The September meeting of the Monticello City Council opened at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26. The roll was called and all council members were present except for Cedric Leonard. Alderman Craig … more

Twelve students have been selected for the 2023 homecoming court at the University of Arkansas at Monticello: Kinlee Baker, Rylee Brewer, Rayvin Callaway, Allison Chambers, Taylor East, Katelyn … more

* Editors Note: There is some explicit language in this story. It has been edited as much as possible, while still allowing it to impact the story the same way it impacted the hearing. As a staff, we … more

Drew County has a unique educational facility that is at the disposal of students from both the Drew Central School District and students from the Monticello School District. The Monticello … more

Monticello Mayor Jason Akers joined members of the COL David Love Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, to read and present a Proclamation recognizing September 17-23 as Constitution Week in … more

Monticello Public Works crews continue to work to improve storm drainage runoff. One of this weeks projects is in the area of East Jackson and Watts Streets. City Crews located a clogged culvert … more

Pictured from L to R: Front Row: Madison Bitely, Neely Taylor, and Madeline Stanley; Second Row: Queen Riley Derryberry and Honor Maid Amauri Huskey; Third Row: Annika Nichols, Audrey Howard, and … more

The Davis family is pictured with the truck, motorcycle, and car that won Davis Family Picks on Saturday, September 16, at this year’s Hattie’s Hotrods event. There were a lot of … more

Tom White, publisher of the Advance-Monticellonian and the Eagle Democrat has announced he is stepping down as publisher of the newspapers and as president of the parent organization, Drew County … more

The Drew County Quorum Court held a Finance Committee meeting at 5 p.m. on Monday, September 11. This month's meeting was held primarily for the county's elected officials to present their proposed … more