Monticello News Archives

The YMCA Youth Soccer League's season is in full swing, with games being played several evenings at Monticello-Wayne County Memorial Park.

Monticello Schools met all of its goals Monticello Independent School received some good news with the recent release of the 2008-2009 state assessment scores.

STATE SERVICE OFFICER WILL BE AT SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER EACH WEDNESDAY Donnie Blevins, Service Officer for the Disabled American Veterans, will be at the Senior Citizens Building every Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Any veterans or dependents in need of assistance should stop by during these hours.

STATE SERVICE OFFICER FOR D.A.V. WILL NO LONGER BE AT SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING Pauline Conner, State Service Officer for the Disabled American Veterans, will not be at the Senior Citizens Building any more.

To help alleviate possible cash flow issues, the Monticello City Council agreed to transfer a $92,000 certificate of deposit into the general fund until November when property taxes are collected.

There is a possibility that a new nurse will be added to the staff at Monticello Independent, following action taken by board members during their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, September 14.

The Labor Day activities that were held on Monday saw lower numbers as rain moved into the area and kept things soaked for most of the morning.

On Monday, September 07, 2009 Kentucky State Police Detective Doug Boyd charged Richard E. Smith, Jr., 50, of Wayne County with Murder.

A man is in jail, accused in a weekend shooting that left a young woman dead. It happened Saturday in Wayne County at a home on Chestnut Oaks Road in Monticello.

STATE SERVICE OFFICER FOR D.A.V. WILL NO LONGER BE AT SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING Pauline Conner, State Service Officer for the Disabled American Veterans, will not be at the Senior Citizens Building any more.

MHS BOYS BASKETBALL to HOST TENDERLOIN SALE The MHS Boy's Basketball team will be having a tenderloin sale on Friday, September 4 in the parking lot of Sexton's Treasure Hunt .

A federal judge ordered the Cuban government and the ruling Communist Party on Wednesday to pay $27.5 million in damages to the mother of a journalist jailed since a 2003 crackdown on dissent.

Anyone planning a visit to historic Mill Springs in the near future needs to be aware of some ongoing construction work, which could limit access to certain areas of the park.