UAM’s student activity board sponsored a unique activity Wednesday night; “Ice skating at UAM.”
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Ice chest found on Greenhill road.
Please call or text to identify. 870-723-7892.

Lost: Red and Black Razorback backpack.

Lost Tuesday, Dec 16, at the MMS band concert.

Bag contained clothes, a contact case, and cologne.

If found please call 723-6087 and ask for Leslie.

The Country Store Restaurant in Selma has re-opened, serving fish and fixins’ on Fridays and Saturdays from 4:30 to 9:00 pm.

Please come and join us for catfish and all the trimmings.

Happy Holidays to all.Thank you, The Hollands.

Happy Birthday Brenda!!!

Love Andrea, Farrah, Michael, Sidney, Andy and Danny
We all love you so much.

After years of struggling with low county revenues, the Drew County Quorum Court approved raises, Monday night for all county employees.

Certified sheriff’s deputies will a receive a larger raise, bringing them closer to “a level playing field” with other law-enforcement agencies in the area.

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Saturday, the Drew County Sheriffs Office took a report in reference to two Harley Davidson motorcycles being stolen.

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Shortly before 5 PM, Sunday afternoon, Monticello Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to the old Sonic located, on Highway 425 South.
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Lost family, pet his name is Lue.  He is a boxer, whose home is on Florence Road,  last seen Thursday, could be around Florence toad, Allen drive, Rose Hill Cutoff.

Please help us we really need him home for the holidays because we are lost without him he is Brindle and about 6 years old.

Please help us contact anytime of the day or night 8707235521.

Last Thursday morning, a 48-year-old Midway Route man was seriously injured, while cleaning a 12 gauge shotgun.

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Monticello’s East Jackson St. is closed at the bridge, to allow for sewer line replacement.

The project should be completed late today or tomorrow.

The realignment of the lines is being done in preparation for the upcoming bridge replacement project, in the near future.

Around 9:30, Wednesday morning, an eastbound Peterbilt dump truck (from Warren lost its front left wheel, as it was traveling east on Gaines Street.

The loose wheel rolled down the street, approximately a block, before jumping the curb, and striking in Intrepid (likely a total loss) and a Ford pick-up.

The right lane of traffic on Gaines Street was closed for approximately two hours by Monticello Police, waiting on an out-of-town wrecker, as DOT inspected and cited the truck for violations.

The driver of this Dodge pick-up had a “bad day at the lake”, Monday afternoon.
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The Country Store Restaurant in Selma will be re-opening this weekend, starting this Friday and Saturday, 4:30 to 9:00 pm.

The fish-house received severe fire damage in late June, and has been completely renovated.

The Holland family, Billy, Darlene, and Steve invite you out for their reopening weekend. Friday and Saturday nights.

Ensign Rodney Shelton Foss was killed in action, Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor.

His body is buried at Oakland Cemetery.

The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department currently making additional safety improvements to a half mile section of Highway 278 East, commonly referred to as “Dead Man’s Curve”.

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A first appearance hearing was held Monday morning for a 26 year old McGehee man, arrested Saturday for the death of his 33-year-old girlfriend.

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Scissortails Native American Arts & Crafts is now open at 114 North Main Street, next to Cockrells Shoes.

The owner, Steve Morales, features a rotating stock of a wide range of authentic, handmade products, ranging from blankets and rugs, to arts & Crafts.

Come by a check out astonishing array of colorful items, just in time for gift giving.

Caroline Adair was crowned 2014 Miss Buck Fever at this Saturday during the annual Buck Fever Festival in Banks.

Caroline is the 16 year old daughter of Dale & Misty Jones and William Adair of Monticello.

She was crowned by Kelsey Windham, pictured left, 2013 Miss Buck Fever.

Zack Tucker, former assistant to Mayor Allen Maxwell, won Tuesday’s mayor election over current mayor Joe Rogers and former city council member Thomas “Sonny” Thornhill.

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Beverly Burks, shown here being congratulated by county Democratic chairperson Delbert Farrar, won the race for Circuit Clerk, Tuesday.

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MonticelloLive.com is posting local election results, live, from the Drew County Courthouse.

At 9:30 pm with all city precinct counted….
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VOTE TOTALS
1st WEEK
Monday –  – 209
Tuesday – –  199
Wednesday-171
Thursday – – 157
Friday – – – -211
Saturday – -68

2nd WEEK
Monday – – 208
Tuesday – – 193
Wednesday-155
Thursday – 206
Friday – – – 245
Saturday – – 74
Monday – – 396

Shortly after 1: 30, Tuesday morning, the Monticello Fire Department was paged out to a silo fire at Bio-Wood, located on Wilson Mill Road.

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Last Tuesday, candidate for governor, Congressman Mike Ross visited UAM.

The purpose of his visit was described as “old buildings and new buildings”, as he took a tour of the 50 year old Science Center, which also now houses is the mathematics department.

While on campus, Ross also took a tour of the new Forestry Resources Annex.