Article courtesy of The Advance, by Ashley Hogg

Farming and agriculture are major drivers in the economy and lifestyle of Southeast Arkansas. Each year, Drew County chooses one family as the recipient of the Farm Family of the Year award. This year’s winner is the Lindsey Family of Wilmar.

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The new dirt work and construction taking place across from Walmart, south of Western Sizzlin,
is going to be a new oil change/car wash business, being built by Driven Brands Take 5 Oil Change, based out of South Carolina.

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Thursday, the SouthEast Arkansas Economic Development District heard and approved a presentation to establish a “waste to electricity” recycling facility in southeast Arkansas, specifically at the Chicot County landfill site, near Lake Village.

The facility can process 500 tons per day of everyday household trash, which will use a rotary kiln to create steam, which makes electricity.  Recyclable metals, as shown in the article, passed through the system, and our recycled through appropriate channels. The leftover material from the process has several construction usages. (more…)

Last week, the University of Arkansas at Monticello received a $50,000 check from Union Bank & Trust Co. for UAM’s Performance Center Campaign (PCC). John McClendon, chairman of Union Bank, and Dave Dickson, president and CEO of Union Bank, presented the check to Dr. Peggy Doss, chancellor of UAM, Hud Jackson, director of athletics and head football coach at UAM, and Garrett May, director of major gifts and university initiatives at UAM, during a presentation on the university’s Monticello campus. (more…)

Citizens Bank, headquartered in Batesville, has announced the hire of Trent Scogin, who will be serving as senior vice president and city president in the bank’s Monticello market. (more…)

The MEDC, Monday, approved selling 10 acres of land at the HWY 35 East Industrial Park to Stroker Diesel of Warren, which would enable them to move their business, with 5 current employees, to Monticello, with possible expansion of 20 additional employees in the near future. (more…)

Recently, Simmons First Foundation distributed grant funds to entities in the Monticello community.

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