Missionary Shirley Vincent was born May 3, 1940 in Portland Arkansas to the late James and Callie Mae Nelson and passed on May 25, 2015. She was a member of Revival Center East, Dermott, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by, a brother, twin daughters , and a son. She is survived by two daughters, Shirley McCants and Elizabeth Marthel. 5 sons, Calvin Davis Sr., Robert Marshall Sr., Johnnie Davis, Rodney Marshall, Gene Marshall, one brother James Nelson,43 grandchildren and 51 great-grandchildren.

Services were entrusted to Christian Brothers Funeral Home and were held May 28^th at The Revival Center Church.

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The Kiwanis Club of Monticello is once again planning to display flags on the town square and the courthouse lawn in honor and remembrance of our service men and women.

The flag project is a major fundraiser for Kiwanis each year. It helps fund projects such as bedroom makeovers for Drew County children in need, scholarships, and Christmas presents for needy children. The project also impacts our community by showing support of our military men and women.

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SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. vs. CITY OF MONTICELLO vs. SIEMENS A.G.

Listed here are the primary focal points of the CITY OF MONTICELLO’S ANSWER TO THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COUNTERCLAIM AND ADDITION OF COUNTER-DEFENDANT, as submitted to the US District Court, in response to SEIMENS recent federal lawsuit against the The City of Monticello, the city’s special attorney, Cliff Gibson, has answered SIEMENS’ lawsuit against the city.

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Monday, in Drew County Circuit Court, it was stated that the the prosecution is expected to seek the Death Penalty for the March 2014 shooting death of a 29 year old Southeast Arkansas woman, outside of local grocery store. (more…)

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Last Tuesday, Siemens and the City of Monticello met in Little Rock in an attempt to mediate hte situation, to avoid a lawsuit, by reaching a compromise.

It appears that on the way out of town, Siemens filed that lawsuit in the U.S. Eastern District Curt.

Last Tuesday, as local folks were feeling the first of the “hot days of summer”, a couple of ladies decided on an idea for them to “beat the heat.”

Their idea was to shoplift 2 air conditioning units from Walmart.

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Last Tuesday, Monticello mayor Zack Tucker, attorney Witt Barton, special attorney Cliff Gibson, and city clerk Andrea Chambers traveled to Little Rock, in an attempt to settle the ongoing water system improvement $10 million battle with Siemens through legal mediation.

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After 21 years with Statler Brothers, Jimmy Fortune will be in concert in Monticello.

Tickets and more information for Monticello event are at ticketriver.com

According to the Arkansas State Police preliminary report, there was a fatality wreck in Eudora, at 11:37 Saturday morning, where an adult and two children lost their lives.

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The Arkansas Highway & Transportation Dept. held a public meeting, last week at Drew Centraal, which was attended by dozens of local residents.

Design engineer David Baker gave MLive a “virtual tour” of the proposed bypass, using the map drawings on display.

The video shows all road intersections, bridge crossings, and an overpass, which will evantually be added at Old Warren Road.

Kirby Ramos is a 55 year old artist from the Osage Nation. He’ll be at Scissortail’s Trading Post on Friday and Saturday, April 24-25, from noon til 5 pm.

He’ll have several unique handcarved items available, signing autographs, and taking pictures. His work is well know throughout Indian Country.

Kirby’s work is also featured at the National Museum of the American Indian-Smithsonian Institute in NY & DC.

Today (April 15) is the due date for most tax returns and payments.