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Well, it’s that time of year again, the time of year when we have to try to figure out which way to set the clocks.
This is the week when most parts of the country will turn their clocks FORWARD. So if it’s 2 a.m., it becomes 3 a.m.
Rember that extra hour of sleep we gained last November?? It just go repo’d.
The Monticello JV Jamboree scheduled for today has been cancelled, due to weather conditions.
Yesterday, the section of East Gaines Street, between Main and Gabbert Streets had white lines painted on the roadway, indicating that this was now a 2-lane, one-way street. That is not the case.
A source familiar with the situation told MonticelloLive. that a company from Little Rock was hired by the state highway dept. to do paint work, and they, apparently, made the error, which was quickly covered with a black material, and should be totally removed by next week.
Although the street may seem wide enough to have 2 lanes, there are parking areas on both sides of the street, which limit it to serving as a one-lane road.
The portion of East Gaines that is EAST of Gabbert Street, is, and has been, two lane traffic.
The driver of this Ford pick-up was taken to the hospital following the single vehicle wreck that took place around 10:30 Thursday night, on Barkada Road, near the I-530 intersection.
The Ford was traveling west, when the driver lost control, likely rolling the vehicle 2 or more times, before coming to a stop in the center of the roadway.
Drew County Sheriff’s Deputy’s worked the accident, SEEMS transported the driver to Drew Memorial, and Rod’s Wrecker was called to tow the vehicle.
Items in the photo were not moved, prior to the photo.
Documents filed with the Drew County Circuit Clerks office show the the charges against Robbie Taylor have been “nolle prossed”, by the prosecuting attorney’s office, due to issues involving evidence.
The court order includes the phrases,”without prejudice,” and ”insufficient evidence to convict the defendant at this time.” Read the rest of this entry »
Today is Bill Horn’s birthday,
BIll is the Drew County OEM co-ordinator, and environmental officer.
Bill’s birthday was “reported” to MonticelloLive by anonymous sources.
These four Swift Transportation 18 wheelers, as well as several others in other counties, were stopped by the Drew County Sheriff’s Dept., and towed, after a “writ of execution” went into effect, based on the company’s obligation to pay approximately $6 million, following a Drew County jury’s verdict against the company in a 2008 lawsuit involving a Turner Snacks truck and driver.
The Swfit big-rigs were towed and stored by Triple A Towing, after Swift reportedly didn’t fulfil it’s financial obligation to the victim.
According to Chuck Gibson, a Dermott attorney, the trucks have been released, after Swift aggreed to satisfy the judgement against them.
Thursday’s UAM home double-header against Mississippi Valley State has been canceled.
The Cotton Blossoms are now set to host Illinois-Springfield this weekend in a four-game series, starting with a double-header on Saturday (3/13) at 1 p.m. at Blossoms Field.
The position for State Representative for District 10, has spiked the interest of four candidates who have filed for the office.
This video, taken at the recent Monticello Economic Development Commission meeting, discusses the February “20 for the Future” trip to Washington DC to visit with Arkansas’ elected national officials about local needs, like those listed in this recent article.
MEDC president Benji Ryburn leads the discussion.
MEDC Reports on “20 for the Future” Washington DC Trip from MonticelloLive on Vimeo.
At approximately 10 o’clock Saturday night, a 911 call came into the Monticello Police dispatch, reporting a hostage situation, involving a man with a gun, in the 200 block of East Trotter Street.
The caller reported that the situation began as a family disturbance, and escalated when a man took two juveniles and an adult hostage. Read the rest of this entry »
Late last week, a driver knocked down one of the decorative light poles on the Monticello square, and didn”t stop until she was caught by police, as she attempted to return to her home in Western Pines.
Diane Payne, age 51, of Monticello was arrested and charged with DWI, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, and refusing to submit, after the car she was driving ran off of McCloy St. at the Monticello square, and onto ther sidewalk, where she knocked down one of the light poles, before leaving the scene.
Another vehicle reported the accident to MPD dispatch, who relayed the call to officers, who saw the vehicle turning into Western Pines.
Payne was arrested and taken to the Drew County Detention Facility.
The Monticello Fire Dept. responded to a house fire on East Willis Street, around 5 p.m., Friday afternoon.
Someone at the scene believed that the fire began in the area around the hot water heater.
It was believed, at the time of the fire, that a couple of pets were inside of home, but it was found out later that they were safely somewhere else at the time.
Monticello Police are looking for a missing white 1998 Ford Mustang, with a rear spoiler, a small dent beside the gas tank, and several black scratches on the front right side fender.
