The county courthouse is current undergoing “tuck point maintenance” and mortar repair, as is required on builing that age.
Also Judge Robert Akin was recently seen cleaning the front of the courthouse, in preparation for the Memorial Day service. (The photo was just too good to pass up.)





















This week has been a busy and fun-filled week at Grand Manor!
Contact # 870-224-5873
The Centers for Youth and Families in Monticello is seeking RN’s and LPN’s
Around 11am, this eastbound manufactured home threw off a tire, near Collins.



Drew Central fourth graders were Disney bound as part of a multi-digit multiplication project. This real-world scenario asked students to make choices and plan a seven day family trip to the most magical place on Earth, Disney World in Orlando, Florida!
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an essay about my memories of the rolling store of my youth along the Mississippi River levee in Desha County. I asked for other remembrances and received a reply from Mary Lasiter about her memories of the rolling store in the Green Hill area of Drew County. Our memories were so similar I thought you might like to read Mary’s story, so it is reprinted here with Mary’s permission.
Drew Central fourth graders researched different counties in Arkansas as part of a study of Arkansas History. Using the information gathered, students created floats out of shoe boxes and held the 3rd annual Arkansas float parade for the elementary students.















According to 
Mayor Zack Tucker recently accepted the keys to the former Arkansas National Guard Monticello Readiness Center located on Jordan Drive.

Around 6 PM, Wednesday evening, a large, adult male alligator was seeing crossing Highway 35 near the Bayou Bartholomew bridge at Dermott. He escaped into the ditch, near the bayou, before being caught.
The City of Monticello will dedicate the swimming pool at McCloy Park in honor of the late Alderman Tim Chase, at 4 pm, on its season’s opening day, Friday, May 27th.
An elderly Drew County couple was found deceased in their garden, on Bowser Road, around 11:15, Wednesday morning.














