Monticello Live

It is estimated that each of the estimated 500 residents annexed into the city will reduce county property tax receipts by $13.26, each.

$13.26 x 500 = $6,630

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Drew County has opened a temporary Storm Debris Dumpsite, on HWY 35 East.

This dumpsite is for TREES & LIMBS ONLY (vegetation only).

Enter through the Forestry entrance, shown below, and you will be led to the dump site, behind the industrial complex.

Open Now-Friday, 8 am-5 pm.

The AEHC State Meeting was held June 4-6, 2019 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. The theme BETTER TOGETHER consisted of he following Educational Classes: Take Your Meetings from Zero to Hero, Coconut Oil: Superfood or Super Fool?, Beekeeping, Hoarding, What Women Need to Know About Money, Beyond the Quilt Raffle-Raising Funds to Support the Extension Homemakers Program, Why Leadership is the Secret Ingredient, Hobbies, Yoga, Age-Appropriate Style, How to be Trendy Without Looking Ridiculous and Eliminating Stuff You Don’t Use.

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Following Wednesday night’s severe storms, Entergy Crews and contractors have work to restore electricity service to Drew County, but st this time, many are still without service.

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The Drew County Courthouse, Road Department & Landfill will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.
County trash will not be picked up on Monday, May 27.

Monday’s trash will be picked up on Tuesday with the regular Tuesday route.

The only route affected by this holiday is Monday, all other routes will remain the same.

Please make sure all trash is out by 6:00am
the morning of pickup.

Mayor Chase proclaimed May in Monticello as “Foster Care Awareness Month” during an event honoring the 36 children in foster care from Drew County and the 91 children in foster care in our four-county region of the state (Ashley, Chicot, Dedham, and Drew counties) on the town square today. (more…)

Courtesy of The Advance

Second- and third-generation farmers Eddie Eubanks and his sons Darren and Mark—and their respective families—have been named the 2019 Drew County Farm Family of the Year.

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Those present in Little Rock for testimony and support included Jacob Bishop’s family & friends, as well as Rep. LeAnn Burch & Jefferson County’s coroner, who played a major role in this statewide legislation change.

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Contractors are currently replacing the 112 year old shingles on the roof of the museum.