Monticello Live

This alligator was captured near Lake Wallace in May.  An alligator may not be worthy of the #35 story of 2011, but this video ha been viewed over 2,300 times. 

Another alligator was caught near Tillar in August.

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There will be a hunters’ education class at:

AGFC Regional Office,, 771 Jordan Lane,  Monticello

Saturday, November 19,  9:00 am – 7:30 pm

Registration required by contacting Laura Rogers at 870-818-6378

Around 5:20, Monday morning, this alligator, estimated to be approximately 6 ft. long, was found crossing HWY 277, near Tillar.

The gator’s presence prompted a phone call to the Monticello Police Dispatch, who sent a Drew County Sheriff’s deputy to the scene.

The gator was safely  taken into custody by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.

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Another alligator, estimated to be 9 feet in length,  was captured by AG&F officers in May, while trying to cross HWY 165, south of Dermott, in the Lake Wallace area of Drew County.  Drew County Sheriff’s deputies were also present.

The video of the May alligator capture has been viewed over 2,000 times on MLive.

Captured alligators are generally re-located to an appropriate habitat, where they will not be around people.

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Commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, during their Thursday meeting, approved a budget increase of $100,000 in Marine Fuel Tax funds for repair of one mile of the Hunger Run Access Road at Lake Monticello.

The trophy bass fishery is a popular spot for largemouth anglers.

The City of Monticello is providing approximately $400,000 toward the total project cost of $500,000.  Plum Creek is expected to make a substantial contribution to the project, but a forml announcement hasn’t  been released yet.

Shortly after Thursday night’s thunderstorn, a small alligator was seen crossing East McCloy Street by Drew County Deputy Steven Mitchell, near the city warehouse around midnight.

The alligator, estimated to measure around 2 1/2 foot long, was detained by city employee Charlie Hammock, with local law authorities present, and turned over to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commision.