House members have now filed over 220 bills and the filings continue as we enter our 4th week of the Regular Session.
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House members have now filed over 220 bills and the filings continue as we enter our 4th week of the Regular Session.
At 7:45, Tuesday morning, a 3 vehicle accident at Bolling Street’s intersection with Highway 425 S., blocked two lanes of traffic, in front of Freds. Read the rest of this entry »

left to right: Grace Clowers, Austin Cruce, Jaci Bates, and Samaria Webb. Not pictured: Emily Garcia and Mahogany Warren.
SEARK Reading Council announced the winners of the Young Writer’s Contest at the January meeting Monday night. Students in grades K – 8 from the SEARK five county area ( Bradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, and Lincoln) were eligible to enter. The students had to submit an original piece that they had written.
Prospective and current students who plan to apply for either institutional or private scholarships to attend the University of Arkansas at Monticello next fall should do so by March 1,
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Thursday, the Drew County Sheriff’s Office along with Department of Human Services and 10th Judicial District Juvenile Court officers executed a search warrant on a residence in Winchester.
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No one was injured, Friday afternoon at 2:55, in a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 425 N. and Hyatt Street, next to the post office.
Drew Central graduate Jessica Faith (Wishard) has just released a video to her song “without a fight”.
It has been a year since Jessica became a “GRAMMY Amplifier 2014 Winner”.
Since that time, the Grammy’s sent her to South by Southwest in Austin, TX to open for superstar Aloe Blacc, and filming a professional music video in Nashville.
For the second consecutive night, a HWY 425 business was burglarized, after they had closed for the day.


Employment Opportunity Available: Hampton Inn & Days Inn of Monticello are considering new applicants for Breakfast Attendant, Housekeeping, Front Desk and Management.
Come prepared for an interview Friday, at Hampton Inn 10am-12pm. Must bring resume.
Just before midnight, Tuesday night, Monticello Police responded to the report of a commercial burglary at Fred’s Discount Store.
In a one day trial, a Drew County jury found a young Monticello man guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault in the June 2014 shooting death of another young Monticello man.
Happy Birthday Dorothy Glover!!
If you see this lady, today,
please sing “Happy Birthday” to her.
That is all she wants for her 79th birthday!
Monticello Girls Softball Association has been announced as the host for the South – Arkansas Babe Ruth Pre-State Tournament, being held on the first weekend in June.
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The city of Monticello’s new “trash compactor” is being installed today and Thursday at the “Transfer Station”.
City trash pick up will not be affected, and a place is provided at the Transfer Station for citizens to drop off other trash, as needed.
The old compactor is shown being removed, and the new (blue) one will be installed in its place, at a cost of just under $54,000.
At approximately 8 o’clock this morning, an 18 wheeler dump-truck, loaded with soil material seems to have been traveling east on Highway 35 W., and attempted to turn south on the I 530.
A Monticello man was taken into custody, Tuesday night around 6 PM, in Garland County following what is believed to be his third police pursuit, since being suspected of shooting a gun at a school employee in Hot Springs, causing a 2 school lockdowns.
Monticello’s brand-new Family Dollar store, located next to Walgreens at 425/278, plans to be open for business Thursday.
Monticello Police have asked for the public’s assistance in locating Kenno Forrest, who is being considered a “person of interest” following a “shots fired” report from a Hot Springs school employee, Friday, after a suspect was caught stealing gas.
Two schools were then locked down as a precaution, as the search for the then unknown suspect began.
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