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Recently, Monticello Coffee Company was the local stopping spot for a TV celebrity, Willie Robertson from Duck Commander and the Duck Dynasty TV series.

Robertson lives in Monroe and was passing through on business.
While there, he met Annette Taylor and the staff, and took time for a few friendly photos.

Sisters, Jessica Quiñones, 23, and Stephanie Rink, 16, of Monticello, recently auditioned for American Idol in Little Rock. (more…)

Thursday, the Malco Hollywood Cinema in Monticello will play host to an advance screening of The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale. The public is welcome to join investors and members of the cast and crew.

The movie was filmed in the Monticello/ Southeast Arkansas area and features many scenes and extras from Drew County. (more…)

Drew Central graduate Ward Davis made a major step in his country music career, last week, when he joined Kris Kristofferson on stage to perform Me and Bobby McGee.

Kristofferson is a music legend, famous for writing the number one hit “Why me, Lord.”

He can be described as “the bridge” across music styles, having performed many concerts with Waylon Jennings, and also having written the classic “Me and Bobby McGee” for Janis Joplin.

Drew Central graduate and Delta State University senior Jessica Faith [Wishard] will release her second EP, “Someplace Calling Me,” at the end of April.

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