycle Endorsement: 3
No Seat Belt: 6
Obstructing Gov’t Op: 3
Passing Stopped School Bus: 1
Possession Controlled Substance: 3
Profane, Abusive Language: 1
Public Intoxication: 6
Ran Red Light: 2
Resisting Arrest: 2
Refused Test: 1
Speeding: 9
Theft of Property: 1
Violation Child Restraint: 3
Violation Noise Ordinance: 7

Photo Essay: Upstaged by a horse

May 21st, 2007 by Jeff

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Journey Church members and guests were a little surprised when they arrived for worship Sunday. Someone was “horsing around.” Actually it was a real horse. Police officers from the Monticello Police Department had been trying to corner the horse Sunday morning as it had been reported loose. They spotted it crossing Highway 425, heading toward the Northpark Shopping Center.

They were finally able to secure the horse to a bench outside of Stage and were successful in locating the owner who came to pick it up.

Photo Essay: Gas prices break $3.00 overnight

May 18th, 2007 by Jeff

gas2.jpgIn one day, gas prices soared almost $0.18. According to the KATV.com website, “all of Arkansas’ metro areas–except Pine Bluff and Texarkana–set records Friday. In Springdale, Fayetteville and Rogers, the average is $3.22. In the Little Rock metro area, the average was $2.99, while the average in Fort Smith is $3.19. Texarkana has the cheapest gas Friday, at $2.91, while a gallon of gas costs $3.00 in Pine Bluff.”

Pine Bluff schedules Town Hall meetings for future planning

May 18th, 2007 by Jeff

The city of Pine Bluff has scheduled four Town Hall meetings over the course of the next month in order to involve citizens in the development of a long-term plan for that city. The dates for the meetings are May 24, June 5, June 12, and June 19. Officials for the city are excited about the prospects for the future and the collaborative effort involved in the upcoming planning effort, called Pine Bluff 20/20.

According to Judy Norton, co-chairperson of the Coordinating Committee, Sherry McDonnell with Team Work Arkansas will facilitate the first town hall meeting, which will also be aired on the radio live, and callers will be able to call in to participate with questions as well.

Break into focus groups at the second town hall meeting. Tenth grade students involved in the Junior Leadership Program which was begun in January will facilitate the second and third meeting. They are trained in facilitation by Dr. Mike Hemphill, professor of communications with the Clinton School of Public Services in Little Rock.

The final Town Hall meeting is for young people, teenagers and college students.

“When we asked the Junior Leadership students what their vision for Pine Bluff was, they were so excited. They just couldn’t stop talking,” Norton said.

“We did this 15 years ago, and it did very well, but it’s time for a new plan,” Norton said. “There are new ideas ready to come out. We have no preconceived ideas of what priorities will be. They will come out of the Town Hall meetings. When we conclude all of them, we expect to see certain themes and ideas repeated. Goal teams will be created to address these ideas, and that’s where the planning will begin to implement them.”

In a news conference yesterday, Mayor Carl Redus commented on the creative planning process:

This process will also help us to come to know ourselves better. For this visioning and strategic planning project to work for our community, we will need input and participation from everyone who cares about this community and its future. This process will necessarily be inclusive because we can’t expect the usual people and the usual ideas to have unusual results. So, we want not only the people who are traditionally active citizens of the community to participate, but also people who for a variety of reasons traditionally haven’t.

And while we do expect this project to bring about long term change in our community, if nothing else, it will demonstrate to participants that there is more common ground among citizens than most probably realize. Hopefully, then, instead of citizens competing for a piece of an ever shrinking pie, we can all work together to make a new pie large enough to feed an entire community.

Redus urged the gathered crowd at the news conference to help redefine Pine Bluff in a “communal” fashion.

Redus noted that while the many organizations in Pine Bluff, including public, private, non-profit, faith-based and volunteer sectors have “good initiatives taking place,” he said that, “There is no coordinated set of specific goals and objectives on which people in the community can be working. This process will provide Pine Bluff and Jefferson County that focus, that direction.”

According to Norton, there is an atmosphere of excitement and enthusiasm for the upcoming process that has continued to energize all sectors of the city. Pine Bluff 20/20 seeks to be widely inclusive of any citizens who want to participate, and with the Town Hall meetings it provides an opportunity for citizens to voice their ideas, concerns, and dreams.

“As the process moves forward, people select themselves to be more involved by their continual participation,” Norton said.

City, contractor at odds over pool leaks

May 15th, 2007 by Jeff

There was a meeting yesterday attended by representatives from the city and the contractor hired to repair the McCloy Park pool and replace its liner. The issue at hand was a big one. After substantial renovation and repair, the pool leaks. In fact, at present the pool may not be open for the summer.

