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Senator Jimmy Jeffress of Crossett will be chairman of the Senate Education Committee during the 87th General Assembly. 
Jeffress also will serve as a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development.

The Arkansas Congressional Delegation has announced six Arkansas projects that will receive grants totaling $1,099,817 from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), with two of these being located in southeast Arkansas.Two of those projects are:
$66,052 for Infrastructure Improvements for the Port of Yellow Bend, in Chicot and Desha Counties, where funds will increase the production and [...]

The Drew County courthouse and all county offices will be closed Monday, October 13, in observance of Columbus Day.
Monday AND Tuesday’s garbage routes will be picked up on Tuesday.
Monticello city offices will also be closed Monday, with no trash pick up.

Governor Mike Beebe has announced that Glen Dabney, of Monticello, has been appointed to serve on the Arkansas State Land Information Board.  Dabney’s appointment will expire on August 1, 2012. He will replace Robert Newell on the board.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, shown here visiting with Drew County Judge Damon Lampkin and Monticello Mayor Joe Rogers, was the guest speaker Tuesday, at the Chamber of Commerce’s membership meeting and luncheon, which was held at the Monticello Country Club.

 Governor Mike Beebe today authorized an additional $300,000 from Arkansas’s Emergency Response Fund for state response to Hurricane Gustav.
These funds were requested for additional resources needed to meet the needs of evacuees who have sought refuge in Arkansas.
Last Friday, the Governor released $250,000 from Arkansas’s Emergency Response Fund.

Governor Mike Beebe Friday authorized up to $250,000 from  Arkansas’s Emergency Response Fund for potential state response to Tropical Storm Gustav, expected to make landfall as a strong hurricane on the Gulf Coast next week.

Congressman Mike Ross was in Monticello Thursday, and attended a luncheon meeting with approximately 30 Monticello residents, including political, financial, and  community leaders.
Congressman Ross spoke breifly about topics related to energy prices, energy’s future, his recent trip to Iraq, and the new ethanol plants being built in Drew County.
Also present were Bill Horton and 4 members [...]

Here is a news release about the Forestry Display in the State Capitol. The champion loblolly pine tree cookie in the exhibit is on loan from the UAM School of Forest Resources. 

The Arkansas Forestry Commission is now accepting orders for pine and hardwood seedlings for reforestation projects in the state. New for the 2009 planting season, a purchasing option has been created for individuals interested in planting trees for smaller projects, such as fence rows.

Governor Mike Beebe has announced that Carole Bulloch, of Monticello, has been appointed to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission. 
Bulloch’s appointment will run until June 8, 2013.  She will be taking the spot that Robin McClendon previously held on the commision.

The Arkansas State Highway Commission has opened bids for improvements to roadways in Drew County, according to Commissioner R. Madison Murphy of El Dorado and Drew County Judge Damon Lampkin.

According to a recent news release from the Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts, Arkansas has historically had flooding problems. In 1927, a third of the state was covered in water.
 

All Monticello and Drew County offices, as well as most state agencies will be closed Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday.
Most banks and local businesses will also be close. 

The Cornerstone Coalition is sponsoring a Transportation Forum, May 15, 1:00 pm in the Gibson University Center Green Room at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.The panel for the forum will be made up of the Arkansas Highway Commission, members from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, and members from the Louisiana Department of Transportation.

The Arkansas State Highway Commission has opened bids for improvements to a roadway in Chicot County, according to Commissioner R. Madison Murphy of El Dorado and Chicot County Judge Mary Turner.
The purpose of the project is to resurface 2.75 miles of County Road 27 near Lake Village.  The contract was awarded to C & F [...]