by Patty Wooten | Jan 21, 2015 | Features, News, News Archive
In 1957, while playing “army” on the playground at W.C. Whaley Elementary School in Monticello, 9-year-old Hugh Mills, Jr. lost one of his prized possessions: his father’s WWII dog tag. On January 18, 2015, while metal detecting on the property where the school...
by Patty Wooten | Nov 10, 2014 | Features
Several young ROTC Cadets at the University of Arkansas at Monticello assist World War II Veteran Bill Owens at the Drew County Fair Parade on Main Street in Monticello. Owens and other Drew County World War II veterans were the parade marshals in the 71st...
by Patty Wooten | Apr 29, 2014 | Community, Features, News, News Archive
On a Saturday morning nearly 50 years ago, I read Green Eggs and Ham at the Monticello library, then located on South Main Street. Today, I took a trip down memory lane and reread that book, ironically, on the property where I drew my first breath. The...
by Patty Wooten | Mar 3, 2014 | Community, Features, News, News Archive
Nearly 75 years ago, an F4 tornado ripped through Drew County killing 27 people near Center Point, a small community 12 miles east of Monticello. It is believed to be the deadliest tornado in Drew County history. The April 16, 1939 tornado cut a path a quarter of a...
by Patty Wooten | Dec 9, 2013 | News Archive, Features, News
Rock City Times’ satirical story of the 5-year-old Rock Springs (Drew County) girl who broke the world record for the largest deer ever killed on the opening day of deer season sparked a 639-comment internet debate. If you believed the the story, don’t feel too...
by Patty Wooten | Nov 15, 2013 | Features, News, News Archive
During World War II, more than 50,000 Italian soldiers were brought to the United States as Prisoners of War because Britain ran out of space to house the increasing number of captives. A number of those POWs, including all of the captured senior Italian...