The vehicle was loaned to a lady’s co-worker, who claimed to need to go check on her kids, and would be back in 30 minutes. That was several days ago.
The driver’s name isn’t being posted, since she is possibly a juvenile, but attempts to locate her have failed, as well. She may be in a neighboring county.
If anyone has seen this car please notify the Monticello Police Department (870) 367-3411.
Monticello Fire Department firefighters Steve Hood and Jack Thiele graduated from the Arkansas Fire Training Academy, last Friday.
Congratulations to both men for their accomplishments.
Patrick Lewis was formally sentenced to 10 years in prison, following his acceptance of the prosecution’s offer for testifying against Emery Riley, who along with Lewis was charged with aggravated robbery of the Wash-O-Matic Laundromat, back in July.
Lewis’ sentencing was originally set to take place after Riley’s trial, but due a medical issue with a witness for the prosecution’s case, Lewis’ sentencing took place, first.
Lewis will still testify against Riley when that trial takes place. Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Judy Poirrier, veterinarian, and her staff, will be moving into their new location, in the old Quality Glass building on HWY 278 West, next to Custom Wireless.
Dr. Rocky Lindsey, of the Warren Animal Clinic, the new owner of Monticello Animal Clinic, will also on available staff,
The phone number will still be 367-1500.
The old clinic will be closed this week while they make the transition.
Clients that need to have animals treated this week, or need to make an appointments for next week, can call Warren Animal Clinic at 226 6447.
According to Lt. Jason Akers of the Tenth Drug Task Force,, Task Force Agents executed a search warrant at 1032 North Cooper Street last week, and during the course of the search warrants execution, arrested two men near the residence on drug charges. Read the rest of this entry »
According to Lt. Jason Akers of the Tenth Drug Task Force, Task Force Agents arrested a 29year old Monticello man last week after Task Force Agents attempted to initate a traffic stop on a vehicle. Marcus Jacobs was driver of the vehicle. A short pursuit of Jacobs’ vehicle resulted in Jacobs being arrested and approximately an ounce of marijuana being located in Jacobs’ possession.
It was determined that a Jacobs was the paid caregiver of a passenger who was riding in Jacobs’ vehicle at the time of the pursuit and his (Jacobs’) arrest. As the investigation progressed, it was determined that Jacobs had stored marijuana inside the residence of the person whom he was providing care to.
A search of the residence resulted in the confiscation of a substantial quantity of marijuana, approximately (10) ounces, along with a set of digital scales.
Jacobs was subesuently charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and fleeing. An addition charge of using the property of another to facilitate a criminal offense is also to be added.
Jacobs was taken to Judge Kenneth Harper for a first judicial appearance/ bond hearing and received a bond of 35,000.
A Monticello man escaped injury, as his Ford pick-up truck, ran off of the road Saturday around 3:10 p.m. on Old Dermott Road.
The man was reportedly standing in the vehicle when first responders arrived, trying to get out.
Monticello Police, as well as the Fire & Rescue team arrived at the scene. A Drew County Sheriff’s deputy worked the scene.
Triple A Towing removed the Ford.
U.S. Representative Mike Ross met with representatives of Drew County’s “Twenty for the Future” group in his Washington, D.C., office Wednesday, during their visit to the nation’s capital to meet with federal legislators.
Ross, as well as our other elected Washington delegation members, met with the group to discuss Monticello and Drew County’s economic challenges and needs and how best to facilitate economic growth in the region.
Items on the agenda to be covered included:
University of Arkansas at Monticello, for funding of projects for the Arkansas Forest Resources Center, the School of Nursing, and to replace the university’s current phone system.
Drew Memorial Hospital intended to request funding for an electronic medical records system, a nurse call system, a digital mammogram machine, a 64-slice tomography scanner, and a telemetry system for the E.R.
The City of Monticello planned to point out the benefits of a potential Monticello community center.
Other topics to be discussed were: I-530, the Southeast Arkansas Regional Library to build a new library the local Intermodal Facility, and nearby Yellow Bend Port.
Meeting were held Wednesday, and the group is returning to Monticello, today.
This e-mail came to MonticelloLive yesterday, describing another “random act of kindness”
I work at Walgreen’s and two young men (school age), paid for a returning soldiers items.
The soldier had gotten bread, milk, and some other things. When in the check out line, he had realized that he had forgotten his wallet in the car. Embarrassed, he said he’d be right back, as he went to his vehicle, to get his wallet.
The two young men in line behind him asked if they could pay for his items. I said sure and they asked that I not tell the man who paid.
It was so refreshing to see young people being so kind.
I hope they are truly blessed.
