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The Barkada Volunteer Fire Department will be holding a fish fry fund raiser on  Saturday, October 18, from 4-6 p.m.
The meal will include fish and all of the trimmings, including a home made dessert.
Andrews Chapel Church on Barkada Road will be the site for the event.
The meals are $10 for Adults and $5 for children under 12, [...]

Dale Jones has been selected as “Firefighter of the Year” by the Monticello Fire Dept.
Dale was chosen, based on the votes of his fellow firefighters

According to reports, the Monticello Fire Dept. responded to a fire at the Super 8 Motel, located on HWY 425 North, Sunday morning, around 6:30 a.m.
The fire was in room 211, and was contained to that area, where a mattress, chair, and wall sustained damage.

The Monticello Fire Dept. repsonded to a call, reporting that an 18-wheeler had caught on fire behink Hibbett’s Sports, in the Northgate Shopping Center, around 6:20, Monday evening.
Upon arrival, the fire had been extinguished by employees on the scene.
Damage to the tractor was limited.

Drew Foam was the scene of a Monticello Fire Dept. call Friday afternoon, around 3 p.m.
The fire seemed to be contained, and was a result of repair being done to the roof.
According to management damage was limited to that area.

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The call of a trailer on fire came in to the Monticello Fire Department just before 4 a.m.
The home, located at 1047 Florence road, probably be a total loss.  The fire possibly started in the kitchen area.

Friday night around 9 p.m., neighbors near the Kennedy Bouldevard home where this storage shed was build, reported hearing a bang.  The building became fully engulfed in flames, and was destroyed.
The fire dept. quickly responded, while the police and sheriff’s department assisted with the heavy flow of traffic.

The Monticello Fire Dept. responded to a boat on fire at F&F Boats, on HWY 278 East, around noon, Saturday.  The fire was contained to the back of the boat. the boat motor looks to be a total loss.

The Monticello Fire Dept. was presented with a $20,000 check, representing a grant from the rural development division of the U.S.D.A.

Monday morning, as a Monticello man was returning from taking his child to school, had is Chevy truck catch on fire around 8:30, on HWY 425 South.
The Lacey-Ladelle fire dept. responded, but the truck seems to be totalled. 
The Drew County Sheriff’s Dept. worked the scene, and Lock & Key provided the tow.

A fire, located under a house at 118 Bassett Lane, was reported to the Monticello Fire Dept, Friday evening.

The fire crew pulled back the siding of the residence, and found the location of the fire, under the center part of the house.  Bobby Ray Sawyer, is shown here, as he worked his way through the [...]

The burn ban which was issued last week for Drew County has been lifted, according to Drew County Judge Damon Lampkin.

Well, the man who lives at the intersection of Midway Route and Wilson Mill didn’t read MonticelloLive Tuesday morning, proven by the fact that he decided to burn the brush and grass near his yard,  When he was told that Drew County was under a burn ban, he responded, “no we’re not.”  Fires were reported [...]

The old Brinat Music Company building, which was destroyed by fire last March, was taken down and hauled away Monday.
The building, believed to be a Busby property also was home to Country Melodies, a “music and visitng” location, where many older local residents would go “to get out of the house”, but still be in a clean, safe environment.  [...]

Selma’s Volunteer Fire Dept. responded to this house fire at 2835 HWY 138, east of Monticello.  The home belonged to the Pharr family.

The firefighters were gaining control of the blaze, until it appeared that they ran out of water.  Members of Monticello’s Fire Dept. also responded. 
After running out of water for a second time, the fire [...]

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, a house fire was reported by the neighbors of 1842 HWY 278 East.  The home is believed to belong to the Phillips family.

No details of damage were available at the scene.  Monticello’s Fire Dept. responded to the fire, as did the Drew County Sheriff’s Dept. and the Arkansas State Police.

The almost annual Monticello Police vs. Fire Dept. softball game was held last Saturday, and was played in honor of Sgt. Larry Smith, of the Monticello Police Dept.

Larry was there for the game, and threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The police won the event by a final score of 10-5.

Although the P.D.-F.D. grudge match was [...]