A 40-year-old Dumas man was arrested Sunday morning, and is currently in the Drew County Jail, facing rape charges of a 7 year-old Monticello girl.

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The 750,000 gallon water tower, being built at the intermodal site on Highway 278 West, has made tremendous progress in the past month, as shown here.

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This westbound Chevy Aveo  left the roadway of HWY 278 E., just west of Selma, at 12:45 PM Monday afternoon.

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The Monticello 6U girls won the Pre State Tournament,  at the Monticello sports complex, this weekend.

Congrats to all the girls and their coaches.

Good luck in the State Tournament.

South Arkansas Community College has announced its spring graduates, who were recognized in a commencement ceremony in May.

Graduates include, from Monticello;
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The City Park Pool and Jordan Park Splash Pad will be opening to the public, beginning Saturday.

Regular operation hours are Monday – Saturday, from 1-6 pm and Sunday from 1:30-5:30 pm.

To reserve the facilities for private parties, call 367-4400.

Around 6:35 pm, Thursday, the Drew County Sheriff’s Dept. responded to a domestic disturbance, in the Rock Springs community,
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Around 3:45,  Monticello firefighters  were rolling up their hoses, after  successfully battling the fire at Drew Foam.

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The Monticello Fire Dept. was paged out to a fire at Drew Foam, Friday at 2:15 pm, (more…)

Winners at the Town and Gown Duplicate Bridge Club’s championship game on Monday, June 1 were:

North-South Pairs
1st Joann Hawley and Lowell Lynde
2nd Peggy Chapman and Mildred Miles
3rd Jane Lucky and Maedene Weser

East-West Pairs
1st Sandra Lloyd and Jean Palsa
2nd Joy and Fritz Hudson
3rd Margaret Norton and Don Stephan

Sylvia Banks and Haleigh Tucker, of the Discovery Skills Center, presented a check to Karen Connelley for the SEARK Miracle League.

The clients at Discovery Skills Center held their annual Lip Sync Show, with the proceeds going to the SEARK Miracle League.

Happy 5th Birthday Crayton.

Love your family:).

Zach McClendon, of Union Bank and Trust, has been appointed to the State Banking Board, by Governor Asa Hutchinson.

The appointment, which was announced Tuesday, expires December 31, 2019.

Monticello attorney Lee Douglas Curry of the law firm Gibson & Keith, PLLC has been elected to a three year term in the House of Delegates of the Arkansas Bar Association.

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It’s the time of year when many people in Arkansas are finding newborn wildlife. The state is blessed with an abundance of wildlife and their offspring.

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At 3:50, Tuesday afternoon, a head-on collision near the LincolnCounty line temporarily closed traffic.

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On April 29, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department answered a call from a juvenile on HWY 114 West regarding a shooting which left the juvenile injured from an apparent gunshot wound. (more…)

Law enforcement officers from Ashley and Drew County gave their time and effort on Wednesday, May 22nd to participate in the Area 12 leg of the 2015 Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for Special Olympics Arkansas.

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The Drew Central Elementary fourth grade students participated in an Arkansas Words Spelling Bee. This bee was a part of the Arkansas History Unit. The students spent a week practicing and learning to spell words like Arkansans, Ouachita River, & many more. These three students were the overall winners for fourth grade.

Left to right:
First Place Florisela Gregoria , Second Place, Kaiya Williams, & Third Place Lana Boykin

Happy birthday to Brenda Reed,

(Shown here with T.G.Sheppard)

Best wishes for Happy Birthday,

From your family and friends.

Improvements to Highway 165 will require a partial closure northeast of Dermott, according to AHTD officials.

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Governor Asa Hutchinson presented  A grant of $9000 to the Collins-Cominto Fire Dept., last week, through the Arkansas Rural Community Grant Program, to purchase prote (more…)

Governor Hutchinson visited Monticello Friday, May 22 to conclude his month-long Computer Science Tour. Students at Monticello High listened as the governor gave examples of how computer science impacts every arena of life from agriculture, to medical doctors and manufacturing.

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Happy 60th Birthday

Love Ms Mel

I For rent:
Barkada Apartments
Great quiet, country atmosphere just seconds away from Wal-Mart.
2 bedroom with fridge, stove and back patio
$550 a month
(870)-367-6226

Monticello Christian Academy’s daycare division, Educare, is now enrolling for their summer care program. Children 30 months to 7 years old are welcome to attend. We are open 6:00am – 6:00pm. Our summer session will begin Tuesday, May 26th. Each week will provide your child with a new adventure: Fun With Food, Around the World in 5 Days, and Fun at the Farm are just a few of the adventures we will take this summer.

If you are interested in enrollment, please contact Kelly Word at 870-460-0829. Spaces are limited. MCA is located at 910 Old Warren Road in Monticello.

For rent:
West Creek Condos
Great, central location near Wal-Mart with energy saving amenities.
A truly beautiful property!
$650 with a 6 month lease.
(870)-367-6226

Monticello firefighters were paged out Memorial Day afternoon to Florence Road, where a mobile home was engulfed in flames.

Sources at the scene said no one was home at the time of the fire,  which fully engulfed the residence.

At 1 pm, Friday afternoon,  a pre-planned ” active shooter” tok place at Drew Central Middle School.

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US Army Specialist Nick Deaton, of Monticello, was selected as 1 of 150 soldiers at Fort Bragg North Carolina to participate in the opening ceremonies at the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race.

Spc Deaton was holding the giant American Flag along with his fellow soldiers,  holding the bottom corner of the flag under the stars.  Spc Deaton is stationed at the 82nd Airborne unit as an airborne infantry scout.

Nick is a 2012 graduate of Monticello High School and the son of Police Chief Eddy Deaton and Trish Deaton and DeWayne and DD Burchfield.

Monticello Lions Club recently completed our 2015 Vision Screening of almost 90 pre-kindergarten students at Advantages of Southeast Arkansas, Pauline Baptist Pre-School, Head of the Class and Monticello Pre-K schools.

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Winners at the Town & Gown Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday, May 18 were:

1st place Luellen Jones and Marvin Fawley
2nd place Sandra Lloyd and Jean Palsa
3rd place Joann Hawley and Lowell Lynde

The Club will hold a potluck party on June 1 to honor Kay Koen who achieved the rank of ACBL Life Master at the Resort City Regional Bridge Tournament in Hot Springs.