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Gov. Asa Hutchinson has ordered the United States flag and the state flag of Arkansas to be lowered to half-staff in tribute to the memory and honor of State Representative Sheilla Lampkin.

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The Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) has announced it has called the local party committees of Ashley and Drew Counties to host a special district convention to fill the party’s vacancy in nomination as a result of the resignation of House District 9 Representative Shellia Lampkin. (more…)

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Wednesday morning’s first witness described taking the murder suspect, Demarcus Veasey, to Little Rock.

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The Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) has announced it has called the local party committees of Ashley and Drew Counties to host a special district convention to fill the party’s vacancy in nomination as a result of the resignation of House District 9 Representative Shellia Lampkin. (more…)

Joel “Grant” Pace, 54, resident of Monticello, Arkansas, has lived his entire life in Drew County.

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Retired brigadier general and attorney LeAnne Burch to seek nomination for District 9 state representative

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There is currently a water main leak and service outage near the Post Office.

Affected areas include Circle Acres, and other homes/businesses near 425 & 35 North.

Sonic, located on 425 N. was robbed at gun-point, Saturday night.

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C. B. King Child Care Centers are accepting applications for a sub pool from which full-time licensed, certified special education teachers; part-time and full-time classroom teacher aids; bus drivers and bus attendants may be chosen.

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Katelyn Burch Busby, of the Hashem Law Firm has been appointed to the Lawyers Assisting Military Personnel Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association.

The Arkansas Bar Association is a voluntary, statewide Association with more than 5,000 attorney members.

This photo was taken as the rainstorm approached Monticello from Highway 278 West.

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Around 7 AM, Monday morning, the Wilmar fire department was paged out to a vehicle fire at the Wilmar garage, on highway 278.

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At 6:01, Friday morning, tragedy struck the Dermott area,  as a Ford van collided with a train, killing a mother, her son, and 2 young friends.

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The Centers for Youth and Families in Monticello seeks full time 2-10 and weekend option 6p-6a RN or LPN.

Must have valid AR nursing license, pass a drug screen and background checks, valid AR driver’s license, and the ability to supervise staff. Competitive salary and benefits. Differential pay 2-10 is 15% and Weekend option is 45%.

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Resurfacing a section of U.S. Highway 63B requires a series of lane closures, according to AHTD.

This work will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, at the Interstate 530 interchange (more…)

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Monticello Citizens for Better Government will host a public forum Thursday, July 14, at 6:30 pm at Holmes Chapel Family Life Center to discuss proposed local ballot initiatives for the November 2016 election.

To whom it may concern,

Tuesday, July 5th I became aware of your efforts to circulate numerous petitions to either enact new ordinances or repeal certain ordinances (more…)

Around 4:30, Friday evening, a 16 year old Drew County youth lost his life in a motorcycle crash.

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