Many years ago, but not too far back for some of us to remember, corn and wheat were ground by a “gristmill”.
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The advertising and promotion commission met for the first time in several months, Thursday night.
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Mainline Health Services recently offered a proposal to the Drew Central school board, about providing a school based health clinic at Drew Central’s campus.

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Governor Asa Hutchinson was in Monticello, Tuesday, for the launch of the ACT Work-Ready Communities Initiative, at the University of Arkansas at Monticello Gibson Center.

With Drew County being a part of the Southeast Arkansas ACT Work Ready Community, “it will assure businesses that the workforce skills they need are right here in SE Arkansas.” -Gov. Hutchinson.

C-Tan Investments, the owners of Park Ridge Apartments on Market Street, is suing Drew County over the amount of property tax they are required to pay.

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MLive visited with construction ecperts who had studied the lake levee situation, and here are some likelihoods for the required repair.

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Local attorney, Cliff Gibson, updated the MEDC (Monticello Economic Development Commission) on the status of a pending lawsuit, brought by PF Mays & Associates against the city and its mayor and council members, last year.

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