Recently, there was an I-69 public meeting held in Monticello. Although no major updates were announced, it was very educational and gave a full history of the project. Basically, the next step is to gain funding for the Great River Bridge over the Mississippi River near Desha County.

Many years ago, but not too far back for some of us to remember, corn and wheat were ground by a “gristmill”.
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The advertising and promotion commission met for the first time in several months, Thursday night.
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Mainline Health Services recently offered a proposal to the Drew Central school board, about providing a school based health clinic at Drew Central’s campus.

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Governor Asa Hutchinson was in Monticello, Tuesday, for the launch of the ACT Work-Ready Communities Initiative, at the University of Arkansas at Monticello Gibson Center.

With Drew County being a part of the Southeast Arkansas ACT Work Ready Community, “it will assure businesses that the workforce skills they need are right here in SE Arkansas.” -Gov. Hutchinson.

C-Tan Investments, the owners of Park Ridge Apartments on Market Street, is suing Drew County over the amount of property tax they are required to pay.

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MLive visited with construction ecperts who had studied the lake levee situation, and here are some likelihoods for the required repair.

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