Mainline Health Systems recently was awarded a $54,677 grant from the Blue & You Foundation to purchase RetinaVue cameras for Mainline’s primary locations to increase the number of diabetic patients receiving diabetic retinal exams. (more…)

Drew County Democrats will meet at 6p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 at the courthouse

CashboX is back and ready to rock! After a seven-year hiatus, the band is back together and ready to kick off a reunion show where it all started.

The lineup will consist of Andrew Brannon on vocals, Jeremiah Payne on bass guitar, Michael Murphy on drums, Tyler Chambers on guitar, and Devin Horn on guitar.

The show will kick off at 8:00 at La Terraza Mexican Grill located at 306 US-425, Monticello, AR 71655. Admission is free, and all ages are welcome. Get there early as the show will be standing room only.

The 3rd graders at Drew Central Elementary School were taught a series of 6 lessons using the Kids In the Kitchen Curriculum.

They are showing off their pledge to Eat Smart and Be Active by wearing wrist bands!

Common Folk, made up of Duane Porterfield, Grace Stormont and Judd Steinbeck, from left, will be touring area schools this month and performing traditional American folk music for students as part of Seark Concert Association’s SMARTS (Students Majoring in the Arts) program.

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Click Here For Chamber Man, Woman, Non Profit Of The Year Nomination Form.  Please submit your written nominations to the chamber office by February 6th, 2020 at 3:00pm.

The Southeast Arkansas Animals Club is pleased to announce the group’s next meeting. The meeting will take place Monday, February 3, at the Monticello Western Sizzlin.

The event will begin at 12 p.m. At the meeting, Drew County Treasurer Charlie Searcy will discuss the upcoming vote to reinstate the 1 cent county-wide sales and use tax for road improvement.

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 Caldwell Cemetery Meeting to Be Held Saturday. February 1, at 11:00 A.M. At Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church In Winchester, AR

ALL INTERESTED PERSON NEED TO BE PRESENT

Reserve your plot for $100.00 (more…)

Lifelong Southeast Arkansas resident Bill Dunklin has officially kicked off his run for State Senate in Senate District 26, which includes Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, and Drew counties and parts of Cleveland, Desha, and Lincoln counties.

Dunklin has been active in Republican political circles his entire life but is no establishment candidate. Dunklin believes the District needs a citizen State Senator who is already making Southeast Arkansas a better place to live. He believes Southeast Arkansas will benefit most by a State Senator who is experienced in making his own living, not one trying to make a living from being in Government. (more…)

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Whitney Bordeaux, Soil  Conservation, District Director for Drew County Conservation is presenting a check in the amount of $1,692.42  to Jody Gladden, Master Gardner Chairman for the Wildflower Habitat project at the Monticello Sports Complex, as approved by Mayor Paige Chase.

01/20/20:
Drew County NAACP MLK Parade
Downtown Monticello
Parade lineup: 8:30 am Parade starts at 9:00 am
Theme: Recharging Families. Restoring Hope
Entry: Free

Immediately following the parade
Annual MLK Breakfast
Holmes Chapel Presbyterian Church Hawkins Center- 527 E McCloy
Donations Accepted & Kids eat free

Martin Luther King Jr., Celebration
6:00 pm –
Holy Temple COGIC 529 N. Main Street
Guest Speaker: Dr. Fitz Hill

The AACA is proud to announce that it will offer 1 scholarship of $500 each to a student attending Arkansas Baptist College, Philander Smith College, Shorter College, and the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff.  The primary focus of the scholarship is to assist students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) offering the opportunity to assist with tuition, books, or even housing.
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State Rep. LeAnne Burch receives her 2019 Business Matters Leadership Award from State Chamber/AIA Executive Vice President Kenny Hall.

State Rep. LeAnne Burch (D-Dist. 9) recently received an Arkansas State Chamber/Associated Industries of Arkansas 2019 Business Matters Leadership Award. Burch was recognized with the award for supporting positive business initiatives during the 92nd General Assembly.

 

If you are an early childhood professional, foster parent, or early childhood educator and want to learn more about caring for young children, you may be interested in The Best Care. Sometimes it is difficult to find appropriate classes that are close to home and affordable. The University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, in partnership with the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Association, is offering training for early childhood professionals. Classes are offered free of charge and is verified training through the Traveling Arkansas’ Professional Pathways (TAPP) and supports the Better Beginnings Program. (more…)

Recent DC graduate Anna Coleman (yellow shirt) with her ATU Robotics Teammates.

Arkansas Tech University will be among approximately 50 higher education institutions from around the globe that will compete in the 2020 VEX U Robotics World Championship April 22-25 in Louisville, Ky.

A team of 11 ATU students punched their ticket to the world championship by winning the overall excellence award at a qualifying tournament hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Dec. 7. (more…)

This year Monticello and Drew Central basketball teams are joining forces to fight hunger in Drew County. Instead of bringing gifts for the 12 days of Christmas, the schools are asking you to help with this mission. Students and community members are asked to bring the food items for each day. Although it is a competition between schools, the real opponent is hunger.

DePaul Community Health Centers is pleased to announce receipt of recognition from the National Committee of Quality Assurance(NCQA) as a Patient Centered Medical Home.
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