At last week’s Quorum Court meeting, the JP’s approved Is Robert Akin’s recommendation to appoint Robin McClendon to the Drew Memorial Hospital board.

The justices also approved his earlier appointment of Mike Akin to the board.

Shortly after 10 o’clock Wednesday night, Monticello Police officers pulled up at Monticello High School. When they did, they noticed several students running from the school.

Other students were quickly rounded up in nearby parking lots, and brought to the school.

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Monticello Middle School students are collecting items for the tornado victims.

The school has some specific families that they are collecting donations for, and the other donations we have received will be going to various organizations in the Mayflower and Vilonia area.

The MMS students have been collecting money for 3 days and we have a total of $1,281.03 so far and we are going to be continuing collecting money through next Wednesday, May 7.

A 10th grade MHS student received a one year expulsion from school, Tuesday night, as the school board agreed to uphold recommendation of the superintendent

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Happy birthday, A.C.

From your friends and co-workers

Construction of the local Family Dollar store is making good progress this week. The outtside walls are being installed, today.

Recently, Family Dollar announced 370 store closings nationwide.

Shady Grove Baptist Church’s disaster relief team has made contact with a Vilonia area church, who can point the volunteers to local needs there.

Currently, team members are assembling fuel and supplies, as authorities have just begun to permit volunteer workers into the storm damage site.

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Pauline Baptist Church plans to send Disaster Relief Teams to the tornado damaged areas, starting Wednesday.

The group plan to help clear debris and to help in any other way that’s needed there.

Contact 367-3085 for more information.

This female puppy was found in the Western Pines neighborhood. Seems to be a Jack Russell or Jack Russell mix. Very sweet, and seems to be an inside puppy.
Please contact Catherine at (870) 460-4473, if you know anything about her.

As morning draws near, across the state of Arkansas, Little Rock TV stations are reporting at least 16 residents were killed by last night’s tornadoes.

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Wesley’s Deal of the Week at Lucky’s of Monticello

2013 Chevrolet Malibu

$17,875.39

Low miles, power everything, super clean.

HWY 425 North, Call 367-6000

According to the Drew County Sheriff’s Dept, scam artists are contacting Drew County businesses, claiming to be affiliated with C&L Electric.

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City council approved a resolution Tuesday evening to accept a bid from Environmental Protection Associates in the amount of $129,986 for mold removal and related work at Monticello City Hall. A GIF grant will fund $15,000 of the project.

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Courtesy of SalineRiverChronicle.com
During the monthly meeting of the Southeast Arkansas Intermodal Facility Authority Board April 16th conducted in Monticello, the Authority voted to authorize the completion of plans and specifications for construction of a water tank on the intermodal site located between Monticello and Warren.

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