Many users of Apple devices have discovered over the last couple of weeks, Apple’s most recent updates require all internet connections to be encrypted in all of their still supported products, older products do not have this update. This is only an issue in some countries, in Europe they have been asked to back off and are allowing Safari to continue to operate on standard unencrypted (http) sites as normal but unfortunately here they only allow encrypted (https) sites. As a result Apple Safari is unnecessarily blocking about 20% of the web sites in the world that still run only html that have no real need for encryption.
As a convenience for Apple users, we have been working over the last couple of weeks to deploy new servers with new backend database servers testing and upgrading all the software involved and migrating all the past data but that of course takes time. There will be a cutover to the new servers soon after everything has been thoroughly tested but in the meantime you have a few options to view monticellolive.com.
One option is to install Google Chrome from the App Store and browse monticellolive.com from that browser on your Apple device, Google has not decided to block all unencrypted internet use and we don’t expect them to in the near future. The other is to click Show Details, ignore the scare page and scroll down to the bottom and tell it to continue to the site. I hope this helps everyone having issues with their Apple devices.
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) will host a “Starting a Side Hustle” workshop at the Crossett Economic Development Foundation in Crossett, Arkansas, on February 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. The session is free and open to the public, though pre-registration is recommended.
Leaping Lizards! Southeast Arkansas will “stick up its chin and grin and sing ‘Tomorrow! Tomorrow!’” when SEARK Concert Association performs Annie JR. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning best musical by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. tells the story of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents. 
Kaitlyn Wilson, a junior nursing student at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), recently received the DAISY Nursing Student Award from the Arkansas Nurses Association (ARNA). This award, which was presented to Wilson at the ARNA 2024 Gala and DAISY Awards in Little Rock, Arkansas, recognizes her excellent compassion, care and advocacy for patients and their families as a student in the field of nursing. 
