by News Release | Mar 4, 2021 | Events, News
The Arkansas Human Development Corporation, Arkansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center, Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will host a free rural business development conference...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Mar 3, 2021 | News
The 2021 Weevil Stampede will be held April 1-3 at the Drew County Fairgrounds. Fifteen teams from the Ozark region are expected to participate. The UAM Rodeo Team is consistently competitive at both the regional and national levels. UAM students have qualified...
by National Weather Service | Mar 1, 2021 | News
The National Weather Service, in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, has proclaimed the week of February 28 through March 6 , as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Arkansas. Citizens are urged to use this week to understand the...
by William Busby | Mar 1, 2021 | Sponsored Posts
On March 8, we observe International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Of course, women still tend to encounter more obstacles than men in the pursuit of financial security. Let’s consider a few of...
by Seark Today | Feb 26, 2021 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday he is extending the public health emergency declaration an additional 30 days. The declaration includes a directive that the mask mandate will continue, but it will end on March 31 if certain public health goals are...
by UAM Athletics | Feb 26, 2021 | News, Sports
The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team begins the 2021 season splitting a doubleheader against Northwestern Oklahoma State Friday. The Weevils used the long ball with four home runs to win game one 12-5 while dropping game two late 4-3 to the...
by Seark Today | Feb 23, 2021 | News
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival was the winner in the food-themed category of Arkansas Heritage’s 2021 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame awards. The food-themed event award, one of five categories in the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, honors a community...
by Seark Today | Feb 23, 2021 | News
Arkansas lowered the age eligibility from 70 to 65, effective Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday. “This will add 115,000 Arkansans to the roll to be vaccinated,” Hutchinson said. Vaccines are available through many pharmacies and clinics...
by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission | Feb 23, 2021 | News
UPDATE: Due to a flight crew issue, the Cut-Off Creek WMA and Seven Devils WMA closures planned for this week have been cancelled. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, in cooperation with the Arkansas Game...
by News Release | Feb 22, 2021 | News
Monticello residents who live south of Highway 278 and east of Main Street (Highway 83) are under a precautionary boil order until further notice, according to a boil order notice from the City of Monticello. All customers using water in this quadrant of Monticello...
by News Release | Feb 22, 2021 | News, Sports
Onsite registration for the Monticello Girls Softball Association’s 2021 season will be held at the McCloy Park pavilion on Thursday, February 25 from 5 p.m. until dark and Saturday, February 27 from 9 a.m. until noon. Open to girls ages 4-16 on December 31,...
by News Release | Feb 22, 2021 | Sports, News
The Monticello Girls Softball Association is seeking qualified individuals to umpire softball games this spring. Qualifications: • Must attend a USA Softball testing and certification clinic on Sunday, March 21, at 1 p.m. at a location to be determined. Certification...
by William Busby | Feb 22, 2021 | Sponsored Posts
Now that we’re a few weeks removed from 2020, it’s a good time to reflect on such a momentous year. We can think about developments in the social and political spheres, but we also learned – or perhaps re-learned – some valuable lessons about investing. Here...
by Asa Hutchinson | Feb 19, 2021 | News
We still have eight days left in February, and already this is the third snowiest month in Little Rock since we started keeping records in the 1800s. And it is one of the most severe snowstorms statewide as well. The snow and cold temperatures forced utility companies...
by Seark Today | Feb 18, 2021 | News
UPDATE: National Weather Service Special Weather Statement – Clear skies and warmer temperatures have melted some of the snow across Arkansas. Very cold overnight temperatures will lead to refreezing for any surfaces that have wet snow/slush/or water on...
by Seark Today | Feb 17, 2021 | News
A Severe Snow Squall affecting northeastern Drew, Cleveland, Lincoln, northeastern Desha, Dallas, southern Grant, southern Jefferson, southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Hot Spring counties will be in effect until at least 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the...