MonticelloLive first reported on the city council’s decision to repair the pool after the February council meeting. At that meeting, the council hired…

contractor Kenny Johnson for a new contract price of $268,083. The original contract was for $242,585 but Johnson reported that once the project began it was discovered that “the pool is sub-standard construction-wise”. His concern is having to warranty the job for a year, wanting to be confident in the work he’s done. At $268,083 Mitch Rose, the engineer representing the city from McClellan Engineering, projects 5-10 more years use with the current restoration. At this cost, the liner will be replaced with upgraded material, some pipes will be replaced, the diving board will be repaired, a working drainage system will be installed, and the pool lights will be checked and replaced if needed.

According to some, Mayor Joe Rogers has said that he will not accept anything less than a new liner; however the contractor has reiterated that from the beginning, he warned the city about the pool’s faulty construction.

Rogers did not return phone calls for comment on the issue.

No one is happy about the problem, especially parents of children on Monticello’s award-winning swim team, the Marlins.

“Although the swim team has worked out the details to swim at UAM if that is necessary, we are still hoping that the pool issue will be resolved and that we’ll be able to swim there. It’s very, very hot at the UAM pool, but we’re just thankful that we can swim at all,” said swim team parent and board member Alisa Hopper.

Photo Essay: Rough & Ready Days start with a bang!

May 12th, 2007 by Jeff

Saturday started early for Rough & Ready revellers as the Annual 5K Run/Walk began registration at 6:45 a.m. Shown below is Monticello Mayor Joe Rogers firing the starting shot for the walk. McCloy Park filled up just before lunch as families and fun seekers piled in to take advantage of the festival’s armband discount for rides and games.

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Rough & Ready Days are here!

May 11th, 2007 by Jeff

With concerts and rides and plenty of vendor booths to choose from, Monticello kicked off its annual Rough and Ready Days festival. Tonight’s BBQ chicken award went to Farm Bureau Insurance, with second place going to Superior Federal Credit Union, and third place awarded to Tim’s Heating and Air.

Tomorrow’s activities feature the 5-K Run/Walk at 6:45 a.m., the Youth Fishing Derby at 8:00, a Silent Auction, the ABATE Bike Show, an antique car show, and eight different concerts.

More Rough and Ready pictures here.

City debuts new website

May 7th, 2007 by Jeff

monticelloweb.jpgWhile many organizations associated with the city have had websites for quite a while, the city of Monticello’s website was announced last week at the monthly Monticello Economic Development Commission meeting. Executive Assistant for the MEDC, Ann Goad, is largely credited for helping the city develop its own site after years of not having an internet presence.

The site can be accessed at http://www.monticellocityof.org.

The site offers links for newcomers, minutes from city council meetings, city hall news, and information about elected officials. Visitors can also access the latest reports about Monticello’s drinking water and even take a virtual tour of the SPEC Building that continues to be marketed toward outside industries.

Monticello schools enter lockdown mode on Friday

May 4th, 2007 by Jeff

At Monticello Middle School, two female students related to school officials earlier this afternoon that they had seen “a guy” walking near the school with what looked like a gun in his hand. Officials immediately contacted local law enforcement, and with their help began a thorough search of the buildings in the school district.

The lockdown comes just a week after an incident at Drew Central Schools was determined to be a “childish prank.” Last month, a University of Arkansas at Monticello employee was arrested after making threatening comments and spitting on law enforcement officials.

The high school office related that everyone is “ok,” and that after a thorough search of the school, no weapons had been found. The students who reported seeing the individual were interviewed thoroughly and assisted officials by providing a description of the individual.

While police did find an individual meeting that description, no weapons were found, and the lockdown was lifted before school was dismissed. Officials will continue looking into the incident to ensure the safety of the students.

According to Assistant Superintendant Tommy Tyler, the principals of the schools had just completed a revision of the district’s crisis plan last week, and it allowed all officials to proceed smoothly through today’s incident.

“We were not going to take it lightly. The police responded great. We’re thankful,” said Tyler.

Monticello radio stations sold

April 10th, 2007 by Jeff

In another large media sale, Monticello radio stations KHBM, KGPQ, and KXSA owned by Community Radio Network were purchased recently by Pines Broadcasting Inc., owned by Jimmy and Gwen Sledge. The sales prices of the stations was $1.05 million, according to the broadcastingcable.com site. In a letter to advertisers and businesses, Jimmy Sledge stated, “We have retained all of the employees at the stations, and we appreciate your patience during this time of transition of ownership.”

Pines Broadcasting announced that it plans to provide more local news, weather, and sports, as well as offering six different music formats to listen to on the stations.

Four local women place in national barrel racing competition

April 4th, 2007 by Jeff

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Four local ladies traveled to Tunica, Mississippi this past weekend (March 30-April 1) for the World Barrel Racing Production Classic Equine Race for the Cash III. Their winnings, (left to right in the photo) are:

  • Kim Eubanks placed first in the 6D competition, and won $1000 and a Martin trophy saddle.
  • Lisa Kilcrease placed sixth in the 4D competition, and won $500 and a trophy bronc halter.
  • Melinda Loveless placed third in the 2D competition, and won $900 and a World Barrel Racing trophy jacket.

