One injured, one killed in Monticello house fire

According to a press release from the Monticello Fire Department, firefighters was called to a structure fire at a S. Pine Street mobile home park at 11:38PM, October 26, 2024.Engine 1, Engine 2, & Monticello Police Dept & Southeast Emergency Medical and Monticello Ambulance...
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Monticello A&P Commission talks about vacancy

The Monticello Advertising and Promotion Commission addressed a vacancy at its most recent meeting.According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, one position is open as the result of the resignation of Glenda Nichols.Monticello City Attorney Whit Barton agreed to the idea that current commissioner Annette...

Monticello, Drew County report sales tax collection increases

Sales tax collections in Monticello and Drew County increased in May, compared to the previous year, according to the Monticello Economic Development Commission.County sales taxes collected totaled $548.822, up from $531.071 in May 2023.The Advance Monticellonian newspaper reported that the City of Monticello collected...
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Wet/dry issue divides Monticello A&P Commission

The Monticello Advertising and Promotion Commission has started discussions about the wet-dry township issue, with one member saying she would remain neutral on the issue.According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, commissioner Glenda Nichols, who is director of the Chamber of Commerce, said she had...
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Monticello A&P to address city wet/dry issue

The Monticello Advertising and Promotion Commission is expected to call a mandatory meeting soon to address the wet/dry issue for the city.At its most recent meeting, Commissioner Kim Patel suggested the meeting so commissioners could go on record as to whether they support the...
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Monticello City Council hears report on sidewalk projects

At its final meeting of the year, the Monticello City Council heard an update on two sidewalk projects that go back to 2019 and 2020.According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, one of the projects would extend sidewalks from U.S. Highway 278 to Old Warren...

Monticello EDC hears good news on unemployment rate in Drew County

The Monticello Economic Development Commission was told recently that the unemployment rate for Drew County was 3.7 percent, with 7,687 people working and another 284 not working.During a meeting Dec. 7, Chairman Benny Ryburn reported that sales tax collections in Monticello for November were...
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Monticello City Council approves water and sewer line projects

The Monticello City Council last week approved water and sewer line relocations on Main Street.According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, representatives of McClellan Engineering said they had been working on the project for several years because the Arkansas Department of Transportation was planning to...

Event Center at Monticello discussed at meeting

Discussions about an event center in Monticello was on the agenda when the Monticello Advertising and Promotions Commission met last week.According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, Ron Echols said a recent editorial in the newspaper revived interest in a possible event center and it...