The Kiwanis Club of Monticello has announced its annual Flag Sale fundraiser, dedicated to supporting children throughout Drew County. This year’s campaign includes a special project in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, adding to this already meaningful community tradition.

Each year, Monticello residents honor or remember military personnel by purchasing American flags, which are prominently displayed on the City Square and in front of the courthouse. Each flag includes a card recognizing the donor and the individual(s) being honored.

Flags are available for a $30.00 donation and can include up to two dedications. Additional tributes may be added for $2.00 per name. Proceeds from the Flag Sale directly benefit programs that support local children, including bedroom makeovers, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, and scholarships to Girls State, Boys State, and the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

In recognition of this milestone year, the Kiwanis Club is also offering a new corporate sponsorship opportunity. Businesses can sponsor flags to be displayed at the highway intersection in front of Walgreens. Each sponsored flag will feature a large sign displaying the organization’s name and logo. Corporate sponsorships are available for $100 per flag.

Individuals and businesses interested in participating may contact Gail Hooker or Connie McKiever at Union Bank at (870) 460-6400.

Flags will be displayed from mid-May through the Fourth of July. At the conclusion of the display period, donors may either pick up their flags or donate them back to the Kiwanis Club to continue supporting its mission of “Saving One Child at a Time.”

It’s that time of the year again. Options is bringing boxed chocolates to you this Valentines Day. Please find the flyer, payment options and order forms below. Sweet Options Spectacular will be made of a variety of homemade fudge and homemade candies for only $10.00 a box. 
Deadline to order will be February 5th at 5pm.Pickup will be February 12th from 9am-4pm at 239 Hwy 425N, Monticello but if you order 10 or more we can deliver for free in the Drew county area.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information or call our office at 870.460.0684. 

Click Here To Print Order Form

There are currently 156 elderly and/or disable residents in Drew County, who until this month, received a monthly box of groceries through a government program that’s now on hold in Drew County. Other food assistance resources are also at risk.

It is my prayer that we can come together as a community to make sure these neighbors continue to have food on their tables. I’m working on creating a list of the items they normally receive each month, calculating the cost, and organizing donations. Our plan is to box groceries and deliver them to specific locations, with a pickup option for others who are able.

$60 a person/box! Who wants to sponsor a neighbor? Before any money is collected from anyone, we want to make sure we reach our goal. Once that has happened I will contact you for your donation. If you are wanting to donate more than one box please list amount of your donation in the email. Thank you in advance.

If you’d like to help – whether by donating, packing, or delivering – please send an email to Amanda Killingsworth at mandak3@yahoo.com Every bit of help makes a difference.

“Your greatness is not what you have it’s what you give”

Monticello Middle School EAST and Monticello Middle School Yearbook are selling Butter Braids to raise funds for new equipment/projects.

Look at the different delicious flavors and order today. Please help support these amazing programs. You can contact Channe Witt (EAST Facilitator/Yearbook Sponsor) at channe.witt@billies.org or call her at (870) 367-4040 to order your Butter Braids. We are taking orders until October 28th.

The Butter Braids will be delivered before Thanksgiving.

The annual fundraising dinner for the Drew County Republicans will be held on Monday, October 6^th at the Monticello Country Club.  The keynote speaker will be 4^th District Congressman Bruce Westerman.

Deep-rooted in Arkansas, Bruce Westerman was born and raised in Garland County. He graduated from Fountain Lake High School in Hot Springs before attending the University of Arkansas where he played football for the Razorbacks.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, he received his Master’s degree in forestry from Yale University. For more than 22 years, Bruce worked in engineering and forestry at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs. Developing a passion for public service, Bruce served as a board member on the Fountain Lake School District.

That dedication to public service grew, and in 2010, he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 2012, Bruce was elected by his peers as the House Minority Leader, and in 2013 he became the first Republican House Majority Leader since Reconstruction. In the Arkansas legislature, Bruce championed conservative principles: lower taxes, limited government, and strong family values.

When the 4th Congressional District seat opened up in late 2013, Bruce was encouraged to take his conservative leadership to Congress. He won single-handedly, defeating both primary and general election opponents. In Washington, Congressman Westerman currently serves as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and is on the House Transportation Committee.

Tickets can be purchased on line at https://buytickets.at/drewcountyrepublicanparty/1796357 or for more information you can call 870-723-5701.

The folks at the Senior Center are selling tickets for this beautiful razorback quilt for the senior center, tickets are $1.00, and drawing will be July 31st. Come support your local senior center at 203 Henley Dr Monticello AR.

Make sure you get you a lunch while you are at the center buying your quilt tickets, stay and grab you a lunch. Seniors are only $5.00 from 10:30am to 12 Noon.

Help us put the FUN in fundraising! October is domestic violence awareness month and we are asking for your support Tuesday, October 17th!  At the Monticello, AR Pizza Hut location, you can use your Code S9 online, in the store, and over the phone.  Be sure if you order in store or over the phone…let the Pizza Hut team know you are ordering in support of Options Inc.   That way the store team “marks” your order with our code.   For online orders – add Code S9 on the checkout page of your order.

Immanuel Baptist Church is having an online dessert auction all day today.   Click Here To Go To Their Facebook Page and bid on some yummy desserts for your Easter celebration.  All money raised goes to help send children and youth to church camp.

The Youth and Children of Immanuel Baptist Church will be raising money to help attend Church Camp this summer.  We will be at Atwoods Saturday April 1st from 10am-2pm selling 2 Hot Dogs and a Soda for only $1.

After two years at McCloy Park, the 2022 Drew County Log a Load for Kids will return to Pauline Baptist Church on Saturday, August 6,  The meal will be served at 5:00 pm.   Individual tickets are $25.00 and will be available at the door. (more…)

Drew County Log-A-Load Fish Fry Sponsored by Georgia Pacific, Campbell Global LLC, Weyerhaeuser, and The Price Companies.

Saturday August 6th, 2022

Dinner at 5:00pm and Auction at 6:00pm

Pauline Baptist Church, Monticello Arkansas

$25.00 Per Person

For tickets and more information contact Gay Pace #870-723-6466

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Immanuel Baptist Church Monticello will be holding an online dessert auction starting Friday April 15th on their Facebook page.

Dessert items will be available at 10am with an item description, pictures, and starting bid.  You will place your bid in the comment section under the picture.  The highest bidder at 4 pm will be the winner.  Desserts can be picked up anytime after they are won, but before 6pm.

All proceeds will go to help our Children attend summer church camp.

Click Here to visit IBC’s Facebook Page

Click Here for Bake Sale!
Throughout the day, a new list of baked items will be listed for auction. After 30 minutes, that group will be sold, and a new round of auctions will begin.