At Monday night’s quorum court meeting, Nancy White was appointed, to serve as the county clerk for the remaining two years of Lyna Gulledge’s term. Gulledge has resigned to move to north Arkansas.

White is an employee in the county treasurer’s office.  More information about her is posted below, in another article.

Other applicants for the position included Beth Davis, Vickey Haycox, and John Gutierrez.

Hi. My name is Nancy White.

My husband, Don and I have called Drew County home for 20 years. Most of my time in Monticello has been spent raising and educating two great kids, Don and Kailley.

I have been privileged to serve in the community through Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, the Monticello Public Library, the Koinonia Christian Home School Support Group and the Drew County 4-H. Raised on a ranch in Kansas, I am no stranger to hard work.

My goal is to serve the citizens of Drew County, and to fulfill the role of County Clerk for these two years to the best of my ability.

Early Monday morning, there was a mobile home fire in Winchester.

Volunteer fire departments from Winchester, Selma, and Tillar responded. “A great job and teamwork by our first responders!” Jessie Griffin, DC OEM.

At the October Quorum Court meeting, County Clerk Lyna Gulledge submitted her resignation, due to moving to north Arkansas. (more…)

The Drew County Courthouse, Landfill, and Road Department will be closed Friday, January 1, 2021 in observance of New Year’s Day.

Friday’s County trash route will run along with Thursday’s route. There will be no other changes to the trash schedule for this week.

The Landfill will be open on Saturday, January 2nd, as it is the first Saturday of every month from 8:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

The Drew County Courthouse, Landfill & Road Department will be closed on Wednesday, December 23, Thursday, December 24, and Friday, December 25 in observance of Christmas.

No trash routes will run these days. Monday and Tuesday routes will run as normal.

No community dumpsters will be put out this year due to the abuse of overfilling and dumping on the ground last year.

From the Drew County Judge.

We have received news from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, that our class 4 landfill has successfully passed all the required tests to reopen.

Due to all the rainfall in the resent past, has made it difficult to get all the required tests. We welcome all the people that have been patiently waiting, bring your class 4 debris to the landfill.

The landfill hours are from 8:00 am til 3:45 pm Monday thru Friday.

Open 8:00 til 12:00 noon on the 1st Saturday of each month.

Tipping fee is $ 27.50 per ton, with a $5.00 minimum.

Thanks, County Judge Robert Akin.

According to County Judge Robert Akin, the Drew County Courthouse has been closed 2 foot traffic, until further notice, due to increasing COVID-19 cases in Drew County.

The Drew County Courthouse & Road Department will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

No trash routes will run these days. Monday and Tuesday routes will run as normal.

No community dumpsters will be put out this year due to the abuse of overfilling and dumping on the ground last year.

The County Landfill is closed until further notice. The Landfill is, however, accepting metal ONLY. Please call the sanitation office at 870-460-6293 before going to the landfill. This pertains to the County landfill only.
For any additional questions, please do not hesitate to call.

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Donna Harton Usry, also a candidate for the position, was invited to the event, but was unable to attend.

Mrs. Gulledge has served 16 years as County Clerk, after working as a deputy clerk, in 2004.

She also told the Quorum Court JPs, Monday night, that two of her deputy clerks, who have been considering retirement, will also be leaving, at the end of the year.

Several of the JP ‘s, the County Judge, as well as the county attorney, expressed their appreciation to Mrs. Gullege, for her years of service.

A standing round of applause, concluded the emotional announcement.

Local Health Units across Arkansas will stay open later on Tuesdays so that services including flu vaccinations and COVID-19 tests are available after normal business hours.
The health units, which are located in every county in the state, will now be open between 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.

“Local Health Units play a critical role in improving the health and well-being of Arkansans,” said Cassie Cochran, the director of ADH’s Center for Local Public Health. “We hope this change makes the units more accessible and allows more Arkansans to take advantage of the available services.” (more…)