Drew Central Schools Will be Open Next Week
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Farmer’s Insurance One
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Dallas County Medical Center_B
Mingo Computer Consulting
Avocados
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Frazer’s Funeral Home
Pines Broadcasting Company
Hooray Yard Cards
ASFCU
Major’s Forest & Lawn 2
One 11 Southern Graphics 1
Prescription Pad Pharmacy
Cass Martin Realty
Advertise With Monticello Live
War Eagle Boats
Farmer’s Insurance Two
Quality Plus Dry Cleaners
ESA Staffing
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Ray Ryburn Real Estate
Dallas County Medical Center_A
Monticello Exxon
Clearview
Ray’s
UAM News
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AM Rental & Sales
Searcy & Associates
State Farm Mark Gray
Monticello Tire (Goodyear)
Merchant & Planters Agency, INC.
O’Fallon Vet
Commercial Bank
Secure Storage 2
Bradley County Medical Center
Monticello Animal Clinic
ESA Staffing 2
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Malco Theater 2
Union Bank 1
H&P Solutions Septic System Service
La Terraza
Mullis Insurance
UAM B
Small Bites Pediatric Dentist
Citizen’s Bank 2
Monticello Realty
Lucky’s Of Monticello
South Arkansas Pet Cremations 2
Bone’s Auto Parts
River Valley Tractor _B
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UAM Trotter House A
South Arkansas Business Solutions
A.J. Huffman Graphic Design
Citizen’s Bank
Searcy & Associates 2
BCMC Family Care Clinic 1
H&P Solutions Septic System Service_B
Majors Forest & Lawn 1
Malco Theater 1
Farm Bureau
KK Logistics
Mr. Bug
City Drug
South Arkansas Pet Cremations 1
UAM Trotter House B
Union Bank 2
BCMC Family Care Clinic 2
Immanuel Baptist Church
Drew Farm
Baker’s Electrical
Burgess Process Service
River Valley Tractor_A
Our school superintendents have their hands tied. Our schools remain open because the Arkansas Departments of Health and Education are following CDC guidelines. The CDC “School Decision Tree” for closing schools is based on the premise that adequate testing is taking place in the community. It still is not taking place. According to Governor Hutchinson, Arkansas can currently only perform 20 tests per day for the entire state. That is up from 5 tests daily the previous week! Thus, schools are being kept open when we have no idea how widespread the coronavirus is in our community. Arkansas has its first case of community transmission. Why not change the guidelines, close the schools and get the testing up to par? Then, reestablish the “School Decision Tree” once we have a well defined situation supported by adequate testing. I’d say the CDC clearly has the cart before the horse. Sigh!