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The Drew County Courthouse, Road Department & Landfill will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.

Friday’s trash will be picked up on Thursday with the regular Thursday route.

The Landfill will not open on the first Saturday in July since it falls on the 4th. They will instead open July 11th from 8:00-12:00, weather permitting.

John Carter, a lifelong Drew County resident, announced his candidacy for the Monticello City Council, Ward 4, this week. (more…)

Lavern Blackmon, 57, of Conway is wanted in connection with the abduction and murder of a Desha County woman. (more…)

Late Monday, County Judge Robert Akin announced that the Drew County Courthouse will be open for business, but not open to the public until further notice, due to a confirmed case of COVID-19, late last week.

Residents who need to contact county offices can call or email, in order to take care of their business.

The main number is 460-6200. A directory of office extensions is included.

The County Ext. Office will be working remotely.

After a brief apology to a local surveyor, Mayor Chase confirmed that the survey of lake Monticello has been completed and the lake lever project engineer would “have a plan, soon” and move into the bidding process. (more…)

The Drew County Courthouse will be closed until further notice, possibly as early as Monday afternoon, pending results from an  “all employee COVID-19 testing” event, following a positive test from an employee.

The County Sheriffs office will not be affected by this closure. All offices are closed, and employees will not return to work, until they are cleared and “Covid free”

Due to the closing of the Drew County Courthouse, Monday, Circuit Court will be held in the Justice Building, at 107 E. Jackson St., in the old library.

Drew & Ashley Counties

Minutes before 6 PM, a trained spotter in Ashley County recognized a funnel cloud, from a wall cloud in the Longview area, moving into Drew County.

Hard rain hit Monticello at 6:10, accompanied by a very strong winds.
No official tornado event has been broadcast by the National Weather Service, but please be aware of the weather situation and stay tuned to MonticelloLive.com or other trusted weather source.