Monticello Live

Lady Billies State Playoff Game Postponed

Wednesday services at Immanuel, Calvary Baptist and Shady Grove MBC have been calceled, due to inclement weather.

Tuesday morning, a 26 year old Monticello man appeared before Judge Sara Hartness, facing the probable charges of 1st degree battery and aggravated assault, for injuries sustained by his own 9 month old baby.

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Today – Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. Temperature falling to around 40 by 5pm.  North einds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

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Monticello Baseball Association, a local league for 13 to 15 year olds, currently has their online registration available for local youth.

The website is www.monticellobaseball.net

Maxwell Hardwood Flooring is Hiring!
Maxwell Hardwood in Monticello is looking to add a few positive and hardworking individuals to our general labor, Day and Night Shifts.
If you are seeking full time employment and dedicated then join us!
We offer great company benefits, Health insurance, 401k and vacation just to name a few.
Apply in person with an application to
190 Wilson Mill Rd Monticello AR 71655

Due to earlier unknow conflicts, the free Thursday cook classes have been canceled.

MLive is proud to feature all of the local Church activities, revivals, singings, and other events, every Sunday morning, here in the Sunday Bulletin.

The City Council approved Mayor Zack Tucker’s plan to begin reducing the city’s ongoing battle against residential flooding.
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Monticello Girls Softball Association has extended registration for anyone that missed sign ups.

You can fill out a form or drop it off at Farm Bureau until Friday, March 6th at 4pm.

There will be an on site registration at Farm Bureau on March 4th, from 3:30 to 6pm.

No sign ups will be accepted after March 6th due to draft.

Click here.

Barbara Ann Reese was born September 19, 1955 to James Edward and Semolia Dean in Moscow, AR. She was knpwn to many as the co-owner of Breaker Drive-In. She departed this life on February 24, 2015, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock, AR.
A 1971 graduate of Pine Bluff High School, Barbara loved family, gardening, and fishing. She was united in holy matrimony to Larry H. Reese on May 26, 1976. Larry and Barbara worked side by side for many years running Breaker Drive In.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Edward Dean and sister, Georgia Ann Walker.

Barbara leaves to cherish her memories, her husband, Larry H. Reese of Monticello, AR; her mother, Semolia Dean of Pine Bluff, AR; Her children, Stanley Reese (Stacey), Little Rock, AR, Michiko Reavley, Memphis, TN, Larry H. Reese, JR., Alexandria, VA and Kamala L. Steele (Terrence), Alexander, AR.
Eight grandchildren; Tyree Reese, Chris Reese, Iresha Wells, Camron Reese, Tamia Steele, Serena Reese, Ethan Steele, and Jaelyn Reese. Two brothers; James E. Dean and Michael L. Dean (Connie), of Pine Bluff, AR, Two sisters; Joyce J. Dean, Knoxville, TN and Sara A. Austin, of Pine Bluff, AR, Three uncles; Al and Victor Goodwin, of California and Felton King of Little Rock, AR, one special sister; Betty Reese-Luster (Edward), of Bartlett, TN. Four brothers-in-law; James M. Reese, Lexington, TN, Charles Reese (Beverly), Atlanta, GA, Malcolm Reese (Janice), Dumfries, VA and Herman Reese, of Little Rock, AR; as well as a host of, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and other relatives who will mourn her passing.

Saturday, February 28, 2015
Viewing from 11:00PM – 1:00PM
Funeral at 1:00 pm

Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home
943 Hwy 425 N.
Monticello, AR 71655

E-mail your non-commercial classified ads to joe@MonticelloLive.com

Include the item description, phone number, price and 1 photo.

For yard sales, include address, along with date and time.

Separate different items into different e-mails.

When your items sells, post a comment under the item telling us it has “SOLD”, and we will remove it from our listings.

Shoppers, for information about classified ads, please call the phone number that is posted in the ad.  Questions & answers won’t be posted.

UAM – Dr. John Hunt;
DC -Julie Callison;
Monticello – Debra Ashcraft ;
MIS AR Teacher of the Year Candidate – Rachel Beer Withers

Accepting applications for:
Business Office Supervisor
RN for Labor & Delivery
LPN for Labor & Delivery
Complete an on-line application at:
www.bradleycountymedicalcenter.com
BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
404 S. Bradley St., Warren, AR 71671

At the last City Council meeting, W. J. McKeiver asked the city to widen a section of Old Troy Road, due to increased big rig traffic around Price Lumber Mill.
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