Monticello Live

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Several city and county candidates for local offices took part in the Democratic Party of Drew County’s “breakfast on the Square”, Saturday morning.

The event, although sponsored by the Democratic party, welcomed all candidates,  as well as any voter who wanted to visit or enjoy a breakfast burrito.

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Come out and enjoy a day full of entertainment, featuring Dwyla Gifford, Judy’s dancers, Haley Creek Boys, The Culps, Joe Burgess and more!!

Food, fun , possum races, cake walks, quilt show, fish dinners, auction and more fun activities.

Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation Governing Board of Directors will meet in a Special Call Board Meeting Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will be held at the SEACAC Complex located at 1208 North Myrtle Street in Warren, AR. The meeting is open to the public. SEACAC serves Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha and Drew Counties in Southeast Arkansas.

Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation will conduct a community meeting to elect a board member for the Ashley – County Low -Income Sector of SEACAC board of directors. The meeting will be held on Sunday, October 14, 2018. This meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the conference room at the Ashley County Medical Center, located at 1015 Unity Rd., Crossett, AR. (more…)

Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation will conduct a community meeting to elect a board member for the Bradley – County Private Sector of SEACAC board of directors. The meeting will be held at the old National Guard Armory and will begin at 7:00 p.m. on October 15, 2018.
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Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation will conduct a community meeting to elect a board member for the Drew – County Private Sector of SEACAC board of directors. The meeting will be held on Monday, October 15, 2018 at the Southeast Arkansas Regional Library, located at 114 West Jefferson Avenue, Monticello, AR. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. (more…)

Byron Montgomery, Mainline Health System’s clinical director and provider at the Mainline Star City location, received the Community Health Centers of Arkansas MVP award at the Community Health Centers of Arkansas Conference. (more…)

David and Regina Gorman, of Monticello, are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Whitney Nicole Gorman, to Shaun Anthony Payne. (more…)

Saturday around 10:30 am near the Jackson & Shelton Street intersection,  there was a thanks playpen filled with women’s clothes, shoes and my grandson’s baby quilt.

It was set outside for a relative to pick up, but it seems someone thought it was discarded. Whoever picked it up, is asked to return it, especially the blanket, because of its  sentimental value.

If you have it can you please call Michelle at 870 723 8807 or just put it in my mailbox

The grand opening for the Miracle League playground and fall season is a miracle league will be held at the sports complex Saturday morning at 9 AM.

SEARK Reading Council held their first meeting of the 2018-19 school year on September 24,
2018 at the Drew Central Middle School Library with a “Fall Into Reading”Theme. (more…)

The Koinonia Christian Home School Support Group will be meeting on Thursday Sept 20th.

For details please contact Mary at 1 (870) 723-7758.

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1st annual Jerry Woodall Memorial Race for Life on September 29.

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Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced the names of his eight appointees to the new State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services, which assumed oversight of the funeral industry on July 1. (more…)

Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation Governing Board of Directors will meet in a regular scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will be held at the Lake Village Fire Station, 2017 HWY 65-82 South, in Lake Village, Arkansas. The meeting is open to the public. SEACAC serves Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha and Drew Counties in Southeast Arkansas. (more…)

Market in the Park Farmer’s Market is Open Saturday at the Rodney Shelton Foss Minipark (Usual location on South Main Street).

Market starts at 8:00 a.m. and now runs until noon every Saturday through October.

Come visit our vendors to get your fresh produce as well as honey, baked goods, hand crafted soaps and jewelry. Check out our Facebook and Instagram accounts for more information.

The Arkansas Cancer Coalition (ACC) is excited to award Mainline Health Systems, Inc. with a grant in the amount of $53,951.76 to implement cancer control efforts that support the Arkansas Cancer Plan. This funding source will help to research the latest cervical cancer information, educate staff and patients on that information, and promote cervical cancer awareness. (more…)

Pictured front row left to right: Claudia Horton, Brenda Chisom- EHC County President and Anne Hiebsch
Back row left to right: Juanita Webb, Hazelene McCray, County Extension Agent, and Patricia Kulbeth (more…)

The Arkansas Bar Association honored Monticello attorney Katelyn Busby with the Lawyer Community Legacy Award on June 14th during the association’s annual meeting at the Hot Springs Convention Center. (more…)

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Cornerstone Christion Academy would like to congratulate Dr. John Austin Beatty on his recent accomplishment. Austin is a co-valedictorian graduate of the 2010 class of C.C.A. He is the son of Misty (C.C.A. teacher) and John W. Beatty (Drew County Sheriff’s Dept.) of Collins.

Austin is a 2014 graduate of UAM in Monticello with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Biochemistry. He is also a 2018 graduate of UAMS in Little Rock where he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree. Dr. Beatty will begin his internship in Tulsa, Oklahoma this summer with In His Image Family Medicine Residency Program.  CongratulationsAustin!!!

Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation Governing Board of Directors will meet in a regular scheduled board meeting on Tuesday July 17, 2018. The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will be held at the SEACAC Complex, (more…)

The 2018 Scholarship Recipients: (R-L) BreAuna Bailey-Warren High School, Zadrian Goodwin- Monticello High School, Mikayla McGregor-Monticello High School and Emberley Riley-Monticello High School.

NAACP local Branch #6042 hosted a Baccalaureate Ceremony on May 20, 2018 to present its local scholarships. Scholarship Chair, Sheena Garrard, reported “It was our goal to provide a scholarship opportunity for 2018 Seniors who attend Dermott, Drew Central, Monticello, and Warren High Schools. The purpose of the scholarship was to encourage student participation in a post-secondary program of study and to relieve a portion of the financial burden. We would also like to thank the NAACP members and community leaders for their generous donations towards this scholarship. (more…)

From the United Kingdom to Arkansas, research forester’s silvicultural histories are recognized. The Editorial Board of Forestry, an international journal of forest research recently  awarded Don Bragg, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, the “2017 Percy Stubbs, John Bolton King and Edward Garfitt Prize for Silviculture” for advancing silviculture research. (more…)