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Monticello”s MEDC voted last month to approve a possible land trade between the MEDC and Centepoint Energy, formerly known as Arkla Gas.
The land involved includes the gas company’s land and warehouse, located on North Chester Street, and a 10 acre plot, located in the Monticello Industrial Park on HWY 35 East. The specific site is [...]

Wal-Mart representatives were in Monticello Wednesday, and presented a check for $3,500 to Options.
Shown with the check are; Dan Sanders, Wal-Mart’s marketing manager; Clifton Bond,Options board president; Brenda Noble, Options executive director; Alan Maxwell, state representative; Jeffrey Reynolds, Monticello Wal-Mart store manager; and Laurie Smalling, Wal-Mart’s director of public relations.

Monticello Exxon owner Terri Montgomery, front right, is shown presenting a $500 grant check to Monticello High School counselor Vicki Tilley from Monticello Exxon, B-B-F Oil Company and the ExxonMobil Education Alliance.

Monticello Exxon was the place to be Monday afternoon, when their gas prices dropped to $1.69.  But that’s not the real story here, since the price was down in order to empty out the fuel tanks.
Keith and Teri and the crew at Exxon are in the process of changing over to Exxon’s 10% ethanol fuel, [...]

S & S Quick Stop on HWY 425 North in Monticello, as well as the S & S Truck Stop in Wilmar, will be closing, probably later this week.
Both stores are reducing inventory, and a final date will be determined later.
Store owner, Mrs. Sheila Lucas, told MonticelloLive that the Lucas family opened the Wilmar store in 2002, and added [...]

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S.O.V. Livestock Auction is now under new management!The next sale will be November 15, at 1:00 p.m.  Trucking is available for all livestock.
For more information, call Jon Bigham at  870-820-2588,  870-226-2498, or 870-226-3513.

Secretary of State Charlie Daniels has announced the fall statewide notary public seminar schedule.  The seminars are offered free-of-charge. Monticello seminar will be held on October 24 at 9 a.m.

At last night’s city council meeting, MEDC Director Truman Hamilton told those present that Monticello had been invited to complete a questionnaire, which could lead to Monticello being considered as a possible site for a company that plans to develop a 5,000 ton per day waste-to-diesel recycling center.

SeaArk Boats, builder of large, all-welded, aluminum boats has created a new camouflage pattern and put it on boats to help in the efforts to find the cures for breast cancer. SeaArk is working with the well known Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in this effort.

The Arkansas Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Ar Worker’s Compensation Commssiotn will present Workers’ Safety Conference. The conference is sponsed by Southeast Arkansas Safety Association.
When? October 2, 2008, this Thursday
Time? 7:50 to 2:30
Where? Captiol Room of the Gibson Center at UAM (Monticello, AR)
Cost? $20.00 per person, includes lunch at College [...]

UAM’s Spencer Gallery was the site of a Bio-Fuel Potential and Sustainability conference, which was held earlier this week.
Topics and speakers included:
Carol Williams, Arkansas Land Trust-Tax Incentives
Jim Wimberly-President BioEnergy Systems-Dedicated Energy Crops-Bio Fuels Production
State Rep. Allen Maxwell-Transportation Issues
Dr. Matthew Pelkki-UAM School of Forestry-Forestry Bio Mass Potential
Ed Ratchford-Arkansas Sr. Petroleum Geologist-Lignite/Coal/Coal Bed Natural Gas
Dr. Robert Weih-UAM [...]

 
  As Thursday afternoon’s rumors of $5.00/gallon gasoline echoed across Monticello by cell-phones and e-mails, lines formed at stores all over town.
 
 
 
 
 

But as Friday rolled around, we came as close to $4.00 as is possible.
Check back over the weekend.  We’ll see together what happens as Hurricane Ike rolls into Texas

Monticello’s Wal-Mart recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony, in honor of it’s completely remodeled facility, the story below will give you more information about the improvements, and a “tour” the stores’s new features.

Aside from Couty Judge Damon Lampkin and Monticello Mayor Joe Rogers, other welcome guests included Tony the Tiger and Twinkie the Kid, who were [...]

It was announced Wednesday that construction is set to begin on a series of 3 cellulosic fuel plants in Southeast Arkansas, 2 will be built in Jerome, in Drew County, with the other in Ashley County, also near Jerome