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US Senator John Boozman visited Drew Memorial Hospital, Thursday, and visited with staff as well as touring the facility, on his trip through the state to recognize frontline healthcare heroes. Boozman has secured millions of dollars for Arkansas to support the state and local response to COVID-19.

According to ARDOT, Johnsville Sand & Gravel will continue from the 425/278 intersection, milling and overlaying Highway 278 to Wilmar. They will then return to Monticello, doing the same to Gaines & McCloy Streets.

They will then proceed east on Highway 278 past Dead Man’s Curve.

MLive spoke to ARDOT, yesterday, and confirmed that road construction will continue for the next couple of months.

Johnsville Sand & Gravel will continue from the 425/278 intersection, milling and overlaying Highway 278 to Wilmar. They will then return to Monticello, doI gotta the same to Gaines & McCloy Streets.

They will then proceed east on Highway 278 past Dead Man’s Curve.

Beginning at 6 PM tonight, and continuing until approximately 6 AM, Tuesday morning, ARDOT will be performing maintenance at the 278/425 intersection, near Ray’s & Walgreens.

Traffic will be detoured, and occasionally stopped, as needed, for grinding and overlaying.

Please prepare for this, as you plan your evening activities.

Workers and barricades will be present, so please use caution.

Other topics included in the video are the effects of scales at the landfill, expectations of a $30/month garbage bill if pick-up were to be outsourced to a trash collection company, as well as the effects of a rate increase during the COVID-19 crisis and its effect on many residents.

Candidate filing began July 29 at noon and ends on August 5 at noon.
All Ward positions are up for re-election as well as the City Clerk’s in Monticello.

At 8 am, Tuesday the following had filed for office:
City of Monticello:
Ward 1 POS 2 Al Peer
Ward 2 POS 1 Craig McRae
Ward 2 POS 2 Claudia Hartness
Ward 3 POS 1 Michael James
Ward 3 POS 2 Joe Meeks
Ward 3 POS 2 – Clarissa Pace
Ward 4 POS 1 Mark Tiner
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After contacting Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober and Monticello Mayor Paige Chase, both have issued statements about Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s mandate about statewide use of facemasks.

Their statements are posted below.

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Click here care to read the full story from KTVE.

After a special called Quorum Court meeting, Monday night, to discuss consequences and possible repercussions of the county tax collector’s office/staff quarantine following a COVID-19 exposure in the courthouse, here are some of the highlights of that meeting.

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The Drew County Courthouse, Road Department & Landfill will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.

Friday’s trash will be picked up on Thursday with the regular Thursday route.

The Landfill will not open on the first Saturday in July since it falls on the 4th. They will instead open July 11th from 8:00-12:00, weather permitting.

Late Monday, County Judge Robert Akin announced that the Drew County Courthouse will be open for business, but not open to the public until further notice, due to a confirmed case of COVID-19, late last week.

Residents who need to contact county offices can call or email, in order to take care of their business.

The main number is 460-6200. A directory of office extensions is included.

The County Ext. Office will be working remotely.

The Drew County Courthouse will be closed until further notice, possibly as early as Monday afternoon, pending results from an  “all employee COVID-19 testing” event, following a positive test from an employee.

The County Sheriffs office will not be affected by this closure. All offices are closed, and employees will not return to work, until they are cleared and “Covid free”

Candidates can pick up their election packets, now, at the county clerks office in the courthouse.

This was presented to the Quorum Court at the March meeting.

Drew County Judge Robert Akin confirmed Thursday morning that he has been officially notified that the Southeast Arkansas Regional Jail will be built in Warren. (more…)