Monticello Gets $1.85 Million Federal Grant for Weyerhaeuser Water Well

The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded $1.85 million for a new water well tied to Weyerhaeuser's Monticello project. The Intermodal Authority is taking engineering bids through Oct. 30, with completion aimed at April 2027.

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Destination Transformation Names R. Roosevelte Williams III Project Coordinator

By iSEARK.com Destination Transformation has named R. Roosevelte Williams III as project coordinator, expanding the Dumas nonprofit’s staff across its six-county Southeast Arkansas service area. The Dumas Clarion published the…

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Mallards on shallow water at Overflow National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Arkansas.
Mallards at Overflow National Wildlife Refuge. *

Sanders Order Lets Farmers and Loggers Use Red-Dyed Diesel on Highways Through Oct. 30

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency Tuesday over high diesel prices and temporarily allows qualifying agricultural and forestry vehicles to use lower-tax red-dyed diesel on Arkansas highways through Oct. 30.

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SE Arkansas Weather

7-day · Monticello / SE AR National Weather Service, Little Rock

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 0 mph.