BLACK FRIDAY EDITION This week’s edition of the Advance-Monticellonian is the LAST CHANCE annual Black Friday Edition. We would like to help make your *****************ECRWSS**** holiday shopping experience wonderful, so we send every res- THIS WEEK ident in Drew County a copy of the newspaper. Our annual Gift Guide is enclosed—and an opportunity to get a year’s Local subscription to the Advance-Monticellonian is on page 9A. Postal Customer We hope you take this chance to not only check out the great Black Friday sale advertisements but also catch on local news, John Vance wins tiebreaker sports and holiday events taking place in Southeast Arkansas. 6C ADVANCE-MONTICELLONIAN 75¢ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 SERVING DREW COUNTY SINCE 1870 Drew County Museum case fi nally over BY HAROLD COGGINS with theft of property following a lengthy costs and fees and paying restitution to the and Wolfe; Jack Bennett, current president agreement in the matter of the state of AND ASHLEY FOREMAN legislative audit of the fi nances of the mu- Drew County Historical Society/Museum of the historical society; and Drew Coun- Arkansas v. Elizabeth Thurman and Terri
[email protected] seum. The charges followed a state police in the amount of $156,306. ty Judge Robert Akin were in agreement Wolfe, Drew County Ciurcuit Court case
[email protected] investigation and state audit of fi nancial It was determined by the state auditor on the recommendation of dropping all No. CR-16-175, whereby, in exchange records. that $26,140 of the missing money was charges against Thurman, according to fora plea oif guilt and the immediate pay- After nearly a year of ruffl ed feelings, Tommy Gray, then president of the his- spent on legitimate museum work, accord- court records.