Monticello Live

Beth Davis, Drew County Assessor reminds everyone the deadline to assess your Personal Property Taxes is May 31, 2012.  You may do this by calling 870-460-6240, Online at http://www.drewcountyassessor.com/ or by coming by the Assessor’s office located in the courthouse.

A 10% late penalty will be added after this date.  Commercial Personal Property can not be done by phone, a signature is required by law.

Reminder: If you own your home and it’s  your primary residence you may qualify for up to $350 homestead tax credit.  Please let our office know if you have become disabled or will turn 65 by Dec. 31, 2012.

On Friday, May 11, the Drew County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a possible theft at Shenk Farms located on Highway 138.

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On May 3rd, the Drew County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a possible break-in at a residence located on South Wilmar Road. Unknown suspects took three televisions (a 32-inch Sharp flatscreen, a 42-inch Vizio flatscreen, and a 20-inch vizio flatscreen), a man’s gold wrist watch, and a Dell laptop computer. If any citizen has any information regarding these missing items, they are urged to contact the Sheriff’s Department at 367-6211.

On May 2nd, the Drew County Sheriff’s Department received a report of theft at a residence located on Lynn Acres. The home owner noticed that several items were missing from her carport area. The missing items include a Black and Decker tool box full of hand tools, a hatchet, several Craftman screwdrivers, a ShopVac electric blower, a pipe wrench and a staple gun. If any citizen has any information regarding these missing items, they are urged to contact the Sheriff’s Department at 367-6211.

According to Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober, the Drew County Sheriff’s Department arrested Samantha Robertson, age 28 of Monticello, on Wednesday, May 2nd, for her connection to four thefts this past week in Drew County after authorities conducted a search warrant on her residence at 715 South Maple Street in Monticello.

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Drew County Sheriff’s Auxiliary will be distributing registered sex offender community notifications in Drew County on Saturday, May 5th.

These notifications are not intended to increase fear in the community; rather it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public. This information cannot be used to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders. Citizen abuse will not be tolerated. Such abuse could potentially end law enforcement’s ability to do community notifications. If you have any questions regarding these notfications, please feel free to ask our deputies or call our office at 367-6211.

Today’s job market is a very competitive force that’s why early intervention is imperative. Our program Career Connections is designed to help young people gain the valuable skills needed. There are certain eligibility requirements and possible summer job placement opportunities.

Parents or Guardians if you have youth ages 16-21 in Ashley or Drew County please contact your local workforce center. The first 25 to sign up will be place in a drawing for a $25 Walmart gift card.

Drew County: 870.367.990
Ashley County:870.304.2312

The Drew County Extension Homemakers Clubs will be offering three $1,000 scholarships for the

2012-2013 college year to three students who are Drew County residents, and who will be attending the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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The Drew County Assessor’s office would like to remind the taxpayers of Drew County about all of its online resources available at no charge and accessible 24/7. Taxpayers of Drew County can access all public records online, including both real estate and personal property records, which can be found by going to www.actdatascout.com.

Also available is the online personal property assessment website, www.drewcountyassessor, for those who own personal property in Drew County. This tool was introduced in 2011 and allows the public to assess from the convenience of any location with internet access. It is very useful for the taxpayers of the county who cannot make arrangements for assessing between normal business hours – 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Feel free to call the Drew County Assessor’s office at 870-460-6240 with any questions regarding all of its online services available to you.

Pat Scifres Savage, Circuit Clerk of Drew County, was awarded a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the Automated Records System Fund for automation, or preservation of the Real Estate Records for their county. The money for the grants is paid into the fund by the ten Class 6 and 7 counties in the State of Arkansas.

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The dates for Drew County’s mass flu clinics have been set. 

Clerks and nurses are needed, please call the Drew County Health Unit at 367-6234.

November 10th – community mass clinic @ First Assembly of God Church 7am – 6 pm

Drew County 4-H Clubs

Anyone interested in being a member of 4-H should come by the Extension Office or may attend any of the 4-H meetings mentioned below.

