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Recently, a discussion at a City Council meeting included the public confirmation that a couple of dumpsters at McCloy park are available for public use.
A sign was recently posted, explaining the “household garbage” rules.
Who ever tried to put the Jacuzzi whirlpool into the dumpster, apparently didn’t read the sign.
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Hot weather can present a danger to humans, but outdoor pets, particularly dogs, are also at risk, according to the Humane Society.
We all should remember our pets during hot weather.
Even healthy dogs can over-heat or become dehydrated. Read the rest of this entry »
Last Thursday night, local citizens, serving as committee members interested in rebuilding the Sadie Johnson Community Center met with ETC engineers and Mayor Allen Maxwell, and approved the preliminary drawings of the new structure to be built at Jordan Park on the site of the old building which was destroyed by fire last year.
John Wayne & April Ross
Dwight, Sherri, Callie, and Justin Witcher
The Drew County Fair Board voted at their last meeting to recognize 2 local families, both well known for their decades of farming traditions, and both longtime supporters of the Drew County Fair, as the “2011 Drew County Fair Farm Families of the Year.”
John Wayne and April Ross, of Florence, and Dwight and Sherri Witcher and family, of Selma, were honored for their lifelong dedication to farming, and to the Drew County farming tradition.
Both families will serve as Parade Marshalls for the 2011 Drew County Fair Parade.
Around 7 o’clock, Saturday morning, Monticello Police received a phone call reporting a break-in at Western Sizzlin’ restaurant.
This was the 2nd burglary at the restaurant this week, after the one discovered Monday morning.
Monticello Police are investigating the crime, and encourage anyone who may have seen a suspicious vehicle or person to call them at 367-
This photo of Lake Monticello at sunset was submitted by a MonticelloLive.com reader.
Thank you for sharing that sunset with the rest of us.
Vandalism has taken place in our local Monticello parks again over recent weeks, as shown by the photos above.
The top left shows (inside of the circles) where a loud speaker was taken from the ball field at Jordan Park. City workers discovered the speaker missing Monday morning when they arrived at work.
The top center pic shows where the “men” and “women” signs were removed from the new restrooms at McCloy Park, last week.
The bottom row of photos show where the pavilion at Lake Monticello’s table were “re-arranged” with litter scattered around the receptacles on both ends of the lake earlier this month.
Between the closing times of Western Sizzlin’ and Pizza Hut and when employees arrived at work Monday morning vandals forcefully entered both local restaurants in apparent efforts to get money.
Around 1:18, Friday afternoon, several 911 calls came into Monticello Dispatch, reporting the drowning of a 17 year old male, from Missouri, in Lake Monticello’s south end, near the boat ramp.
Several Monticello area musicians have been making “Music News” lately.
CashboX, recently featured on the cover of Cashbox Magazine, were featured KATV Channel 7’s “Good Morning Arkansas” program, Friday.
Also, “Roots Country” True County Music Chart, based on internet radio airplay, includes Monticello’s Brison Reed at #10, and Shay Hood at both #14 and #20, with her 2 latest releases.
Around 5:30, Friday morning, a Drew County Sheriff’s deputy and SEEMS ambulance responded to a home on HWY 83 North, in response to the report of a man accidentally shooting himself in the shoulder with a rifle.
District Judge Ken Harper was on the meeting’s agenda to speak to the City Council Thursday night about the recent incident involving the MEDC and the courthouse doors, which led to an alleged incident between MEDC executive director Nita McDaniel and Harper.
MEDC president Benny Ryburn asked for a few minutes to speak about the incident. Ryburn said McDaniel and judge Teresa French had agreed on how to handle the door situation.
“I think everything has been blown out of proportion,” he said. “Mrs. McDaniel nor the MEDC have been in the wrong. She consulted with judge Teresa French, they came up with a solution to the problem of overcrowding at the front of the building. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Jackson, of North Bailey St., was arrested by Monticello Police, Thursday evening around 10 pm, and charged with DWI 5, driving with a suspended license, and fleeing.
Jackson was seen by a police officer, whom he refused to stop for, until he’d made several turns, and driven across a yard to get to his residence, as he allegedly made several turns without a signal and ignored a couple of stop signs.
Judge Bynum Gibson set Jackson’s bond at $20,000
On May 27, 2011, Monticello lawyer C. C. “Cliff” Gibson, III, was appointed by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe as a Special Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court regarding a case in which Supreme Court Justice Don Corbin recused.
This is Gibson’s fourth time to serve as a Special Justice on the Supreme Court. He is a senior partner in the Gibson & Keith law firm in Monticello, and also serves as County Attorney for Drew County. Gibson has also been active in state and local community affairs by serving over 10 years on the governing board of Legal Services of Arkansas, and as a director and president of both the Monticello-Drew County Chamber of Commerce and the Monticello Economic Development Commission.
A past recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the City of Monticello, Gibson is also a 32nd degree Mason and has twice served as Master of Eureka Lodge No. 40 in Monticello. He and his wife Lisa are members of the First United Methodist Church in Monticello, and their children are Joy O’Neil Sills and C.C. “Chad” Gibson, IV.
According to reports from the Arkansas State Police, the reason for the May 19 crash of a log truck, where the driver was air-lifted from the site near Enon Baptist Church, was that the log truck first collided with a utility trailer that came loose from a passing vehicle, causing the driver to lose control.
After hitting the utility trailer, the loaded big rig swerved right, then left (into a bridge railing), across a deep ditch, into a line of trees, where the tractor-trailer came to a stop. with the load of logs crushing the cab.
