15 years ago, today, I purchased MonticelloLive, an occasional blog by Jeff Noble, a local pastor, on school and public items in Monticello and began posting daily news, videos of public meetings, and many other “daily news items.“

Since then, breaking local stories have received immediate attention, several stories have been picked up by national news organizations, and the Lord has blessed me with many opportunities to have a positive effect on Monticello and Drew County.

Thank you to all the readers and sponsors who have helped make this possible.

One of the biggest compliments is not that “Everyone knows Burgess,” but rather that upto 15,000 people/day click to see what I think is newsworthy in their lives.

Thank you for making MonticelloLive.com a daily habit.

Burgess.

2022 JR Miss Drew County- Kaiden Hale

1st Runner Up-Trinity Graham
2nd Runner Up-Zanivah Thompson
Photogenic Winner-Kaiden Hale
Interview Winner-Trinity Graham
Active Wear Winner-Kaiden Hale
Peoples Choice Winner-Mylar Smith

According to Entergy, at 4:43, a fault occurred between Warren and Monticello causing an outage to approximately 3372 customers.

Entergy is actively working to restore service to all customers as soon as possible.

Entergy estimates a restoration time of 9:30 AM, for all customers.

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Minutes before 10 AM, Monday morning (Labor Day), it appears from this angle that a Chevy Cruise struck the rear of a Ford pick-up. (more…)

On January 14,  MPD notified the Sheriffs Department that an inmate had been posting selfies, taken inside the Drew County Jail, on Facebook. (more…)