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Ellis & Sons Body Shop LLC, Auto Repair & Refinish

October 23rd, 2025 by

Ellis & Sons Body Shop LLC, Auto Repair & Refinish

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New Waterfowl Research Center at UAM Poised for National Impact

October 22nd, 2025 by

A new waterfowl research center that aims to advance waterfowl and wetlands research and transform the industry was announced on Monday during a ceremony at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM).The event, co-hosted with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, marked the creation of the Snowden Waterfowl Center of Excellence and the Dyke-Snowden Endowed Chair of Waterfowl and Wetlands. Government and higher education leaders from across the state were in attendance, including Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who participated in the announcement of the center and endowed chair, made possible through $7 million in contributions.

The project received initial funding during the 2022 Arkansas legislative session when the Division of Agriculture received a $1 million appropriation toward a waterfowl and wetlands endowed chair at UAM. The funds were accompanied by a challenge to raise $1 million in private contributions to complete the $2 million endowment.

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Robert Akin Announces He Will Run Again For Office Of Drew County Judge

October 22nd, 2025 by

Hello Citizens of Drew County,

After many thoughts, prayers, and conversations with family and friends, I have decided to run again for the office of Drew County Judge. I served as judge for ten years, from Jan. 1, 2013 – Dec. 31, 2022. Although my time away from office has included some of my favorite pastime activities such as driving a big rig across the country, cattle farming, and spending time with family, I’ve always felt something was missing. Serving the people of Drew County was truly the most rewarding job I’ve ever had. I enjoyed being out amongst the people and working alongside the wonderful Drew County employees. Your support will be greatly appreciated.

You can contact me with any questions at 870-723-0011.

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LS Tractors: Redefining What Comes Standard. See Them at Spartan Intimidator

October 22nd, 2025 by

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Kennedy Blvd Church Of Christ Trunk or Treat, October 22nd

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Native Son, Robert Lane, to Speak at Drew County Museum on World War II Drew County Veterans Project, November 9

October 22nd, 2025 by

Robert Lane, a native of Monticello, has always been fascinated with the many WWII veterans of his Drew County childhood. These men and women were people he saw every day–church members, community leaders, local businessmen, doctors, lawyers, teachers, farmers, grocers and restaurant owners, who, after the war, simply came back to Drew County and returned to their lives without any fanfare. To Lane, their service to our country during this pivotal era, as well as the broad field of where they had served, is local history that deserves to be documented and remembered.

On trips back home to visit his parents, the late Corine and Herbert Lane, and his sister, Judy Bynum of Collins, he often requested that local vets recount their WWII stories that are sadly being forgotten with the passage of time. Recently, as he began researching the countless communities of Drew County where these soldiers lived and the theaters of war where they were sent, respectively, he was amazed at the width and breadth of the contribution to the war effort from our tiny county.

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