The date for Monticello’s annual Rhythm & Roots Festival has been announced. This year’s festival will be held October 8-9. That is the 2nd weekend in October.
Chamber of Commerce Director Glenda Nichols, explained more comfortable outside temperatures, and the number of scheduling conflicts that festival volunteers and workers experience when planning a festival in May, such as multiple school graduation events, and Mother’s Day activities, as being a couple of the reasons for the change of festival dates.
The 2009 festival was re-scheduled due to the May tornado and flooding that occurred the week of last year’s festival, which was postponed until August.
Updates on the the events and activities of the 2010 Rhythm and Roots festival will be posted on MonticelloLive.com as they are announced.
This week KTHV, channel 11, in Little Rock is doing a “pay it forward” series, where they will buy donuts, gas, etc. for customers at local businesses, and ask the person to “do something nice” for someone else, as they “pay forward” the good deed.
That type of courtesy, happens in Monticello, occasionally, as it did Saturday, when a family of three went to McDonalds Saturday afternoon after a basketball game. The line inside was long, and they were behind a young man in his 20’s.
He made polite conversation with them. When it came time to place their order, the cashier told them that their meal had paid for by the man ahead of them.
The daughter of the family told MonticelloLive, “Neither one of us saw him sneak money to the cashier and pay for our lunch. My mother went over to the young man and tried to pay him back, but he said ‘no, she seemed like a nice lady and he wanted to bless her day!’ I hope he has received his blessing in return.”
Each month, MonticelloLive rewards the reader who calls in the best news tip, or submits the best photo, with a $100 prize.
It’s been awhile since the winner’s were announced, so here are the October, November, and December’s winning submissions. January’s best has been awarded, and will be posted soon, as well.
An unusual photo was taken around noon, one December Friday, showing a southbound car in the northbound lane of HWY 425 at it’s intersection with HWY 278.
That photo was worth $100 to Betb Davis, December’s winner, who quickly took the photo, while waiting in the turning lane, amazed at what she saw.
November’s winning news tip was called in around midnight, after the pick-up truck shut down E. Gaines Street, and caused major damage to several businesses for several days, and knocked over the power pole that held up the Main Street traffic light..
The winner declined the prize money, but chose to donate it to the work that Mandy Moss is doing with dogs from the pound, with medical treatment, and spay and neutering.
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October best news tip was about the helicopter “blow drying” Hyatt Field before a Billies Game.
The tip came from a Billies fan, who contributed their prize money to Second Baptist’s youth fund.
More monthly prize winner are included in the link below.
Just before noon Monday, the driver of the vehicle shown here was attempting to park outside of Western Sizzlin’, and reportedly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake pedal of the car.
The car then crashed through the wall and window of the restaurant, injuring 3 customers while they were eating their lunch.
Two of the injured customers were taken by ambulance to Drew Memorial; the third was being transported by personal vehicle.
Monticello police, fire & rescue, Drew County sheriff’s deputies, and Arkansas State Police responded to the scene.
Monticello’s Cablevision is presenting a local news-magazine show, featuring Monticello residents and events.
The weekly show will be shown on Sundays at 5 om, on cable channel 19.
The Monticello Cal Ripken “In Person” Registration has been announced.
Deadline to register is Feb 26th
You can still register online at www.monticellocalripken.com
A male dachshund has been found at a home on Browning Drive.
If anyone is missing one, please call 723-2713. He is wearing a collar.
The 53rd Annual Southeastern Forestry Conclave will be hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello, held at the Drew County Fairgrounds on March 25-27, 2010.
It is designed to encourage team work, promote cooperation and friendly competition, and develop long lasting friendships. The colleges that will be participating are Alabama A&M University, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Auburn University, Clemson University, the University of Florida, the University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Mississippi State University, North Carolina State University, Stephen F. Austin University, the University of Tennessee, Texas A&M University, and Virginia Tech University.
Each school will compete in both technical and physical events. The technical events are DBH estimation, wood ID, photogrammetry, pole classification, dendrology, timber estimation, wildlife ID, and compass & pacing. The physical events are archery, axe throw, bowsaw- men’s & women’s, birling, chain throw, crosscut- men’s, women’s, and Jack & Jill, knife throw, log chop, log roll, pole climb, and pole felling. On Thursday night, Stihl will sponsor the Collegiate Timbersports Challenge, held at the University Center Rodeo Arena located south of the UAM campus on HWY 425.
This will eventually be televised on ESPNU, date is to be announced. The UAM Forestry Club encourages the public to come out and cheer the students on. The cost to come and enjoy a great time is nothing. Hope to see you there!
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