Monticello Billies Club meets the third Monday of each month at 3:05pm at MMS.
Kristal Young is the Leader

Horse Club meets the third Monday of each month at 5:30pm at MMS.
Kristal Young is the Leader

Kiononia meets the second Tuesday of each month at 3:30pm at Living Word Church.
Sonya Sneed is the Leader

Poultry Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm at Workforce Center
Jim Hall is the Leader

Teen Leaders meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30pm at the Clubhouse in the Courthouse
Lynn Lanthrip is the Leader

Shooting Sports Club meets a few Saturdays each month in Rock Springs
Terry Koone is the Leader

Kennedy Club meets the First Monday of each month at Kennedy Church.
Melissa Vincent is the Leader

Saturday, October 29 from 10 am until 2 pm the Drew County Sheriff’s Office and the Monticello Police Department will be participating in the National Pill Take Back Program.

This is the third event that has been conducted in Drew County; with the last event collecting over 17 pounds of pills. The program was started approximately two years ago as a safe and environmentally friendly way to get rid of old unwanted drugs; making the home safe for children and reducing the chance of illicit prescription drugs on the street.

They will be at the Wal-Mart parking lot in front of Comet Cleaners and Commercial Bank.

The Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public that Terry Otter, a level 4 Registered Sex Offender (Sexually voilent preditor) has moved to 3062 Hwy 425 North. The offender was previously incarcerated.

Name: Terry Otter
Date of Birth: 05/23/1962
Address: 3062 Hwy 425 North

Charges: 2cts of Rape
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The Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public that Roy Densmore, a level 3 Registered Sex Offender (High Risk to re-offend) has moved to 128 Tara Grove. The offender was previously incarcerated.

Name: Roy Densmore
Date of Birth: 03/07/1952
Physical Address: 128 Tara Grove

The offender was convicted of Possession of Child Pornography in 2005.

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There will be no jury duty, today, in the Drew County Circuit Court.

Usually that announcement is made because a plea bargain has been reached.  That is not the case, this time.

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If you have been diagnosed with any one of 15 different diseases the latest and most common of which are: Ischemic Heart Disease, Parkinsons, Hairy Cell Leukemia, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Prostate and or Respiratory Cancers, you could be automatically service connected for treatment and/or disability payments.

These diseases are presumed to have been caused by your exposure to Agent Orange while in Vietnam. All you need to do is call 460-6290 or 723-7882on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 8-4, or come by Drew County Courthouse on either day.  

It would be an honor to help you with your claim.

Please call or come by. Drew County Veterans Service Office Walter Chapman Service Officer

Members of the Drew County Sheriff’s Department and Monticello Police Department executed a search warrant at 228 South Conley Street on April 26th at approximately 7:40 pm; two arrests were made.

Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober said that he had been investigating the residence for some time due to frequent traffic in and out of the residence. At approximately 6:30 pm, Sheriff Gober received information that crack cocaine had been seen at the residence. A search warrant was obtained and officers drove to the residence. When the officers arrived it was observed that two suspects were standing outside the residence. The suspects were detained and entry was made into the residence. (more…)

TOTAL VOTES
BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL. .. 4,272

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Approximately 80 people were present at the Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Drew County Courthouse, Monday morning, sponsored by the local VFW, DAV, and American Legion posts.

Judge Damon Lampkin was the featured speaker.  Others on the program included Glenn Kellebrew, Rev. Rex Williams, Tommy King, Bill Moore, Lamar Butler, and Megan Brewer (who played Taps on the bugle).

The Drew County Health Unit practiced it’s Mass Dispensing Plan last Friday, and provided a major service to the community by giving over 1600 free flu shot to citizens who came by First Assembly of God Church.

Shown here, Kim Ray (an instructor at UAM College of Technology at McGehee) supervises as Crystal McCarty of McGehee (a nursing student) gives a flu shot to Bobby Cornelius of Monticello. (more…)