Monticello News

The boys and girls athletics departments at Monticello Independent School will receive additional funds, following action taken by board members during their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, November 16.

Fred and Kathy Trosvik knew that their 12-year-old son, Tom, was being picked on at his school.

Janet Jamison of Monticello is congratulated by ASU Provost Dan Howard as her parents look on.

For kids in foster care life is not always easy and the holiday season can be a very difficult time of year, but folks out there are doing what they can to make the holiday season a little easier on the kids.

A bold Alan asks out Sherri , who was indifferent to Charlie when they dated, and, to everyone's surprise, she's attracted to Alan.

MONTICELLO, Ark. - Quarterback Garrett DeWitt threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as 10th-ranked Delta State piled up 636 yards of total offense.

Beatrice Lorene Alverson Mitchell, 85, of Sherwood died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. She was born in Little Rock on Feb.

Southern Arkansas officials have been working for the past several years to get funding for the development of an Interstate 69 spur from Monticello, Ark.

When Robert J. Kaiser Middle School parent Paula Drapkin approached Monticello Schools Superintendent Dr.

Monticello, Ark., safety Brishen Mathews camped at Ole Miss over the weekend. On Tuesday, Mathews indicated in an interview with RebelSports.net that he planned to wait until after his senior season to make a public commitment.

For several years at the Town of Thompson summer camp, kids splashed in the pool, bounced balls on the basketball court, swung on the swings in playground.

Gov. Mike Beebe announced Thursday these appointments: To the state Medical Board for terms expiring Dec.

Drew County Sheriff's Department is searching for a man wanted in the shooting death of his brother.

Ulysses Oestrich, left, from the Cornelius Duggan Elementary School in White Lake, won first place overall in the annual Monticello School District fifth-grade Math Bowl on June 4 at the K.L. Rutherford School in Monticello.

Empire Resorts might be facing bankruptcy. But the struggling owner of Monticello Gaming & Raceway still has the means to kick in a hefty salary for the newly appointed CEO.

The Monticello Communities That Care fourth annual Youth Community Forum will take place from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at the Ted Stroeble Recreation Center, 2 Jefferson St., Monticello.

Homemade permanent trash receptacles sitting on the side of Arkansas roads are the target of an eradication campaign by state highway officials, who say the bins constitute a significant source of roadside litter.

Monticello School District voters ousted two incumbent board candidates Tuesday night as a result of a heated school board campaign.

Ashley County has been added to the list of Arkansas counties authorized for Disaster Unemployment Assistance as a direct result of the severe storms and tornadoes that began in four Arkansas counties on April 9. At the request of Gov.

We now know there's been a second confirmed tornado in Arkansas. The EF-1 tornado touched down in Phillips County early Wednesday morning.