by Seark Today | Feb 16, 2021 | News
Calling it the most severe weather event in his lifetime, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday said he has extended the National Guard deployment through Friday to provide additional support for motorists and those providing emergency services in the 2021 Winter...
by William Busby | Feb 16, 2021 | Sponsored Posts
If you have a child or other family member who has special needs due to physical or mental conditions, you face a variety of challenges planning for their care, including financial ones. You may also have some well-meaning relatives who want to help, but who...
by News Release | Feb 15, 2021 | News
Entergy Arkansas is asking its customers to voluntarily reduce their electricity usage. This unusual request is due to the demand for electricity potentially exceeding the available generation because of extreme cold and weather conditions currently impacting...
by Seark Today | Feb 14, 2021 | News
Update: Sunday, February 14 A Winter Storm is now in effect until 6 p.m. Monday and a Wind Chill Advisory in effect until Tuesday at 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Heavy snow and some sleet possible through Monday. Dangerous wind...
by Seark Today | Feb 9, 2021 | Crime & Courts, News
The life sentence of an Ashley County man who doused another man with gasoline and set him on fire has been upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court. Anthony Brown, 51, was sentenced to life in prison in August 2019 after an Ashley County jury found him guilty of...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Feb 8, 2021 | News
Local healthcare providers distributed 553 Covid-19 vaccines across three University of Arkansas at Monticello campuses the first week of February. University employees received vaccinations facilitated by Mainline Health Systems, City Drug, and the...
by William Busby | Feb 8, 2021 | Sponsored Posts
If you earn a lot of money, you may also pay a lot in taxes – a fact that’s particularly relevant now, as we are well into tax-filing season. At this point, there’s not a lot you can do to affect the outcome for the 2020 tax year, but if you want to change your...
by Seark Today | Feb 6, 2021 | News
Arkansas this week crossed the 300,000 mark in the cumulative total of confirmed and probable Covid-19 cases. At the same time, the number of deaths from the virus increased to more than 5,000, according to numbers reported this week by the Arkansas Department...
by UAM Athletics | Feb 3, 2021 | News, Sports
Seven football players from Arkansas are among 27 players from Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas Tennessee, Florida and Georgia who signed with the University of Arkansas at Monticello on National Signing Day. “We are excited about the direction of our program...
by Seark Today | Feb 2, 2021 | News
The number of active Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations is decreasing but the number of deaths is increasing, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Arkansas Department of Health. The Arkansas Department of Health on Tuesday reported 16,331 confirmed and...
by William Busby | Feb 1, 2021 | Sponsored Posts
We’re now well into what’s known as “Tax Season.” If your income in 2020 was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, your tax return will reflect it. However, if your earnings were fairly normal last year, you might look at your tax situation and wonder how you...
by Seark Today | Jan 26, 2021 | News
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church’s Annual Spaghetti Dinner in Chicot County and the World Championship Duck Gumbo Cook-Off in Arkansas County are among the finalists in the 2021 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame in the...
by News Release | Jan 26, 2021 | News
Arkansas’ unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in December, a decrease of 2.1 percent, according to a news release today from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The December rate is 2.5 percent lower than the national average of 6.7 percent. “The coronavirus knocked the wind...
by William Busby | Jan 25, 2021 | Sponsored Posts
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been forced to work from home. But once we’ve moved past the virus, many workers may continue working from home. More than one-third of companies with employees who started working from home now think that remote...
by News Release | Jan 23, 2021 | News
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission recently approved more than $4.6 million for water and wastewater projects serving more than 6,054 people, according to a news release from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. The projects: The...
by Seark Today | Jan 20, 2021 | News
Monticello Middle School is among 52 schools across the state awarded a grant to start or expand a garden on school grounds, according to a news release from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Funding for the $500 grant is provided by the Arkansas...
by UAM Athletics | Jan 19, 2021 | Sports, News
The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team will play 33 Great American Conference games including 15 at Weevils Field to highlight a shortened 2021 schedule as unveiled by head coach John Harvey on Tuesday. “Because of COVID, our schedule has...