Also competing was Deanna Duncan.

Submitted by Shelley Smith 

Sold! Cablevision

March 31st, 2007 by Jeff

It has been confirmed by MonticelloLive that Community Communications Company, better known as Cablevision, has been acquired by former general manager Bill Copeland.  Discussions have already begun on upgrades and the addition of new services.

Cablevision provides cable television to 27 South Arkansas communities and both cable television and high-speed Internet services in Monticello. Cablevision was founded in 1973 and was owned by the late Paul Q. Gardner, Jr. until his death in June 2006. His widow, Donna Gardner and sons, Chad Gardner and Paul (Chip) Q. Gardner III, assumed control of the company at that time.  Community Communications Company still remains the largest independently owned cable company in Arkansas.

An official press release has been promised by the new management, and MonticelloLive will publish it as soon as it’s released.

Twenty meets with congressional leaders

March 6th, 2007 by Jeff

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Monticello leaders of Twenty for the Future had a busy morning today as they met with four different congressional leaders in the span of four hours.

While Representative Marion Barry was unable to meet due to scheduling conflicts, the group from Monticello met with his chief of staff as well as with Congressmen Mike Ross, John Boozman, and Vic Snyder.

Bennie Ryburn III was the spokesman for the group in all meetings today as he shared Twenty’s eight-point priority list. The group received a positive welcome from the delegation, and the congressmen pledged their support in many of the projects.

Representative Mike Ross said, “It’s a done deal, as far as I’m concerned,” in reference to the need for a north-south connector from Highway 278 to Jordan Drive to alleviate traffic around the hospital and schools.

Representative John Boozman said, “We’ll help you in any way we can.”

Members of the Congressional delegation and their staff remarked consistently what a positive impact the Monticello group is able to make by having such a large group of concerned civic, business and educational leaders present to advocate the needs of the community.

MonticelloLive is proud to present you with the podcast from the group’s meeting with Representative Mike Ross today:

Pictures of Tuesday’s Washington activities can be found here.

Confirmed tornado in Drew County

February 27th, 2007 by Jeff

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has confirmed that the tornado that touched down in the northern part of Drew County on Saturday was of F2 intensity. An F2 tornado is defined as a significant tornado with sustained winds of 113 to 157 miles per hour. 25 percent of tornadoes reported in the United States yearly fall within this category.

Crews from the National Weather Service were on the scene in Drew County on Monday to survey the damage and confirm whether the damage sustained was characteristic of a tornado or high velocity straight line winds. A tornado track was discovered that had a path length of 15 miles stretching from 4.5 miles north of Monticello to 3.5 miles southeast of Garrett Bridge in Lincoln county.

To put the scale of an F2 tornado in perspective, the tornado that struck Dumas Arkansas on Saturday has been classified as an F3 Tornado. National Weather Service officials stated on Monday that the people of Drew County are very “lucky.” The tornado struck a mostly rural area of the county damaging only a few homes and outlying buildings.

The tornado tracks in Drew and Desha County were eerily similar to the February 24, 2001 tornado outbreak.

Busiest day for site

February 27th, 2007 by Jeff

Yesterday, February 26, was MonticelloLive’s busiest day ever! Thanks for your continued interest and helping spread the word around our town and region about the site. We’re so pleased about the positive response, and you are directly to thank for that.

In addition, February has already become ML’s highest traffic month. As of yesterday, the site had already had more than 7,158 pageviews this month! We look forward to growing with you in the days ahead.

As usual, we depend upon you for help with stories and ideas, so keep ‘em coming! Many of the stories you read were ideas submitted by others.

Next Monday through Wednesday, we hope to present you with an exciting feature. More about that soon! We’ll be sending out an email alert with the news about the feature in it first. If you’d like your business or group to advertise in the email newsletter, it’s only $25 for the ad! It’s also limited to the first two advertisers.

Again, thanks for your participation in MonticelloLive! It’s truly a community website!

Monticellonians head to Dumas over weekend for relief effort

February 26th, 2007 by Jeff

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After being devastated by one and possibly two tornadoes on Saturday, Dumas sought to begin the long cleanup and restoration process Sunday. Members of at least half a dozen churches and other organizations from Monticello headed to Dumas Sunday morning to lend their encouragement, tools, and labor to the relief effort.

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More pictures of the Dumas tornado destruction and relief effort here. (If you have pictures that you’d like to submit, please do so at jeff [at] monticellolive.com.

Dumas hit hard by tornado

February 24th, 2007 by Jeff

Early reports coming out of Dumas indicate that a tornado touched down and left a path of destruction through the community. Volunteers from the Monticello Fire Department and other organizations left Monticello shortly after the line of severe weather passed through Drew County to lend assistance. Unconfirmed reports are that there many have been some fatalities in Dumas. Dumas is located in Desha County and has a population of 5238, as of the 2000 census.

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