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One year ago this week, Cliff Ferrell of Star City, purchased “Signs Plus Shirts” from the Davis’, and became a Monticello business owner.

Last October, he also took over operations of  ”Athletic Awards & Apparel”, and merged the two businesses into one, and moved from the “produce shed” on HWY 278 East, to the south side of the Monticello Square.

Tomorrow morning, the combined business will be know as “LA Graphics”.  (”LA” stands for Lower Arkansas.)

Cliff has been in the sign business for 18 years, mainly in the Star City area, and has spent 12 years in the field of law enforcement, including serving as a Lincoln County deputy.

Cliff told me he chose Monticello because he saw Monticello as an “excellent opportunity for business”.  He had considered Warren, Dumas, and other nearby towns, but was impressed by the possibilities in Monticello.

Cliff was born and raised in Warren, and graduated from Warren High School.  Cliff’s dad spent 38 years as a maintenance supervisor for the Arkansas National Guard.

Cliff has been married to Mrs. Sandra for 30 years.  She will be the new Clinic Coordinator for the new clinic affiliated with Delta Memorial Hospital in Dumas, working with Dr. David Chambers.  She has been the Nursing Administrator for Correctional Medical Services, based out of the Jefferson County Correctional Facility.

Cliff’s business partner, Dixie, a 6 year old, extremely gentle black lab, is uaually around the store with him, unless she’s helping him on a service call.

The Ferrells are members of Yorktown First Baptist Chur ch.

Cliff’s favorites include…..

TV-National Geographic Channel

Movie-old westerns

Restaurant-several Monticello favorites

Actor-John Wayne

Radio station-K-Love, Christian Contemporary

Singers-The Lisemby’s from New Edinburg

In closing, I asked Cliff for any closing thoughts, “See LA Graphics for your political signs”, he replied with a smile.

Cliff Ferrell, along with Signs Plus Shirts and Athletic Awards & Apparel have been a fixture on Monticello store-fronts and doors for a year, as of this week, and look forward to serving you as LA Graphics in the upcoming years.

Thanks Cliff Ferrell for sharing your One Monticello Life.

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