Drew Central Schools Will be Open Next Week
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OBITUARIES
LOCAL WEBSITES
Monticello Realty
Monticello Animal Clinic
Secure Storage 2
Bradley County Medical Center
ESA Staffing
Commercial Bank
Head of the Class
Pines Broadcasting Company
O’Fallon Vet
ESA Staffing 2
UAM A
Avocados
ASFCU
One 11 Southern Graphics 1
Cass Martin Realty
Delta Memorial Swing Bed_A
Mingo Computer Consulting
Prescription Pad Pharmacy
Farmer’s Insurance Two
City Drug
Ray’s
UAM Sports
UAM News
One 11 Southern Graphics 2
Clearview
Monticello Exxon
AM Rental & Sales
Searcy & Associates
State Farm Mark Gray
Delta Memorial Swing Bed_B
Monticello Tire (Goodyear)
Merchant & Planters Agency, INC.
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Farmer’s Insurance One
Citizen’s Bank 2
Bone’s Auto Parts
SEEMS
UAM Trotter House A
A.J. Huffman Graphic Design
Weyerhaeuser Timber Strand _ B
Frazer’s Funeral Home
South Arkansas Business Solutions
Depaul Community Health Centers
Searcy & Associates 2
AGUp Equipment
Citizen’s Bank 1
BCMC Family Care Clinic 1
Advertise With Monticello Live
Malco Theater 1
Farm Bureau
Mr. Bug
Union Bank 2
Immanuel Baptist Church
Weyerhaeuser Timber Strand
BCMC Family Care Clinic 2
Burgess Process Service
UAM Trotter House B
Quality Plus Dry Cleaners
Malco Theater 2
Union Bank 1
La Terraza
Mullis Insurance
UAM B
Small Bites Pediatric Dentist
Notifications
Our school superintendents have their hands tied. Our schools remain open because the Arkansas Departments of Health and Education are following CDC guidelines. The CDC “School Decision Tree” for closing schools is based on the premise that adequate testing is taking place in the community. It still is not taking place. According to Governor Hutchinson, Arkansas can currently only perform 20 tests per day for the entire state. That is up from 5 tests daily the previous week! Thus, schools are being kept open when we have no idea how widespread the coronavirus is in our community. Arkansas has its first case of community transmission. Why not change the guidelines, close the schools and get the testing up to par? Then, reestablish the “School Decision Tree” once we have a well defined situation supported by adequate testing. I’d say the CDC clearly has the cart before the horse. Sigh!