Tree lighting ceremony

The annual tree lighting ceremony in Monticello will be held Friday, December 5 at 5 p.m.

The ceremony, which will be held on the lawn of the Wayne County Courthouse, will include special music, the Bell Tones, Wayne County JROTC, as well as the reading of the Christmas story.

Everyone is invited to attend.

Three arrested on sealed grand jury indictments

The Monticello Police Department reported the arrest of three people on sealed grand jury indictments.

On Wednesday, November 26, officers of the Monticello Police Department and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department arrested Joseph C. Wallace, 27, on a sealed indictment for allegedly receiving stolen property over $300, two counts of theft by deception under $300, and persistent felony offender first degree.

Wallace was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center with bond set at $53,500 cash or $107,000 property.

Also on Wednesday, officers with the Monticello Police Department and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department arrested Angela D. Smith, 31, on a sealed Wayne County Grand Jury indictment for allegedly receiving stolen property over $300, two counts of theft by deception under $300, and persistent felony offender second degree.

Smith was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center with bond set at $28,500 cash or $57,000 property.

On Thursday, November 27, the Monticello Police Department arrested Melvina Bell, 51, on a sealed indictment for allegedly committing forgery first degree and criminal possession of a forged instrument first degree.

Bell was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center with bond set at $10,000 cash or $20,000 property.

Inaugural celebration set

Governor Elect Ernie Fletcher and Lt. Governor Elect Steve Pence will host an Inaugural Celebration on Saturday, December 6 at 3:30 p.m. at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset.

Everyone is encouraged to make plans to attend this event.

November weather summary

November was warm and wet, according to the weather summary from J.D. Rogers, local observer for the National Weather Service.

Rogers reported 6.04 inches of precipitation in November, well above the average of 4.26 inches.

Total rainfall so far this year is 54.06 inches, about 8.66 inches above normal.

The average temperature for the month was 50.7 degrees, or about 3.9 degrees above normal.

The warmest day of the month was November 3, when the thermometer reached 82 degrees.

The coldest day of the month was November 25, when the temperature dipped to 21 degrees.

There was a trace of snow on the ground at 7 a.m. on November 29, according to Rogers.

A trace or more of precipitation was recorded on 15 days during the month, he also noted.

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