The Boys and Girls Club of Drew County will host a summer program for youths in Monticello and Drew County. The program started Monday, June 3rd and will run through August 9th, 2013, students in kindergarten through high school are invited to attend. To enroll, the membership cost is $20.00; and each child will pay a small fee of $20.00 per week. Breakfast, lunch, and a mid-afternoon snack will be provided each day for all students.

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Happy 16th Birthday “Baby Girl!”

(No matter how old you get,
you will always be our baby!)

You’re all we could ever ask for & more!

We love you Madison!!

Mom & Dad

Swimming teams from Magnolia,  El Dorado, Warren, Mena, and Pine Bluff, along with their coaches, parents, and familes were in town, Saturday for the Monticello Marlins first swimming meat of the season.

Tuesday at 11:30 am, the fate of Daniel Pedraza was turned over to 12 jurors, who had heard more about child abuse and suffering, than any of them had ever imagined was possible.  Saturday, Pedraza had accepted a guilty plea, which took his possible death sentence out of their hands, but admitting that the 2 year old’s step-father had “knowingly caused the death” of Aubriana Coke. left as little as 10 of prison time, ranging to as much as the rest of his life in jail as options.

MLive spoke to an anonymous juror, after the sentence was read, who mentioned these thought’s about the jury’s deliberation….

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Monticello resident Robert Paul “Popcorn” Cherry departed this life on May 30th at the age of 58. He was born January 9, 1955 to the late Jessie Horace Cherry and Ruby Pauline Workman.

He leaves to cherish his memory sisters, Gertie Sawyer, Lawanda Pittman, Carol Malone, & Margaret Lawson; and one brother, Larry Cherry.

Graveside services were held and officiated by Rev. Jimmy Albrecht on Saturday, June 1st at Union Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bobby Sawyer Jr., Charles Sawyer, Jeff Pittillo, Mark Pittman, David Lawson, Chris Lawson, Brandon McDaniel, and Jason McDaniel. http://www.christianbrothersfuneralhome.com/

“WE WILL ROCK YOU” is a compilation of various age groups taking classes at Monticello Dance Academy.
Students in this group are Maddie and Mary Riley Busby, Lexi and Tristen Thomas, Avery Barnes, Peyton Sinclair, BrookLynn White, Alex Pennington, Gracie Mosley, Kate Brown, Logan Fletcher, Madi Ryburn, Madeline Griffin, Skyler Ashley, Mary Beth Wigley, Jalyn Powell, Hope Sass and Alli Beth King. This number was choreographed by Mrs. Toni Harris, instructor at Monticello Dance Academy.

The finale is “U Can’t Touch This”. The students are as follows: Blaine, Reese and Karissa Morman, Maddie and Mary Riley Busby, Gale and Grace Lee, Anna and Caroline Groves, Logan Fletcher, Kate Brown Olivia Wilson, Gracie Mosley, Kayla Arrington, Alli Beth King, Krista Sparks, Anna Collins, Abby Sass, Rivers Frazer, and Mary Beth Wigley. This number was choreographed by Mrs. Allison Neill, owner of Monticello Dance Academy.