by Seark Today | Oct 23, 2020 | News, Sports
Southeast Arkansas Football scores, Week 8: • Monticello 18 – Warren 12 • Dumas 28 – Dewitt 0 • Star City 35 – Helena 0 • McGehee 47 – Barton 0 • Fordyce 55 – Parkers Chapel 12 Cancellations: Crossett at Hamburg Rison at Lake...
by Seark Today | Oct 23, 2020 | News
A Louisiana woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident late Thursday afternoon at a highway construction zone on U.S. 425 South in Ashley County. Georgianna Emfinger, 71, of Monroe, Louisiana was traveling north on U.S. 425 South when the 2004 GMC she was...
by Seark Today | Oct 21, 2020 | News
Arkansas’ confirmed and probable Covid-19 cases increased by 844 Tuesday bringing the state’s total to 100,441 since the pandemic hit the state seven months ago, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Hutchinson reported the numbers remotely due to his...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Oct 20, 2020 | News
The University of Arkansas at Monticello recently announced its 2020 alumni awardees during a video conference. The annual awards banquet is traditionally held during homecoming week festivities. Because NCAA Great American Conference athletics is suspended for the...
by William Busby | Oct 20, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
If you’re a caregiver, possibly for a loved one dealing with an illness such as Alzheimer’s disease, you’re probably already facing some significant emotional and physical challenges – so you don’t need any financial ones as well. Yet, they are difficult to...
by Seark Today | Oct 18, 2020 | News
Early voting for the 2020 General Election opens October 19 and runs through November 2, the day before the election. Early voting hours are 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturdays during the early voting period. For...
by Seark Today | Oct 15, 2020 | News
The Star City School District and the Yorktown Water Association held a joint groundbreaking with North Little Rock’s Today’s Power, Inc. to announce the school district and water association’s new solar projects. Together, the two solar...
by Seark Today | Oct 14, 2020 | News
A North Little Rock man was killed and a Kansas man was injured Tuesday morning in a head-on collision, north of Monticello. According to an Arkansas State Police preliminary accident report, Christian L. May, 25, of North Little Rock was killed in the...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Oct 13, 2020 | News
Dr. Phil Tappe, dean of the University of Arkansas at Monticello Dean of the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources and the director of the U of A System Division of Agriculture’s Forest Resources Center, will retire on December 31....
by William Busby | Oct 13, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
When you retire, you’ve learned a lot about all sorts of things, helping you avoid some of the mistakes you made earlier in life. However, you may still be susceptible to financial missteps specifically related to your retirement years. How can you dodge these...
by Seark Today | Oct 11, 2020 | News
Two Star City residents were killed and a Hamburg resident was injured in a 2-vehicle accident Sunday at 12:51 a.m. near the Lincoln and Cleveland County line. The accident occurred on Highway 530 in Lincoln County near the Cleveland County line when a...
by Seark Today | Oct 9, 2020 | News, Sports
Southeast Arkansas Football scores, week 6: THURSDAY • Monticello 53 Helena-West Helena 6 • Jacksonville 46 Hamburg 39 non conference game FRIDAY • Warren 40- Dumas 7 • McGehee 28 Camden Harmony Grove 6 • Rison 54 – Smackover 6 • Fordyce 21 –...
by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission | Oct 8, 2020 | News
With the fall migration of many bird species beginning, birdwatching enthusiasts and educators are just as excited as the most avid waterfowl hunter, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has a great way to bring more birders into the watchable wildlife...
by News Release | Oct 7, 2020 | News
The medical staff at Ashley County Medical Center is urging the community to get their flu vaccine to help protect themselves, their family, and their community. All the ACMC clinics and all community pharmacies have flu vaccines available. In many instances,...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Oct 7, 2020 | News
University of Arkansas at Monticello Chancellor Dr. Peggy Doss announced today that Crystal Halley has been named the university’s vice chancellor for academic affairs. Halley graduated summa cum laude from UAM in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in...
by Seark Today | Oct 6, 2020 | News, Politics
Howard Beaty, a Republican from Crossett, is challenging State Rep. LeAnne Burch, a Democrat from Monticello, in the November General Election for the District 9 state House seat. District 9 covers about two-thirds of Ashley and Drew counties including...
by William Busby | Oct 6, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
Right now, the pandemic is causing chaos and uncertainty for colleges and students. But it won’t always be that way. And if you have children who will be heading off to school in the next few years, you’re probably thinking about more typical concerns – such as...
