Monticello Middle School’s 2012 FCCLA District IV STAR Events Winners
1. Applied Technology-“Farm Safety” Dalton Adams and Cole Cox- Silver
2. Career Investigation- “Doctor of Veternarian Medicine” Garianna Booker- Gold
3. Life Event Planning- ” Beach Wedding” Anna Groves, Makayla Barnett, and Keeton Orrell- Silver

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Wednesday, afternoon temperatures were in the mid-70’s.

Now, they’re below 50 degrees.

Earlier this afternoon, a strong wind, out of the south ripped the metal roof of of this Midway Route home, near Wilson Mill Road.  No one was at home at the time.  The only other damage was a tree that was blown down.

Tonight, please take care of your pets, plants, and pipes, as overnight lows are forecast to drop into the 20’s.

That, my friends, is Southeast Arkansas weather.

LOCATED: This toy was picked up on HWY 425 by a Sheriffs Office employee.

Help the Sheriffs Office return this to the child who should have it under there tree this Christmas.

Call 870-367-6211 or 870-723-7875.

During their last board meeting of the year, the board of Drew Memorial Hospital recognized Judge Damon Lampkin for his dedication to to the hospital and the health of Drew County.

Some local flags, like the large flag at HWY 425 and 278, are being flown at half staff, in memory of Friday’s school shooting in Newtown, CT, that took the lives of 20 children and 6 adults.

School security and it’s importance to administrators and students was evident at Tuesday’s Monticello School Board meeting.

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Employment Opportunity- Licensed Practical Nurse
Competitive Salary
Pass Criminal Background Check
Electronic Medical Records experience preferred
Email resumes to searkemployment@yahoo.com
Accepting resumes until 12-28-2012

Happy “18th” Birthday Jordan Shelton

Love Always,

Mom

Drew Central Fourth Graders in Eva Arrington’s class have read the children’s classic The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was the fantasy epic of our time. Students and their parents met at the theater and viewed the movie as a group.

Students learned research skills when their curiosity led them to discovering the meaning and origin of runes. The students completed an in depth literature study using the novel and viewed the movie as a celebration. Upon returning to school, students wrote an opinion piece on which they liked best, the novel or the movie.

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Qualifications: HS Diploma, Bachelors preferred
Pass Criminal Background Check
Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Previous purchasing experience preferred.
Email resumes to searkemployment@yahoo.com
Accepting resumes until 12-28-2012

Brison and Alexis birthdays are today.

Wishing the two of you Happy Birthday

From your Family

When Sidney Burns celebrated her 6th birthday party, she decided to ask for dog food to help feed the local P.A.W.S. animal shelter instead of birthday presents.

She was able to donate eight big bags of dog food plus several cans and boxes. Sidney is the daughter of Farrah and Andy Burns, granddaughter of Brenda Wright Griffin, Danny Gossett, Wayvon and Brenda Burns and niece of Andrea Chambers, all of Monticello

PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving), is a non-profit, no kill, animal shelter dedicated to dog rescue and adoption in our area. Mrs. Vicky Smith cares for over 90 dogs and is in desperate need of these items:

Monetary donations, Dog food, Newspapers, Magazines, Pillows, Blankets, and Tarps.

Volunteers are welcome, so please contact or send monetary donations to Mrs. Smith at: PAWS, P.O. Bo 126, Monticello, AR 71657, or call 870-460-0877.

There will be a monthly article, starting in January on Monticellolive.com, featuring adoptable dogs from this shelter. Please help these animals find a forever home.

*Donations can be picked up on request*

Happy 43rd Birthday Blue (Steve Faulkner)

Love,

Your wife Lea, your two boys Alex and Logan and all of ur extended family.

The Gamma Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an International Society of Women in Education, would like to announce Belinda King as the recipients for the Drew Central School District and Brittnay Snow as the recipient for the Monticello School District of a $400 grant. Each winner will use the funds to purchase teaching materials for the classroom.

The Gamma Beta Chapter plans to make both grants available to Drew Central and Monticello School Districts each year to first year teachers , teachers changing subject matter and MAT teachers.

Meteor from Geminid Meteor Shower – Click to Enlarge

This photo of a meteor from the Geminid Meteor Shower was taken over Monticello Friday morning by a MLive reader.

Thanks for sharing the photo.

The Monticello Fire Dept. responded to a silo sawdust system around 10:30 this morning at Bayou Wood, located on Wilson Mill Road, next to Maxwell Hardwood.

The fire was contined to the system housing, except for an occasional flair up.

Firefighters reiained on the scene til just before 1 pm.

It appears that only minor damage was done to the equipment.

Wesly Pryor went before Circuit Judge Bynum Gibson, Wednesday morning, on the charges of Capital Murder, Aggravated Residential Burglary, and  Felon in Possession of a Firearm Possessed in a Violent Crime.

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The new city trash truck arrived this week.  A training driver from the manufacturer was in town, Wednesday, to show city drivers the operation details of the new truck.

The new truck be likely be put into operation next week, as the new mini-dumpsters are distributed throughout the city.

An information packet will be delivered with each new can, explaing how nad where to place your new min-dumpster.