Executive Collector Tonya Loveless received the Quorum Court’s approval to continue working to accept credit and debit card payments for property taxes.
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Executive Collector Tonya Loveless received the Quorum Court’s approval to continue working to accept credit and debit card payments for property taxes.
The Drew Memorial Hospital called to order their monthly board meeting Aug. 22 to discuss their financial report, old business and new business.
Brent Bowden was released on his own recognizance, Monday morning, after the Arkansas Parole Dept. didn’t place him on a parole hold, after his Saturday arrest for 4 Bowser Road area charges of Breaking or Entering vehicles, where he stole money, a car stereo, and other items. 
The Monticello school board accepted a CPR training unit donated by Ryburn Motor Company. The unit will help to train coaches and staff of the schools to further help to keep kids safe. The unit, which is junior life sized, tells with signals when the trainee applies the right pressure in the proper location and when the trainee breaths correctly into the unit’s mouth.
Ryburn also donate a unit to Drew Central School at their board meeting, recently, shown here with Superintendent Mike Johnston and Rita Venable.
Article by Caleb Burger
Monticello School District’s board members met August 21 to discuss a variety of topics regarding the district’s three branches.
The Monticello High School Principle Jim Lucas presented the district data analysis on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility. According to the Department of Education, this act provides “flexibility regarding requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001in exchange for state-developed plans to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity and improve the quality of instruction.”
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A Sheridan man, recently moved to Monticello, was arrested Saturday morning and charged with 4 counts of breaking & entering of vehicles.
Nearly 175 students graduated from South Arkansas Community College this month, including two from Monticello. They are:
From Monticello: Technical certificates, Wykiki S. Green (general studies); Ishshah C. Molina (practical nursing).
DMH CEO Mike Layfield addressed the Quorum Court, Monday night, and emphasized “the misconception that proposed millage extension has been referred to as a new tax.”
The Quorum Court last month approved the hospital board’s request to hold a special election on October 9 to ask county voter’s to approved the continuation of the existing hospital millage to be used to help fund the new Surgery Center, which is estimated to employ an additional 25 employees. Layfield compared performing surgery in the current facility to “driving a 35 year old car.”Supporters of the millage extension will be visiting interested groups and organization to discuss the proposed extension.
JP Jimmy Potter also criticized a local editorial calling the proposal “a new tax.” It was also commented that the October 9 election will not be paid for by the county.
The Monticello Fire Dept. and Drew County Sheriff’s Dept. responded to the report of a house fire on Bowser Road.
No one was home a the time of the call.
The fire was believed to be contained to the kitchen, however smoke and water damage effected other areas of the residence.
Today is the 3rd anniversary of the death of my Daddy, Charles R. Marter, Sr.
November 1st, 1947 – August 17th, 2009
Remembering and Loving you Always, Jennifer
The meeting was contentious from the onset as the board immediately went into a discussion of cash flow issues and the fact that numerous bills are past due including one from T&T Construction in the amount of $278,000.00. Mr. Tracy Rawls, owner of T&T was present and indicated he had pulled off the job pending being paid. He indicated he had borrowed a substantial amount of money to cover his costs while waiting upon payment from the Authority. Mr. Rawls stated that he wanted to be exempt from liability for the work he has completed should there be substantial rain before he can complete more work. There is a danger that repairs could be costly.
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Kandi Keith was recently appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to serve on the Arkansas Arts Council, representing the southeast Arkansas region.
She is shown being sworn in by Judge Bynum Gibson.
Before 11 pm,the Arkansas Forestry Commossion declared the Lacey woods fire “contained”.
Fire depts. have been released, but plows are still on site, working trouble areas.
Numerous residents asked MLive to express their appreciation to the AFC,, volunteer fire sets., and law enforcement officers for their service to Drew County, today.
Firefighters have been battling a 100-200 acre wildfire south of Lacey for several hours, this afternoon.
It is believed to have stared around Ponderosa Trail, and has since reached Wilmar Tram Road, and other nearby access roads.
The Forestry Commission has 5 plows and 2 planes, battling the fire, working to control it.
Photos courtesy of MLive readers
Bennie Ryburn III took these photos of the I-69 construcion sites, over the weekend from his plane, and offered to share them with MLive readers.
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