Ashley County Medical Center welcomes Dr. Jofrances Marquez, Jr. to their team. A native of the Philippines, Dr. Marquez received his medical degree from the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine in 1998. He completed his residency program at Wayne University in Detroit, Michigan in 2014 after moving to the United States. Dr. Marquez is married to Roselle Tanya Lim Garcia, who is also a physician, and have three children; Raymond, Lucianna, and Nathaniel.





















Junior and Senior students from Drew Central, McGehee, and Monticello school districts attended a TheatreSquared production of, The History Show, on March 7th at the Drew Central auditorium. The four actors had one goal: cover the entire timeline of US history in just 45 minutes. They had to get through all the important dates, names and places from the year 1000 through the most recent events in politics. 

The Monticello-Drew County Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for 2021 Man, Woman, and Non-Profit of the Year.




The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $974,978 to improve the health and wellness of the rural workforce in four Arkansas counties that currently experience higher rates of chronic diseases, health risk factors and other health disparities. 

Like new School Desks
It is that time again! After a successful contest in 2021, Friends of the Monticello Branch Library is hosting our 2nd Annual Poetry Contest.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $2,660,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to the Arkansas State Library (ASL) 



Deadline to Register for Cal Ripken Baseball is March 11th, 2022.
















