Monticello Live

The Ashley County Democratic Party elected these party members to serve as their delegates to select the Democratic Party’s candidate for State representative District 9, replacing the late Sheilla Lampkin on the ballot for the 2017-2018 term – Summer Robertson (alternate), Emily Wisener, Jimmy Jeffress, Candace Jeffress, C T Foster, Johnie Bolin, Doris Smith (alternate)

The 2 county convention will be held next Thursday at 6 pm at UAM’s Spencer Gallery.

Due to govermental regulations, our current 911 system must be repoaced by the end of the year.
Currently 95% of 911 calls are placed by cell phones.
The estimated cost will be around $213,000.

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5 bids were submitted at the official bid opening at Drew Memorial Hospital, for construction of their new surgery center, with other construction projects, included

Here are the bids.
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Judge Akin will compile a list of specific building repair needs, and the Quroum Court will discuss the list at next month’s meeting.

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This recent video of a visiting engine traveling throu downtown Monticello, just seemd to fit in well with today transportation theme.

Leaders of the MEDC attended Saturday’s public meeting of the Monticello Citizens for Better Government meeting, in their effort to provide their views and explanation of the recent opinions expressed by the MCBG.

These videos contain the majority of the meeting; however the land use section was lost in production.

It dealt with the process of nuisance lots being reported, notified, condemned, approved by city council, liens places against the property, land being forfeited for sale, and then purchased by the MEDC.

Once again, neither side convinced the other side of anything, but both views were well stated.

The Monticello Citizens for Better Goverment held their first public meeting, Saturday, at the library.
Over 15 local residents attended, and were encouraged to gather signatures to get these proposed changes on the November general electin ballot.
These videos include their entire presentation. The next meetings  will be held, this Saturday, in the Library meeting room, at 10:30 am and then at noon

The public is encouraged to attend.

The Drew Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, Wednesday afternoon, voted to add armed security guards to Drew Memorial Hospital’s security program.

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