On September 5, 2024 at approximately 4pm Drew County Dispatch received a call about a man injured in the woods here in Drew County.

The Springdale man was located in a wooded area off of Highway 172 where he sustained serious but not life threatening injuries. He has since been transported to an out of county hospital to seek medical attention.

On behalf of the Sheriff’s Office, I, Sheriff Tim Nichols want to thank members of the 10th Judicial Drug Task Force, Arkansas State Police, Monticello Police, our Dispatchers and Emergency Medical Technicians for their help in locating and rendering aid to the injured. Your work and unwavering dedication does not go unnoticed.
Respectfully,
Sheriff Tim Nichols

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State Supreme Court Chief Justice Dan Kemp recently visited the Monticello courthouse, and gave a brief presentation dealing with several topics, including: Strategic plan of court system, Satisfaction of court experience, Statewide e-filing, Hope to build new case management system, Drug courts, and Opioid treatment kits

Marty Sullivan, administrator of the state court system then discussed getting district court onto court connect and other topics. 

Pete Hollingsworth, also, with the state, discussed court security programs.

The three guests are shown in the photo above with Circuit Judges Puryear, Gibson, Ross, and French.

The Drew Central school board will be holding a special called board meeting, tonight, at 5:30, to deal with personnel issues.