Monticello Live

2012 public meeting & ice cream social at Barkada Fire Department

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At the recent Democratic county committee meeting, local attorney Sara Hartness explained each of the upcoming ballot issues that will be on the November election ballot.

The tornado warning sirens will be tested EVERY Wednesday, at noon.

This will take place, unless it is extremely cloudy or storms are likely.

Due to recent rains, the bridge replacement of Garnet Road has taken extra time, but according to Judge Robert Akin, is now open.

The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to roadways in Drew County.

The purpose of this project is to resurface approximately 3.5 miles of County Roads 89 and 97 near Plantersville.

Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company of Pine Bluff was awarded the contract at $440,306.40.

Construction is scheduled to begin in two to four weeks, weather permitting. Completion is expected in mid 2018.

Drew County invites its citizens and other interested persons to a public meeting at the Courthouse Clubroom. Monticello.Arlcansas. on July 24th and 10am. (more…)

In response to today’s formal lifting of the injunction that halted the issuance of licenses, cultivation licenses were awarded to the following companies:
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According to reports from Wednesday’s meeting, the previous owners of Arkansas Midland Railroad did not get approval from Union Pacific to install the crossing of the intermodal access road, before authorizing the intermodal authority to build the road across the track at its current location and where to install the switch.

Railroad officials notified the contractor of the problem as the road was reaching the railroad right-of-way. That was the first time anyone local knew this was an issue.

The specific problem is that according to Union Pacific, the railroad track swith and the road crossing must be a specific distance away from each other.




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