Monticello Live

Monticello Fire and Police Departments quickly responded to the call of a van on fire, located near All Time Fitness, behind Walmart, at 8:45, Saturday morning.

Thanks to Carla Allbritton for sharing the photo.

At 12:49, Wednesday afternoon, Monticello firefighters were paged to a fire at Monticello Recycling, better known as the “Old Burlington plant” on Jackson Street.

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The board members including the Junior Fair Board and volunteers of the Drew County Livestock Show and Fair Association would like to thank (more…)

Drew County OEM and American Signal will be conducting Storm Warning Siren testing, again, today.

After several comments from the public,  OEM direct Michael Frisby  was interviewed by MLive, ” (more…)

The Monticello 9 year old All-Star team won the Arkansas USSSA All-Star State Championship over the weekend.

The team went undefeated, winning all games by 10 runs or more.

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At 11:41, Monday night, the Montecilo Fire Dept. was paged out to Lakewood Etates, were a home was fully engulfed in flames up on their arrival.
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If spending Father’s Day without water was an inconvenience for your family, it could have been worse.

Charlie, Danny, Tony, and Steven are city water employees  that spent the day away from their families

From 1-6 pm,  they were  working to repair a blown water main, in the 1400 block area of E. Jackson St., which should shut down water se (more…)

2007 candlelight vigil at Virginia Tech, after 33 died in University shooting spree.

I remember the first time I heard about the West Memphis Three, where 3 teenagers were convicted for the murders of three children, in 1993.

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The Monticello 9 year old All-Star team won the P2A Pre-State Warm-Up tournament, at Burns Park in North Little Rock, this past weekend.

They were a perfect 4-0 in tournament play winning a trophy and gold rings for all the players.

Sergeant Major Donna Rogers King, a native of Monticello, will soon hang her boots up after over 32 years of faithful and honorable military service in the United States Army.

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Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday, June 15 were:

1st place Sandra Lloyd and Jean Palsa
2nd place Joy and Fritz Hudson
3rd place Luellen Jones and Frank Ferguson
4th place Charles Dolberry and Gene Gulledge

This month’s Yard of the Month is located at 406 W Jefferson.

Al and Barbara Beaty’s yard was selected as best by the Town & Country Garden Club, and presented by the

Monticello – Drew County Chamber of Commerce.

Jim Hall, a Monticello man, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against all five Drew County circuit judges, 2 prosecutors, and the circuit clerk, charging them with rights violations against him.

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All weather/storm/tornado warning sirens should be online and operational on June 24/25.

Siren testing is also scheduled for those days.

In the event of stormy weather, testing could be delayed.

The Drew County Sheriff’s Office has received several reports in reference to a prowler in rural Drew County,

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Missing Siberian husky.

He’s brown and white and has one blue eye and one brown eye. Answers to Koda.

Last seen Saturday night around Wilson Mill/Midway Route area.

Please call 870-224-2850 reward offered

The driver of a Chrysler mini-van,  from Florida,  received a very unfriendly welcome to Arkansas, around 11: 30 Thursday morning. (more…)

At 9:45, Wednesday evening, an armed gunman entered Mazzio’s Pizza on Highway 425 North.

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At the 88th Arkansas FFA State Convention last week at Camp Couchdale in Hot Springs, Drew Central FFA was granted two awards.

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A 21 year-old  Monticello area lady died, Tuesday afternoon, at 1:11 pm,  in a head-on collision on HWY 278 East.

Note: The link below contains graphic photos from the crash site.

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The 750,000 gallon water tower, being built at the intermodal site on Highway 278 West, has made tremendous progress in the past month, as shown here.

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This westbound Chevy Aveo  left the roadway of HWY 278 E., just west of Selma, at 12:45 PM Monday afternoon.

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The Monticello 6U girls won the Pre State Tournament,  at the Monticello sports complex, this weekend.

Congrats to all the girls and their coaches.

Good luck in the State Tournament.

A.J. and Nikki Hood are a local family, that use Dow AgroSciences’ “Transfer” insecticide, on their cotton crop.

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South Arkansas Community College has announced its spring graduates, who were recognized in a commencement ceremony in May.

Graduates include, from Monticello;
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The City Park Pool and Jordan Park Splash Pad will be opening to the public, beginning Saturday.

Regular operation hours are Monday – Saturday, from 1-6 pm and Sunday from 1:30-5:30 pm.

To reserve the facilities for private parties, call 367-4400.

Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club’s championship game on Monday, June 1 were:

North-South Pairs
1st Joann Hawley and Lowell Lynde
2nd Peggy Chapman and Mildred Miles
3rd Jane Lucky and Maedene Weser

East-West Pairs
1st Sandra Lloyd and Jean Palsa
2nd Joy and Fritz Hudson
3rd Margaret Norton and Don Stephan

Sylvia Banks and Haleigh Tucker, of the Discovery Skills Center, presented a check to Karen Connelley for the SEARK Miracle League.

The clients at Discovery Skills Center held their annual Lip Sync Show, with the proceeds going to the SEARK Miracle League.

Happy 5th Birthday Crayton.

Love your family:).

Law enforcement officers from Ashley and Drew County gave their time and effort on Wednesday, May 22nd to participate in the Area 12 leg of the 2015 Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for Special Olympics Arkansas.

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The Drew Central Elementary fourth grade students participated in an Arkansas Words Spelling Bee. This bee was a part of the Arkansas History Unit. The students spent a week practicing and learning to spell words like Arkansans, Ouachita River, & many more. These three students were the overall winners for fourth grade.

Left to right:
First Place Florisela Gregoria , Second Place, Kaiya Williams, & Third Place Lana Boykin

Happy birthday to Brenda Reed,

(Shown here with T.G.Sheppard)

Best wishes for Happy Birthday,

From your family and friends.