Monticello Live

 SeaArk Boats is excited to announce the addition to their Easy Series line with the all new Super Lounge Easy and was awarded the 2020 Top Product of the Year by Boating Industry. (more…)

SeaArk Boats is happy to announce that they began the process of returning to work on Wednesday April 29^th. (more…)

Crews continue work on restoring power to our members. As of this morning, power has been restored to substations in: (more…)

After Sunday night’s severe thunderstorms rolled through Drew County and much of Southeast Arkansas, over 5000 Entergy customers are still without electricity.

The National Weather Service has yet to confirm if these were straight line winds or possibly tornadic in nature.

Due to the number of damaged areas to the power grid, Entergy is unable to estimate probable restoration times at this point.

These businesses/services are closed today, due to the power outage.

Drew County Courthouse

Breaker Drive-In

Head of the Class

Good Shepherd Daycare

Monticello DHS is operating under inclement weather policy.

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Friday, Walmart corporate announced multiple changes that affect customers in their stores. (more…)

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Dollar General is strongly encouraging that the first hour of operations each day at their stores, be dedicated solely for the shopping needs of senior customers, who are one of the groups most vulnerable to the COVID-19 coronavirus. (more…)

Tommy Maxwell, Chairman and CEO, addresses his employees on the company’s 28th year in business.

Employees at Maxwell Hardwood Flooring enjoy a delicious luncheon as the company celebrates 28 years in business

Maxwell Hardwood Flooring is celebrating their 28^th year in business this week at the Monticello facility.  The company had an employee luncheon and dinner with both shifts as part of the celebration.  Tommy Maxwell, Chairman and CEO, addressed the employees with gratitude and talked about the future growth of the company.

The company began operations in March of 1992 after Tommy Maxwell purchased the facility in Monticello from the P.E. Barnes Lumber Company.  Today the company and sister companies Ouachita Hardwood Flooring and Townsend Flooring in Warren, employ over 200 hardworking and quality minded people and operate 3 production lines.

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SeaArk Boats was awarded the 2020 Business of the Year by the Monticello Chamber of Commerce at the University of Arkansas Monticello’s (UAM) campus.

The Monticello Chamber of Commerce awards this honor to a business that goes above and beyond in their communities. Community members nominated several businesses and the chamber board selected SeaArk as the 2020 winner. (more…)

The Annual Awards Banquet will be held February 27, in the University Center Green Room, at UAM, beginning at 6:00 pm.  Tickets are now available by contacting the chamber of commerce at (870)367-6741.

Please purchase your ticket(s), or reserved table, by February 21. Don’t miss this chance to join in congratulating winners in the categories of Business; Non-Profit; Farm Family; Educators from UAM, Monticello and Drew Central Schools; and Woman and Man of the Year.

Citizens Bank recently broke ground on the construction of a modern branch banking facility to be located at 236 U.S. Highway 425 North in Monticello. (more…)

Effective 1/1/2020, the Drew County one cent road tax is no longer being collected.

The state sent a letter out in October, but we just want to re-mind everyone collecting sales tax of the new rates.

The old rate was 9.75 cents in Monticello.

The new rate is 8.75 cents in Monticello.

In the county, the new rate is 7.75 cents.