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Happy Birthday Dorothy Glover!!

If you see this lady, today,
please sing “Happy Birthday” to her.
That is all she wants for her 79th birthday!

Monticello Girls Softball Association has been announced as the host for the South – Arkansas Babe Ruth Pre-State Tournament, being held on the first weekend in June.
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The city of Monticello’s new “trash compactor” is being installed today and Thursday at the “Transfer Station”.

City trash pick up will not be affected, and a place is provided at the Transfer Station for citizens to drop off other trash, as needed.

The old compactor is shown being removed, and the new (blue) one will be installed in its place, at a cost of just under $54,000.

At approximately 8 o’clock this morning, an 18 wheeler dump-truck, loaded with soil material seems to have been traveling east on Highway 35 W., and attempted to turn south on the I 530.

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A Monticello man was taken into custody, Tuesday night around 6 PM, in Garland County following what is believed to be his third police pursuit, since being suspected of shooting a gun at a school employee in Hot Springs, causing a 2 school lockdowns.

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Monticello Police have asked for the public’s assistance in locating Kenno Forrest, who is being considered a “person of interest” following a “shots fired” report from a Hot Springs school employee, Friday, after a suspect was caught stealing gas.

Two schools were then locked down as a precaution, as the search for the then unknown suspect began.

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Ace Benjamin Rawls turns 3 years old on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. He is the son of Jeff Rawls and Jamie West Rawls and the little brother of Jaxon Rawls of Monticello.

He is the grandson of David and Cindy Rawls and Jim and Julie West all of Monticello.

Ace is the great-grandson of the late Curly & Katherleen Rawls, J. D. & Sandra West, the late J.B. & Nelda Smith and the late Lucy Brown.

Recently, for his 91st birthday, WWII Veteran P.Q. Gardner received from his nephew, Larry Gardner, a Quilt of Valor.

Quilted by members of the Quilt of Valor Foundation, including Larry’s wife, Teddy, the quilt will be registered with the Foundation. These specially-made quilts are given to veterans and are a way of saying “Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and valor in serving our nation.”

Pictured are [ l-r] P.Q. Gardner, Larry Gardner, Brenda Lipton, Bonnie Ellis.

Minutes before 10 o’clock, Thursday night, Monticello fire department was Paged to a home fire on Highway 425 N

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Happy 5th Birthday Bo!

We Love You Very Much!!

Mom, Jason , Daddy, & Colleen