Scott Barrilleaux, CEO of Drew Memorial Hospital, announced Monday that two physicians will staff the hospital’s Emergency Department on December 26 and 27.
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On 12-07-15, family members reported that Cherrish Faith Allbright, age 22 of Rison, was missing.

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MLive is planning to record & re-play the “Showdown in M-Town” game, Sunday.

Click below to see the scores,  or watch the replay.

Sr. Boys -Final
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 Just minutes after midnight, Friday night,  the Monticello Fire Dept. was dispatched to Turtle  Creek Apartments, on North Slemmons St., to an apartment fire.

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This pony was found roaming near JP Price Lumber Co. off of Midway Rt. in Monticello. Call 870-723-3378 to claim.

Around 7:30, Monday night, a 2-year-old child was ejected from a vehicle, during a 3 car collision at the intersection of HWYs 278 & 425, in Monticello. (more…)

At 8:30, Monday night, the driver of a southbound Ford Escape lost control of their vehicle on HWY 425, just north of the 35 intersection.

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Have you seen this person?

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Monticello police are looking for a suspect, believed to be a black male wearing a mask, navy hoodie, blue jeans, and black shoes, who robbed a local convenience store, Wednesday night.
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Northbound traffic on Gabbert Street should detour to Main Street, then Pope Street, to avoid a blocked roadway, at the intersection of Gabbert and Jefferson Street.

Abig rig cut short, and the road is currently blocked at that location.

The meeting of the Advantages of Southeast Arkansas, Inc. Board of Directors, which was scheduled for November 24th, has been moved to Tuesday, December 1st, at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Discovery Children’s Center, located at 178 West College, Monticello, Arkansas. Due to the holidays, the meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday, December 22nd, has been cancelled.
Effective in January, meetings will go back to their normal date and time, the 4th Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. at the Discovery Children’s Center building.

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Plastic water meter assembly, in parking lot, is one of many poorly installed by Siemens.

In August, MLive posted a report of a major victory in the City of Monticello’s battle against SIEMENS, where a United States District Judge ordered SIEMENS AG (an international conglomerate) to be listed as an extended defendant in the $10,000,000 case.

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Thursday night’s open meeting about Drew Memorial Hospital’s proposed 1/4 cent extension of the expiring 1/2 cent library tax provided a chance for members of the public to meet the new surgeons, as well as hear updated statistics on surgery, and see the drawings of the new facility.

The question & answer session was also informative, especially dealing with the current 40 year old operating room.

In an update to a story MLive covered, Tuesday morning, posted here are photos of the clean-up of the wreckage of a loaded Riceland tank truck, 2 miles south of Winchester on HWY 65.

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Congratulations to Keith Wallis, the Ryburn Automotive Salesman of the month for October.

Stop by Ryburns and see one of our friendly sales staff members for that new or like-new vehicle you’ve been wanting.

Graphic photo posted on attached link, below.

At 3:30 pm, Thursday, a Monticello man was killed and 2 other residents injured, in a head on collision, eas of Monticello.

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According to SalineRiverChronicle, during a meeting that lasted a little over one hour, the Southeast Arkansas Intermodal Authority had a detailed discussion of how the Authority will pay off an estimated $600,000.00 to $700,000.00 loan that will be owed once all state and federal grants are expended.

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Longtime Monticello business owner Tommy Newman filed, Wednesday, to run for City Council Ward 2 Position 1.

That seat is currently held by former county treasurer Carolyn Brow (more…)

Tuesday night, Mayor Zack Tucker accepted a check for $1,500 of grant dollars presented to the City by local operations supervisor Juerga “Smitty” Smith on behalf CenterPoint (more…)

County sheriff Mark Gober was the first candidate to file for reelection, at noon, Monday.  Gober is seeking reelection.

Justice of the Peace for District 7, Patty Mitchell,  was next, filing to maintain her seat on the county quorum court.

County Judge Robert Akin, an Independent, wasthe only non-– Democrat to file, Monday.

Other candidates filing included;
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Thursday, Monticello Parks Committee member & Miracle League President Karen Connelley was joined by future Miracle League players to present to the Arkansas Outdoor Recreation Grant Committee in Jacksonville, AR to request $250,000 of grant funding to help Monticello build our field of dreams.
The Miracle League Field will be first handicap accessible baseball field in Southeast Arkansas. Grant winners will be announced in December.

The Drew County Yard of the Month for September, 2015 was: Chris and Ashley Weast, at 175 McKnight Drive.

Their yard was selected as the winner by the Town and Country Garden Club.

Yard of the Month is presented by the Chamber of Commerce.