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Monticello Schools Letter to Parents

November 25th, 2020 by

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Lake Levee Repairs to Start after Thanksgiving

November 25th, 2020 by

The bid winner is Marsau Ent. from Enid, OK, with a bid of $211,000.

Construction is supposed to start after the holidays, and be completed in approximately three months, weather permitting.

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The Cajun Pig

November 25th, 2020 by

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Free Thanksgiving Meal from Pauline Baptist Church

November 25th, 2020 by

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County Schedule for Thanksgiving

November 25th, 2020 by

The Drew County Courthouse & Road Department will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

No trash routes will run these days. Monday and Tuesday routes will run as normal.

No community dumpsters will be put out this year due to the abuse of overfilling and dumping on the ground last year.

The County Landfill is closed until further notice. The Landfill is, however, accepting metal ONLY. Please call the sanitation office at 870-460-6293 before going to the landfill. This pertains to the County landfill only.
For any additional questions, please do not hesitate to call.

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Christmas Parade Float Theme Update

November 25th, 2020 by

Christmas Carols Reserved for Parade are Read the rest of this entry »

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Kim’s Dance Factory Christmas Presentation, Friday, December 11

November 25th, 2020 by

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Water Outage

November 25th, 2020 by

The City of Monticello has water main repairs taking place on East College. Jackson, Pauline, Conley and surrounding areas.

Some customers are without water, while the repairs are taking place.

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City Council (Budget Meeting) How to Stop Using 1 Cent Sales Tax for Daily Operations & HR Hiring Issues – Video

November 24th, 2020 by

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Sears Hometown Store

November 24th, 2020 by

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City Council Agenda for Tonight

November 24th, 2020 by

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Ryburn Motor Company

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Drew Central Middle Students Make Region 3 East All Region Choir

November 24th, 2020 by

Congrats to the following students for making the Junior Region 3-East All-Region Choir:

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Drew County EHC Awards Academic Scholarships

November 24th, 2020 by

EHC Scholarship Committee Co-chairs pose with 2020 scholarship winners (L to R): Braden Taylor, Bree-Anne Lanthrip, Claudia Horton, Trenton Eubanks, and Dr Kay Walter

In a typical year, Drew County Extension Homemakers Clubs will award either a local graduating senior entering UAM or student currently studying there an academic scholarship, but 2020 has not been a typical year. In late spring when the EHC Scholarship Committee called for applications, local students had already been sent home to learn remotely. They struggled to compile the necessary documents and signatures which EHC requires for the scholarship application, and EHC extended their deadline to encourage students to complete the applications.

In the end, EHC received the strongest group of applications the scholarship committee has ever seen. The number of bright and promising young people in our community presented an exciting challenge. Choosing just one from among them to receive the scholarship seemed an impossible task. The committee could see that the viral pandemic has resulted in ever-growing monetary need among the families of young people seeking an education. Read the rest of this entry »

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