Monticello Live

The College of Forestry, Agriculture andNatural Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello is proud to introduce its latest offering: the Graduate Certificate in Forest Business. Designed to equip graduates with practical skills and knowledge, this program opens up exciting job opportunities in the dynamic forest industry. (more…)

Mark Gray State Farm is set to host their 8th annual FREE backpack giveaway with co-sponsor Hope & Co. Realty, Tuesday August 1st at 5:30pm. Adam’s Ice Cream will be handing out free ice cream to each student who gets a backpack!

A recent MonticelloLive news story about Delta Data Mining setting up an operations facility for mining bitcoin and cryptocurrency on Cherry Street has led to a lot of questions from residents about the business and industry.

Tuesday night’s city council meeting focused on that question, and the following videos should be able to answer most of your concerns.

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Mainline Health Systems Inc. Chief Operating Officer, Ashely Anthony, was chosen to speak at the NRHA Rural Community Health Connections Summit in Washington D.C. held on July 12^th. Mrs. Anthony presented on the topic of managing chronic diseases, shining a spotlight on the Chronic Care Management (CCM) Program offered at MHSI. She shared insight about the program, how MHSI provides services to chronic care patients with diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, and how these services ultimately improve health outcomes. (more…)

Todd Smith, president of Commercial Bank, presents a donation to Katie Matthews of Women Helping Women to support their effort to supply local kids in need with school supplies for the upcoming school year.

Late Tuesday morning, MLive broke a story about the data mining facility that is being located at the intersection of Cherry Street and the railroad.

By popular demand, the first two stories this morning are re-posts of those stories.

The next story is a press release from MEDC, welcoming them.

The next story after that will be from Delta Data, the company itself, explaining their noise mediation program.

Recently, out-of-town investors filed building permits in Monticello to construct/assemble data/bitcoin/cryptocurrency mining, in an area next to an Entergy substation, formerly referred to as the Cherry Street trailer park.

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In an extraordinary demonstration of community engagement, about 100 employees from Correct Craft, a Florida-based leader in the boating industry, and owner of SeaArk Boats, a revered local boat manufacturer, are serving this week in Monticello. They are investing their time, talents, and financial resources into local service projects that positively impact three local organizations.

Multiple construction teams over a ten-day period are simultaneously working on major renovation projects at the Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services Center, the Arkansas Baptist Children’s Home, and the Options Domestic Violence Center. (more…)

Mainline Health Systems Inc. (MHSI) was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas. In its 11th year, Arkansas Business continues to offer this program in partnership with Workforce Research Group. This survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in Arkansas, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce and businesses. The list is made up of 50 companies, and MHSI has been named one of this year’s Best Places to Work in Arkansas.

To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Be a for-profit, not-for-profit business or government entity;
• Be a publicly or privately held business;
• Have a facility in Arkansas;
• Have at least 15 employees in Arkansas;
• Be in business a minimum of 1

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The sign is still down (& may be for a while).

Gas pumps 1 & 2 work & all highway diesel pumps (but not the off road diesel pump) are working again.

Everything inside store is functioning as usually.

We apologize for any inconvenience, and will get everything else restored as quickly as possible.

By law, most City of Monticello projects that are engineered are required to be bid on.

“In the past, many local contractors simply weren’t in the loop or were unfamiliar with the bid process for engineered City related work. It’s our job to familiarize them with procedures and make them aware of the opportunities so we can ensure our local businesses get a fair shot.”

The city currently has numerous projects either ongoing or in the design phase and will be put out to bid upon completion of the designs. One drainage project is currently out for bids.

“I believe we have talented local people who can perform the services and work on projects the city has planned for the future. If they win a bid, the money stays local as it should.”

Local contractors can access appropriate forms required for proper bid submission by visiting www.mce.us.com for Monticello related large project bids, as well as other engineered projects in other towns.