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Last week, Monticello Mayor Jason Akers signed the construction project contract with McClelland Engineering and KJ Parker Construction to begin repairing the infrastructure on Davis and Merrydale Streets. (more…)

After several months of having their future unknown, the Monticello Boys and Girls Club has at least found a temporary home at the American Legion building, located near the VFW and senior citizen center, on Briarcliff Street.

Their former location, the old City Park school, had to be closed by the Monticello school district, due to roof and other issues, that were too expensive to repair.

The search for a permanent location is still underway, but at least the many services that the Boys and Girls Club provides, especially with school starting next week, has a place that meets their needs, when students return.

In an effort to systematically improve storm drainage for residents, Streets and Drainage Crews cleared years worth of debris and overgrowth in a large stretch of area including Jordan Park, Sadie Johnson and Oakland Avenue.

This area receives substantial storm run off from low lying areas to the South and drainage blockages have caused water back-up for residents for decades.

City workers removed trampolines, tires, bar-b-que grills and countless other items as well as logs and railroad cross ties that were blocking effective drainage.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) School of Education recently earned national recognition with an A+ grade, the highest distinction, from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for its teacher preparation program in reading instruction.

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