by Patty Wooten | Jun 9, 2019 | Events, News, News Archive
The official naming of the indoor practice field at the University of Arkansas at Monticello in honor of former UAM Chancellor Dr. Jack Lassiter and his wife Judy Lassiter will be held on June 13 at 3 p.m followed by a reception. The University of Arkansas Board of...
by Patty Wooten | Jun 8, 2019 | News, News Archive
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the chest Thursday afternoon in what was reported as an accidental, self-inflicted shooting, according to a news release from the Drew County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting occurred at a residence on Arkansas 35, east of Monticello,...
by Patty Wooten | Jun 8, 2019 | Events, News, News Archive
What began as a one-day event in 1956, the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival, has grown to a week-long event with activities running from June 8-15. A new event, the Tour de Tomato bike ride, and several pageants, kicked off the festival Saturday, June 8, the...
by Patty Wooten | Jun 8, 2019 | News, News Archive
A Lincoln County man was killed early Saturday morning in a one-car crash on U.S. 278, west of Monticello. Javerius Arkese Brown, 23, of Gould was traveling west on U.S. 278 when his 2012 Dodge left the roadway, went into a ditch and traveled through the ditch and...
by Patty Wooten | Jun 6, 2019 | News Archive
Drew County voters in a special election on Tuesday will consider extending for six years a one-cent sales tax for county roads and county general operations. If approved, 75 percent of the tax will be earmarked for the construction, reconstruction, restoration,...