by Seark Today | Oct 2, 2020 | Sports, News
Southeast Arkansas high school football scores. Week 5: • Hamburg 46 – Monticello 20 • Crossett 21 – Dumas 20 • Warren 42 – Booneville 35 • McGehee 46 – Lake Village 13 • Rison 42 – Dollarway 0 • Fordyce 47 – Carisle 14 •...
by News Release | Oct 2, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
LeAnne Burch proudly announces her re-election campaign as the State Representative for District 9. A retired Brigadier General in the United States Army, LeAnne Burch has proven time and again her commitment to our nation. During her 30 year career in the...
by Seark Today | Sep 25, 2020 | News
Eudora Elementary School in Chicot County is among five schools in Arkansas and 367 schools across the nation recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Education. Eudora Elementary School’s...
by News Release | Sep 23, 2020 | News
Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox was elected president of the National Association of State Foresters at the association’s annual meeting this week. Fox directs the Forestry Division of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. He joined the Division in May...
by Seark Today | Sep 23, 2020 | News
A Monticello man and a Hamburg man were killed and a Crossett man was injured in a single-vehicle accident late Tuesday afternoon in rural Ashley County, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary accident report. Daveion Feazell, 20, of Monticello, was...
by U of A System Division of Agriculture | Sep 22, 2020 | News, Politics
Arkansans planning to exercise their voting rights during the upcoming November elections now have an invaluable education tool at their disposal: an online guide to Arkansas’ statewide ballot issues. The 2020 Arkansas Ballot Issue Voter Guide, published by the...
by William Busby | Sep 21, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
If you’ve recently become a widow or widower, you’re obviously dealing with an enormous emotional burden, and coping with your grief can seem like a full-time struggle. Unfortunately, the business of life must go on – and the financial moves you make at this...
by U of A System Division of Agriculture | Sep 20, 2020 | News
If working from home and staring at the yard has ignited that need to learn more about gardening, now is the time to apply for the Arkansas Master Gardener program, the state’s largest horticulture volunteer and education organization. Beginning with just four...
by Seark Today | Sep 18, 2020 | Sports, News
Week 3 Southeast Arkansas football scores: • Fordyce 23 – Monticello 22 • Texarkana 35 – Warren 21 • McGehee 28 – Blytheville 0 • Hamburg 41 – Drew Central 6 • Star City 49 – Hampton 18 NEWS CRIME & COURTS ...
by University of Arkansas-Monticello | Sep 18, 2020 | News, News Archive
The southeastern United States is home to a remarkable and diverse mammalian fauna that is a significant part of the region’s rich natural heritage. John Hunt, a Professor of Biology at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has co-authored a book on these...
by Seark Today | Sep 18, 2020 | News, News Archive
The city of Dumas will receive more than $4.2 million in funding for wastewater projects in Mitchellville and Winchester, serving more than 2,500 people, according to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural...
by U of A System Division of Agriculture | Sep 18, 2020 | News, Events
If the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted your fitness routine, Walk Across Arkansas could be just the thing to get you back on track. Registration is open now for Walk Across Arkansas, set for Sept. 21 – Nov. 15. The eight-week exercise program is organized each...
by Seark Today | Sep 18, 2020 | News, News Archive
State Rep. LeAnne Burch of Monticello recently received the Advocacy Award from the Community Health Centers of Arkansas. The award honors a person committed to advocating policies, regulations and legislation that contribute to a positive impact on health care...
by Seark Today | Sep 17, 2020 | Crime & Courts, News
The Monticello Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run in which a motorist struck a pedestrian Tuesday on South Conely Street. After being struck, the pedestrian was trapped and dragged under the vehicle for a short distance. The driver then drove away...
by Seark Today | Sep 16, 2020 | News
Arkansas reached two grim milestones this week. The cumulative total of confirmed and probable Covid-19 cases statewide surpassed 70,000 and the number of deaths attributed to the virus surpassed 1,000. The number of new deaths is 1,003 but another 139, listed...
by Seark Today | Sep 15, 2020 | News
A Hampton man was killed early Tuesday morning in a vehicle accident on U.S. 278 in Bradley County. Benjamin O. Travis, 56, was traveling on U.S. 278 when his eastbound Dodge Dakota crossed the center line of the highway and across the eastbound lane of...
