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Pete Rowe and Evelyn Mosley were chosen king and queen at the senior citizens center for Valentines day.

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Lost a blue tick hound. Puppy last seen Saturday January 8. Wilson mill rd and midway route.

He’s only 10 weeks old has a black collar.. Please if you find or have found…let me know he’s my son’s very important to us..reward offered!

Terri Johnson 870 723 3653

Both Monticello and Drew Central school districts will have to schedule “snow day” make up days, to replace Wednesday on the school calendar.

Listed below are the current plans that school administrators will use to make up for the lost education day.

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2013 Nissan Maxima S
Only $21,888.00.

A total of 20 vehicles, 7 of them big-rigs on HWY 424 S., have either wrecked , rolled over, slid into the ditch, or just got stuck in the ice this morning.

If you must travel, please use extreme caution.

Reliable Towing is shown pulling out their 6th 18-wheeler, around noon.

The driver of this Ford pick up was transported to Drew Memorial Hospital by SEEMS, after losing control of her vehicle near Montongo on HWY 525 North.

The fire and rescue team were called to help remove her from the vehicle.

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Congratulations goes out to two Drew Central students who performed at the Russell Athletic Bowl and the Universal Studios Macy’s Christmas Parade in December. Senior Cheer Captain, Kellie Moore and Junior Co-Captain, April Vincent received the honor of All American Dream Team at the B2 (B Squared) Cheer Camp during the past summer. Due to receiving this honor, they performed during the bowl game halftime show in front of a crowd of over 51,000.

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While most folks were home in bed at 4 AM Monday morning, the Monticello Fire Department was responding to this home fire at the intersection of Cherry and Jackson Streets.

Several rooms of the residence sustained damage.

MPD and DCSO also responded to the scene.

MISSING DOG: Male. Great Pyrenees (very large in size). Solid white. Very gentle. His name is Bert, but may not answer to it. Went missing from home in the rural Wilmar area (on Stafford rd between hwy 133, Barkada rd, and hwy 35) about 3 weeks ago.
If you have seen this dog, or have any information, please call (870)866-0923. Thanks.

Around 50 utility trucks and 100 energy restoration workers are currently in Monticello, being staged for the ice storm that is forecast for Monday and Tuesday.

ABC and Pike are based out of Tennessee; Diversified is from Alabama; Musgrove is out of Florida.

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FCCLA members want to thank everyone who supported the efforts to raise money for the Morgan Nick Foundation. FCCLA was able to provide a $500 donation because of your support. Congratulations to Kristi Moseley, winner of the $50 gift card. Special thanks to Union Bank for allowing us to host a bake sell in the downtown lobby.

Happy 21st Birthday Alexis Harvey.
We are so proud of you & we love you very much.
Love, Mom & Richard, Rebekah, Jensen, Greyson & Ryeli

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Jessica Wishard, as she’s know to her Drew Central classmates recently was selected as a winner in the Grammy’s Amplified Awards. Out of over 5,000 entrants, she was one of only 3 shosen for the honor.

Amplifier Center Stage’s online platform allows emerging musicians to share their songs for a chance to have their music vetted by a panel of some of the biggest names in music today.

Her lated CD EP is available on ITunew, as well.

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Happy 8th Birthday to our dancing queen, basketball player, and softball star!! We love you so much and hope you have a fantastic day!!!

Love,
Mommy, Jacob, Bentley, Cruz, Gookie, Papaw, Vicki

I, Andrea Chambers, of Monticello am announcing mycandidacy for re-election for the position of MonticelloCity Clerk/Treasurer in the upcoming election.

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Around 1:30 Friday morning, this Dillard big rig experienced a headlight failure, Causing the driver to slow down, and begin to stop.
Seconds later, the headlights came back on, allowing him to see he was crossing HWY 35, and no longer on I-530.

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Since 1 PM, occasional snow showers have been reported in the Monticello area.

No noteworthy accumulation is expected, but still, snowfall is pretty.

Posted below is the “2014 State of the City Report” as submitted by Mayor Allen Maxwell.

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Around 3:45 Monday afternoon,  a log truck’s load shifted forward, as he applied his brakes while westbound on HWY 278 near the 425 intersection.

The logs shifted forward impacting the cab preventing it from being able to turn .

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This photo was taken, last week, by a MLive reader.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

Judge Robert Akin announced Monday morning that the county-wide burn ban has been lifted, due to the recent rain, and the forecast for more rain this week.

In an unusual follow-up to the story below, about the burglary of cars on a local church’s parking lot last Sunday night, apparently the theives felt remorse when they opened their collection, finding a study Bible of one of the victims.

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