HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY TONEI SHEPHERD

ENJOY YOUR DAY

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH LOVE

MOM,GEL,JAY,JAMIYA,AIDEN,MAKENZI,KAYNESHA,& EDWARD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDWARD MOORE JR

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH

FROM YOUR BABY GIRL AND YOUR WIFE

LOVE,MAKENZI AND KAYNESHA

Happy 9th Birthday, Shawn Hicks,

Love Mom, Reshanae & Jorden

Happy 20th Birthday, Reshanae Crift,

Love Mom, Shawn R and Jorden

Happy 18th birthday

Alex “Goofy” Faulkner

We love you and we are proud of the young man you have become, and will continue to grow into.

Love Mom, Dad, Logan and all of your extended family.

Happy birthday to Nancy “Nana” Marter Forrest. We love you very much and hope that all your dreams come true.

Not many people have their first grand child born on their birthday.  

Love you always

Lea, Steve, Alex, Logan, Tammy, Sam, David, Bailey, Sandy, Logan, Erin, and Russell

Jordan Socia & Karlie Fowler

The Capital One Bowl halftime show is pleased to announce the recent All American selection of Karlie Fowler & Jordan Socia, Monticello High School majorettes, to the official Capital One Bowl halftime performance cast.

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Happy 8th Birthday, Kaiden Forrest

Hope you have a great Birthday!

Happy Birthday Brody James Cater. 5years ago we were blessed with you.

We love you,

Dad, Mom, &Sis

Bishop Sam Wherry is celebrating his 62nd birthday, today,

Happy Birthday.

Happy “18th” Birthday, Tyler !!!

Love,

Mom & Kaitlin

Recently, Beth Davis was sworn in as Secretary/Treasurer of the Arkansas Assessor’s Association by Charlie Daniels, Auditor of State.

Carter is 3 years old today.

Happy Birthday to our little ‘Boogie’.

We love you

Daddy, Momma, Sissy, Nana, Pawpaw, NikNik, Brian, Clayton, Mason

Jessie Griffin, Republican candidate for county judge is age 59 and married to Linda Bordeaux Griffin. He is running for county judge “to give back to the community” that has been his home for many years and to utilize the management and leadership skills he has developed over the last forty years.

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Wow wee look who’s 3!!!!!

Haiden Warner Nov.3rd

We ALL love you :)

A local focus group is seeking ideas and volunteers to organize an annual Festival to be held on the 4th Saturday of October.

If you would you like to volunteer and help plan this festival or if you have any ideas for themes, events, or contests please send an email to monticellofestivalideas@yahoo.com.

Please submitted suggestions by November 2.

Happy 5th Birthday Kamiah Powell

From Mom & Dad

Drew County 4-H Poultry Club was well represented at the Arkansas State Fair Poultry show this weekend. The first 3 places in Junior Showmanship Competition went to Drew County students. Pictured are (l to r) Sunni Deb Weaver, 3rd place, Ethan Graves, 2nd place and Bree-anne Lanthrip, 1st place.

Ethan’s Black Modern Game pullet was chosen to win Reserve Champion Modern.

Students from Monticello Dance Academy competed in the Arkansas State Fair Youth Talent Show Finals on Saturday night, October 20th. The tap dance group “It Don’t Matter” consisting of Charlee Carter, Mary Beth Wigley, Emmalee Satterlee, Alex Jones, Ashlen McRae, and Bliss Jaggers won the dance group division Thursday night at the semi-finals and advanced to Saturday night’s finals. At the finals they won the dance group division and $500.

Charlee Carter also competed at the semi-finals on Thursday night with her tap routine to “Pencil Full of Lead” and advanced to the finals. She won the dance solo division at the finals as well as $500.

These girls are under the instruction of Allison Neill and are in their 7th, 8th, and/or 9th year of dance at MDA.

The Leadership Council of Ward 1 are hosting a Candidates Forum, featuring Candidates For Drew County Judge, tonight, Monday, October 22nd, at 6 pm at Revival Center’s Alpha Brooks Fellowship Hall, 311 South Pine St.

Candidates Jesse Griffin, Robert Akin and Robin Hood all plan to attend.

A memorial fund has been set up at Commercial Bank in memory of Brian Savage.

Memorial contributions to this fund are being requested in lieu of flowers by his family.

Kelly Reid received the Fireman of the Year Award from Lions Club President Don Hogue, along with a $100 check from Lions Club for the annual award.

Kelly is married to Melissa, a Kindergarten Teacher at Monticello Elementary School. They have two children, John Parker, age 5 years, and Jay Dylan, age 9 months.

Kelly trains fellow firemen and teaches at the Arkansas Fire Academy in Camden. He also volunteers as a referee at Jr High football games. In his “spare time” Kelly said he loves to hunt and fish.

Fire Chief Steve Faulkner selected Kelly for the award from 11 full time firemen and 14 volunteers on the City force. Chief Faulkner said the Fire Department has been successful in lowering the fire insurance rating down to four from five last year. This lower rating will significantly reduce fire insurance premiums in future years.

Happy 11th birthday Kevin & Kelli Jo!

Love, Mom & Dad

“Six Figures” a screenplay written by Regina Junior, a native of Monticello, has been selected by the HBFF Storyteller Screening Committee as a semi-finalist in the 2012 Hollywood Black Film Festival. As a finalist, Ms. Junior will receive a complimentary all-access pass to attend Hollywood Black Film Festival 2012 which runs October 25-28 in Hollywood, CA

Ms. Junior is the daughter of Horace and Mary Junior of Lacey, Arkansas and currently resides in Crossett, AR.

At the recent Southeast Arkansas TEA Party’s Second Amendment Sportsman’s Rally in Monticello, two winners were drawn at random from hundreds of entries for a chance to win a gun.

The winner of a Marlin SL7 rifle was Mr. Marcus Rucks of Monroe, Louisiana. Mr. James Jenkins of Lake Village, Arkansas was the winner of a youth model Mossberg Shotgun. The Southeast Arkansas TEA Party wishes to thank everyone who attended and participated in the rally.

HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY, AARON JONES!

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, MY ONLY SUNSHINE! I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER!

Love,

Mom, Dad, Alan, Nana and Grumpy, Uncle Davis, Mamaw, Aunt Ann and Uncle Robert, Aunt Sue and Amiee

Found set of keys at the sports complex. Call to identify and claim. 870-370-2831.

These students from Monticello Dance Academy represented the Drew County and Cleveland County fairs at the Southeast Arkansas District Fair in Pine Bluff this past weekend. They qualified for district by winning overall or 2nd overall at their local county fair’s talent show.

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Seldom do any of us hear of diseases that were once common in our childhood such as measles and mumps. What made the difference? It was public health prevention that made a difference in containing these life-threatening illnesses.

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HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY KASHAWN,

 luv Tweet, Dad, Dee n U Mommie…