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Monticello receives grant to improve sports complex

Friday, December 13 by Ray King

A recent grant to the City of Monticello will be used to improve the Monticello Sports Complex. According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, Monticello received $324,000 which will be spent creating sidewalks to connect the fields on the east side of the complex to fields... Read More.

One injured, one killed in Monticello house fire

Sunday, October 27 by Luke Matheson

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... Read More.

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Pine Bluff man arrested in Monticello on possession of drugs, paraphernalia, and a warrant

Tuesday, October 22 by Luke Matheson

A Pine Bluff man is in jail after agents from the Tenth District Drug Task Force and Arkansas Community Correction Probation and Parole suspected the man was under the influence of narcotics. According to a press release, Freddy Pugh of Pine Bluff was possibly under... Read More.

Monticello A&P Commission talks about vacancy

Monday, July 1 by Ray King

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... Read More.

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Monticello, Drew County report sales tax collection increases

Friday, June 14 by Ray King

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... Read More.

Wet/dry issue divides Monticello A&P Commission

Friday, March 29 by Ray King

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... Read More.

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Investigation underway after 1 month old receives a head injury in a Monticello domestic incident

Wednesday, March 27 by Luke Matheson

The Monticello Police Department and Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division are investigating what Monticello Police Chief Carlos Garcia is calling a “deeply distressing domestic abuse incident” involving a one month old infant and the child’s mother. According to a press release the Monticello... Read More.

Monticello A&P to address city wet/dry issue

Friday, March 1 by Ray King

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... Read More.

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Four from Monticello killed in explosion in Michigan

Wednesday, January 3 by Ray King

NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Four people from an Arkansas family were publicly identified Tuesday as the victims of a fatal house explosion in Michigan over the weekend. Authorities said the explosion Saturday was likely caused by flammable fuel in the air and not a result... Read More.

Monticello City Council hears report on sidewalk projects

Friday, December 22 by Ray King

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... Read More.

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Monticello EDC hears good news on unemployment rate in Drew County

Monday, December 18 by Ray King

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... Read More.

Monticello City Council approves water and sewer line projects

Monday, October 2 by Ray King

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... Read More.

Stories tagged with: monticello

Monticello receives grant to improve sports complex

One injured, one killed in Monticello house fire

Pine Bluff man arrested in Monticello on possession of drugs, paraphernalia, and a warrant

Monticello A&P Commission talks about vacancy

Monticello, Drew County report sales tax collection increases

Wet/dry issue divides Monticello A&P Commission

Investigation underway after 1 month old receives a head injury in a Monticello domestic incident

Monticello A&P to address city wet/dry issue

Four from Monticello killed in explosion in Michigan

Monticello City Council hears report on sidewalk projects

Monticello EDC hears good news on unemployment rate in Drew County

Monticello City Council approves water and sewer line projects

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