Date of EventFriday, Oct. 23 (Monticello) and Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 (Dermott)Primary LocationMonticello Branch Library, 114 W. Jefferson Ave.; Project Restoration Ministries & Resource Center, 215 E. Iowa St., DermottKey…
Cleveland County deputies answered seven fire calls and four illegal-burning reports Sept. 19–25 as north winds pushed smoke from Jefferson County crop fields south. Burning remains prohibited.
Sheriff Mike Knoedl said the Dallas County Detention Center in Fordyce will become the Donny Ford Dallas County Detention Center. He also said a man was jailed after refusing to stop burning during the countywide burn ban.
The Bradley County Medical Center board in Warren approved a management advising and co-branding agreement with UAMS. The hospital keeps its assets, staff and day-to-day control.
Monticello aldermen accepted a state-required Arkansas Rural Water Association rate study on Sept. 22 that calls for raising the sewer usage rate from $2.36 to $8.25 per 1,000 gallons, likely phased in over two years.
Second Baptist Church's 2BC Food Pantry in Monticello held The Great Junk Hunt Sept. 26 at 1032 Old Warren Road to feed Drew County neighbors.
The Arkansas Forestry Division says the Calhoun County wildfire that burned for more than a week is nearly contained, with crews shifting to daily monitoring before calling it 100% contained.
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