According to Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Deen, Jimmy Shrum stated that he initially did not realize that he had lost his trailer. He did go to the sheriff’s office and ultimately did return to the scene of the accident to provide the needed information. Based on that information, the state declines to pursue felony prosecution. The misdemeanor charge filed in district court remains Read the rest of this entry »
According to reports, at 10:39, Sunday night, Monticello Police Dispatch received a 911 call from the Sonic drive-in, reporting an armed robbery where the manager and an employee were confronted by an unidentified black male, wearing a black hoodie and other dark clothing, carrying a gun.
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4 Generations of the Pevey Family are pictured here:
From l-r: Christopher Pevey, Jerry Pevey, Blayze Pevey and Mark Pevey
Ramien Collins was on trial, Wednesday, on 2nd degree battery charges, for the alleged beating of Mario Gilbert on October 8, after Gilbert had entered Collins’ parents home with a “sawed off shotgun”, forcing 3 men outside the residence to go into the Florence Road home with him. Read the rest of this entry »
Local rock band, CashboX has reached two significant milestones in the music 
industry.
Their song, “Iron Mountain Train (acoustic)” has moved to #1!
Also, CashboX is on the cover of Cashbox Magazine (no relation to the band) this week!
Congratulations to Monticello’s own, Cashbox.
Several piano students of Joyce Pevey participated in a recital Sunday afternoon at Mt. Pleasant “Campground” United Methodist Church.
Front Row: Blake Middlebrooks, Jessica Beaty, Meredith Maynard, Hannah McAlpine, Kaia Young, Christine Bostian. Back Row: Tina Bostian, James Cathey, Joyce Pevey, Arnold Tullos. Not pictured, but participated in recital are: Anna Grace Bailey, Anna Groves and Anna Lewis. Many parents, family and friends of the students were also in attendance.
During the 2011-12 school year the Monticello School District will begin the process of implementing a new curriculum for all English and math classes. The District will join all other public schools in the state of Arkansas in teaching the “Common Core State Standards”.
Wikipedia describes a sand-boil as, “effect caused by a difference in pressure on two sides of a levee or dike, most likely during a flood.” This can cause a “piping ” effect.
There are currently 4 sand-boils in Chicot County, with the largest one being located near the Old Greenville Bridge (shown here).
Authorities are using sandbags to form a bordered body of water around it. The water level of a sand-boil will go higher than the level of the river. Sandbags can be added to make it taller. If needed a large barrel, pipe, or culvert can be used. to keep the sand-boils from causing any damage.
What if I told you that someone buried in Oakland Cemetary had risen from the grave? What if I told you that their burial place was broken open and no body could be found? What would be your first impulse?
“But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Peter, however got up and ran to the tomb.” Luke 24.11,12a (NIV).
Some would probably think it was crazy. Some would consider it mere nonsense. But some, like Peter, would run to the tomb to see for themselves. It stands to reason that those who had the most to lose or gain would be the first to examine the site. Everyone of any importance knew where Jesus had been buried. I wonder how many people visited there over the first few days. Perhaps a hundred? Maybe a thousand? Is it reasonable to believe that it was a large number?
If a large number of people examined that grave and found it to be empty, wouldn’t that help to explain why so many people converted to following Jesus on the day of Pentecost? That might also explain why “The Way” spread so rapidly in such a short time. It could also help us understand why such a story would survive such great persecution, span so many borders and boundaries, and continue to shape history as radically now as it did 2000 years ago.
“Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.” Luke 24.12b
Peter eventually came to a conclusion about what he’d seen and his life, and the world, changed forever.
Have you come to a conclusion? What will it change?
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Romans 10:9
by Rob Leonard, Pauline Baptist Church, MBSF.
According to Bill Sadler, public information officer for the Arkansas State Police, Chicot County Sheriffs Deputies, Dermott Police and Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division are investigating an incident reported yesterday (Sunday, April 17th 2011) that resulted in the death of two children and the injury of their mother.
Around 4 pm, Tuesday afternoon, the driver a a Chevy Tahoe lost control of his vehicle, causing it to crash into a Buick Sentry, which was parked in the driveway of a residence at the corner of East Jackson and South Conley.
The Buick was then pushed into the corner of the home by the momentum of the Tahoe.
Monticello Police, assisted by the Arkansas State Police and Drew County Sheriff’s Dept. investigated the accident scene. No one was injured.
Witnesess told police that the lady who lives there was sitting on the front porch in one of the two chairs there, reading her Bible, when the porch was hit by the vehicle. She was not touched, but the other chair on the porch was thrown across the yard.
Myron Briggs, age 36, was charged with drinking in public and failure to maintain control of a vehicle. The vehicle he was driving reportedly did have insurance.
Triple A Towing and Rod’s Wrecker removed the vehicles.
Monticello Police Department patrolman Kenny Cox was recognized Thursday by the Monticello Lions Club as the “Officer of the Year” for the second consecutive year.
Cox, a native of Dumas, was raised in law enforcement, and has served five years as an officer. He began his career in Crossett, and has served the past three years as an MPD patrolman.
Police Chief Robert Rosegrant and Lt. Carlos Garcia presented the award to Cox, and explained the criteria for earning the award is based on a point system. Points are awarded for DWI, drug, and felony arrest, and also take into account the number of accident and incident reports done. “Going above and beyond the call of duty” is also taken into consideration.
Rosegrant and Garcia both thanked the members of the Lions Club for their continued support of the Monticello Police Department and its officers.
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