by William Busby | Dec 10, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
As 2019 draws to a close, you may be anticipating – or have already received – a year-end bonus from your employer. Or you might be receiving a substantial cash gift for the holidays. (If you’re really lucky, you might get both.) You can doubtlessly think of...
by Don Glover | Dec 9, 2019 | News
Tis the season! Each year the Secretary of State invites non-instrumental musical groups from schools all over the state to perform at the Capitol during the Holiday Season. Everyone is invited. You might be familiar with “Sounds of the Season”. This is an...
by News Release | Dec 7, 2019 | News
Railroad repairs and crossing replacement for the Arkansas Highway 35 South railroad spur near the Monticello Industrial Park and Hood Packaging Corporation will begin on Monday, December 9 at 9 a.m. The railroad crossing will be closed on Tuesday, December 10 through...
by Seark Today | Dec 6, 2019 | News, Sports
4A • Shiloh Christian 49 Crossett 14 • Robinson 48 Ozark 21 3A • Osceola 38 Camden Harmony Grove 6 • Harding Academy 42 Prescott 21 2A • Fordyce 38 Salem 14 • Junction City 44 Gurdon 37...
by Seark Today | Dec 6, 2019 | Crime & Courts, News
A man suspected in the November 25 shooting death of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff basketball player and ROTC cadet was arrested Friday afternoon, according to State Police. U.S. Marshals arrested 41-year-old Octavius Easterling in North Little Rock. He...
by Seark Today | Dec 6, 2019 | Events, News
Lake Village’s annual Christmas Parade, ‘Twas the Lights Before Christmas, will be held on Friday, December 13 on Main Street in Lake Village. The children’s Shoe Box Parade begins at 5:40 p.m., followed by the Christmas Parade at 6 p.m. Hot chocolate and hot...
by Seark Today | Dec 5, 2019 | Events, News
The Christmas in Crossett event, along with the Christmas Parade, will be held on Saturday, December 14. It was originally set for November, but rescheduled due to severe weather. The planning committee hopes for a successful event with strong community wide...
by News Release | Dec 5, 2019 | Events, News
Immanuel Baptist Church in Monticello will host its come-and-go Living Nativity on December 13 and 14 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The church is located at 939 Barkada Road. The Christmas story comes alive as Immanuel Baptist Church transforms the inside of the...
by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission | Dec 4, 2019 | News
Saturday marks the first time in Arkansas history that members of the armed services and veterans will have a special day in the wetlands chasing ducks and geese. The Special Active Duty Military and Veteran Waterfowl Hunt will take place alongside Arkansas’s...
by Seark Today | Dec 2, 2019 | News
Construction is underway on a 100-megawatt solar project near Lake Village. The Chicot Solar Energy Center will cover more than 800 acres, near Lake Village and feature several hundred thousand photovoltaic solar panels that convert the sun’s energy into...
by William Busby | Dec 2, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
Why do you invest? For many people, here’s the answer: “I invest because I want to enjoy a comfortable retirement.” And that’s certainly a great reason, because all of us should regularly put money away for when we’re retired. But you can also benefit by...
by Seark Today | Dec 2, 2019 | News, Sports
The University of Arkansas at Monticello and head football coach Hud Jackson have inked a multi-year contract. Jackson, coming off a 5-6 record in his ninth season at UAM, will coach the Weevils for at least two more seasons, according to a news release...
by Seark Today | Nov 29, 2019 | News, Sports
• Crossett 28 – Arkadelphia 27 • Harding Academy 62 – McGehee 36 • Camden Harmony Grove 30 – Rison 16 • Fordyce 24 – Hazen 20 MORE NEWS
by Special to Seark Today | Nov 29, 2019 | News
Dr. Benjamin Babst, a forestry professor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been awarded the 2019 Ouachita Society of American Forester’s award for forestry science research. The award recognizes distinguished research in forestry and disciplines...
by Seark Today | Nov 27, 2019 | News
A student at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was fatally shot and her brother was injured Monday evening while playing basketball at a park in Lake Village. Sierra’li Wade, a freshman at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, ROTC cadet, and...
by Seark Today | Nov 25, 2019 | News
An event center at Monticello is “not on the table”, according to a news release from Monticello Mayor Paige Chase. The full text of Chase’s news release follows: I would like to address a couple of reports given in our Tuesday,...
