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A loaded eastbound chip-truck reportedly entered Dead Man’s Curve too fast, New Year’s Eve morning at 4:30, overturning in the north ditch.

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Jessica is the daughter of Reginald Jones and Erica King. She was born December 29th, 2012.

According to SalineRiverChronicle.com, there was a fatal auto crash in Warren, Wednesday evening.

Authorities were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident, at approximately 6:30 p.m. Christmas night on North Martin Street, near Bryant Street. A 42 year old Warren man was traveling south in a pickup truck on Martin Street.

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MonticelloLive continued it’s Christmas tradition, by donating 25 bicycles to local charities, including the Junior Auxiliary and Santa Train.

Recently, when I fired up my computer to work on MonticelloLive projects, I went to check my email and realized that my Yahoo email account had been hacked. When I discovered the hack, I was upset to realize that everyone in my address book had received an email from my account with a suspicious link. The email contained no text in the subject line and no text other than the link in the body of the email.

How I Knew My Email Was Hacked:

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The Monticello Police Department, along with Walmart, Revival Center, and DHS, sponsored 53 children, this year for “shop with a cop”. Special thanks to pastor Michael Jones, JoAnn Trotter, Walmart staff and all the officers who participated.

This was a very rewarding experience for all involved, both children and adults.

Earlier this Christmas season, around 1 PM on Sunday afternoon, Monticello Police Department officers were called to the report of a shoplifting incident at Walmart, where the stolen items reportedly included a Christmas tree and decorations.

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After a late Saturday night tour of a large area of the storm damaged area in Chicot County, MLive files this update.
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In the midst of Drew County’s severe thunderstorm, Saturday around 1 pm, The driver of this westbound General Motors SUV lost control of the vehicle in the wet roadway near the Sixteen Section area of Highway 278 East.

According to Lt. Jason Akers of the Tenth Drug Task Force, agents arrested multiple suspects throughout the judicial district on various drug charges.

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