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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The Arkansas Department of Health “Rules Pertaining to Food Establishments,” effective September 7, 2019 indicates that any establishment serving food will be required to have “at least one supervisory employee who has Certified Food Manager training,” to ensure that someone with food safety knowledge is employed at every facility. Food establishments have already been made aware that they are required to receive said training by September 7, 2020.

Ashley County Cooperative Extension Service will make this training available to your Food Managers in Ashley County and surrounding areas. The two day training will yield 10 hours credit.

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As part of National Rural Health Day, Delta Memorial Hospital today announced it has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in Quality.  (more…)

The local chapters of the VFW and American Legion invite all local residents to their annual Veterans Day service, Monday, at the Drew County Courthouse.

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Support and Propagation of Pollinators

The importance of pollinators in generating of our food supply is underscored by the fact that 1/3 of fruits and vegetables require pollinator interaction to produce mature flowers/seed pods/fruit.  Pollinators include birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals, most importantly bees.  Honey Bees are only one of the many bee types which aid in pollination: paper wasps, yellow jacket carpenter bees, bumble bees, and sphecidae wasp are among those needing pollen and nectar to survive and in the process pollinate plants.  Pollinators also have a positive impact on beef, livestock, and dairy industries as they help pollinate forages and hay crops. (more…)

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Want to see Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany? Want to go for a gondola ride in Venice, Italy? Want to dance the “WHOA” in the Harajuku district in Tokyo, Japan? Want to ride to the top of the 55 million year old Swiss Alps? (more…)

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Since the launch of The CALL in Drew County in 2014, our local leadership team has been heartbroken for the children of not just Drew County, but also for all the surrounding counties of Southeast Arkansas. (more…)

Thirteen year old William Leslie of Monticello was awarded his 1st degree black belt on Sept. 17, 2019 at South Arkansas Martial Arts of Monticello.  He is a three-time Arkansas Sports Karate Circuit State champion in Traditional and Musical Weapons.  He has been a student at SAMAM for the past six years under the instruction of Master Richelle Danley and Mr. Geoff  Trisolinni.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today released the following statement in support of the proposed T-Mobile US, Inc. and Sprint Corporation merger. Rutledge joined the U.S. Department of Justice in formally supporting the merger based on conditions of the agreement, which will form the nation’s third-largest telecommunications carrier. (more…)