by Seark Today | Nov 25, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
The National Committee for Quality Assurance announced recently that Mainline Health Systems’ six primary sites have received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly...
by William Busby | Nov 25, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
If you’re fairly new to investing, you might be wondering what sort of rules you should follow or moves you should make. And while everyone’s situation is different, there are indeed guidelines that make sense for all investors. Here are some to consider: •...
by News Release | Nov 22, 2019 | News
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory Friday for a section of the Mississippi River near Greenville. The advisory includes the section of the river beginning near coordinates N33.354134 W91.129622 and ends one mile...
by Seark Today | Nov 21, 2019 | Events, News
• The Monticello City Council will meet Monday, December 16 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. • Monticello city offices will be closed December 24-26. • The congregation of Immanuel Baptist Church Monticello has announced that David Bowen will be their new pastor. His first...
by Ben Matos | Nov 20, 2019 | News, Sports
University of Arkansas Monticello quarterback Demilon Brown was named the Great American Conference Freshman of the Year while seven other Weevils earned All-GAC selections following a vote of the Great American Conference’s head football coaches. DeAndre...
by Seark Today | Nov 19, 2019 | News
The C&L Electric Cooperative has reached an agreement with Today’s Power, Inc. to build a 1-megawatt solar array near the co-op headquarters in Star City, according to a news release announcing the agreement. The project is one of the country’s...
by William Busby | Nov 19, 2019 | Sponsored Posts
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s meaningful to reflect on the origin of the holiday – Native Americans and pilgrims sharing their bounty of food with each other. As you gather with your loved ones this year, perhaps you can think of ways to share not...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Nov 18, 2019 | Events, News
The Think Wood Mobile Tour will stop at University of Arkansas at Monticello on Monday, November 25. The stop coincides with the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources Open House. The exhibit, reception, and open house will be held from 10 a.m....
by Seark Today | Nov 16, 2019 | News, Sports
Five high school football coaches and 14 players from Southeast Arkansas are on the 2019 watch lists for the annual Farm Bureau Insurance football awards. McGehee Coach Marcus Haddock, Drew Central Coach Matt Gonzales, and Rison Coach Clay Totty, are on the...
by Seark Today | Nov 13, 2019 | News, Politics
Candidates vying for positions representing districts in Southeast Arkansas were among those who filed for office during Arkansas’ filing period which ended on November 12. Candidates for state House seats in districts 8, 9, 10, and 11 and state Senate seats in...
by News Release | Nov 13, 2019 | News
Superior Group of Companies announced this week it will invest $10 million in significant expansion and upgrades to its distribution center in Eudora and add 125 additional jobs over the next five years. The investments will expand and upgrade the current Eudora...
by Seark Today | Nov 9, 2019 | Crime & Courts, News
Dustyn Codie Martin, a former Hamburg lawyer, recently was sentenced to five years in prison, plus a lengthy suspended sentence (SIS) for theft from a Drew County client, theft from Drew County relatives for loans obtained by fraud, theft of services from three...
by Ryan McGeeney | Nov 9, 2019 | News
Green infrastructure — an approach to community development and water management that protects, restores, or mimics the natural water cycle — is coming to southeast Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division (formerly Arkansas Natural...
by News Release | Nov 6, 2019 | Events, News, News Archive
The interactive public humanities series, Arkansas Stories of Place and Belonging, continues this fall with a two-day exploration of “Captivity and Resistance” Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, at locations in Monticello and McGehee. “Captivity and Resistance”...
by News Release | Nov 6, 2019 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Wednesday announced the appointment of Sandra C. Bradshaw of Crossett as circuit court judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit, Division Two. The circuit includes Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, and Drew counties. Bradshaw will replace the late Judge...
by Seark Today | Nov 4, 2019 | News
A Crossett woman died and her passenger was injured in a single vehicle accident Sunday on U.S. 425 South in Ashley County, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary accident report. Angela Marie Craig, 39, the driver of a Jeep Patriot, died in the...
by Seark Today | Nov 1, 2019 | News
An Arkansas State Trooper who fatally shot a Warren man in Bradley County on October 17 was justified in his use of deadly force, according to 10th Judicial District Prosecutor Thomas Deen. Arkansas State Trooper Garrett Brock on October 17 fatally shot...
