Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. October is the middle of peanut season in Florida, and that’s no better time for the annual Peanut Butter Challenge. Each year the UF/IFAS Extension service joins…
Month: October 2024
Awards to recognize veteran friendly employers
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. CareerSource Capital Region, which now includes Jefferson County, has issued a call for nominations for its Veteran Friendly Employer Awards. To nominate an employer who demonstrates a…
Travel Orlando
Ahoy—dinner and a show! Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Orlando, Fla., offers countless opportunities during travel. An essential part of the travel experience is trying out local restaurants, but with so many…
Chamber’s Annual Dinner re-set for Oct. 24
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce has set a cowboy theme for this year’s annual dinner. The “Boots, Bling and Bowties” event had to be rescheduled due…
Donate coats for flood victims by Oct. 11
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Storm victims who have lost everything in North Carolina are facing cold weather soon. A local effort to provide coats for them is underway, and donations are…
Fire Prevention Week 2024 “Smoke Alarms: Make them work for you”
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Since 1922, the United States and Canada have recognized the week of Oct. 9 (specifically the Sunday through Saturday that encompasses Oct. 9 each year) as National…
Has your world suddenly changed?
Are you experiencing a crisis? Do you feel as if your life will never be the same? If we haven’t personally lost a job or are financially underwater, we likely know someone…
Elizabeth Baptist Church 193rd Homecoming is Sunday, Oct. 20
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Elizabeth Baptist Church was founded in 1831 and has a long history of sharing the Christian faith in Jefferson County to this day. Pastor Glenn Canup and…
Elizabeth Baptist Church hosts MFBA Annual Celebration
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. The Middle Florida Baptist Association’s 125th Annual Celebration will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13, at Elizabeth Baptist Church, in Monticello. Former Florida Baptist Convention Executive director Tommy…
Childhood reflections with a touch of grace: Let the Son shine in
As a kid that grew up without internet, cellphones or satellite television, I spent most of my time outdoors. In North Florida, that brings its own adventure, since the bright sunshine on…
Tigers ground Eagles
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County High School Tigers continued their impressive football season on Friday, Oct. 4, with a 49-28 victory over the Eagles of North Florida Christian School,…
Warriors wallop Cougars
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy seemingly had little trouble from the visiting Calhoun County High Cougars, from Edison, Ga., on Friday, Oct 4. The Warriors won the contest…
Reams sentenced to 18 months in prison
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Kirk Reams, the former Jefferson County clerk of court convicted of grand theft by a jury in August, earlier this week was sentenced to 18 months in…
Culp and McNeill are sentenced
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The last two defendants in the courthouse corruption case received their sentences on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Justin Tyler McNeill, formerly the chief deputy clerk and human resources…
Montivilla septic-to-sewer project moving forward
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The long-planned city sewer extension project into the Montivilla subdivision is finally about to get underway. Based on the recommendation of engineer Felicity Appel, of Kimley Horn…
Happy 100th Birthday, Jim Sledge!
Rebekah Sheats Contributor Today, Oct. 4, is the hundredth birthday of Dr. Jim Sledge. For a full century, the world has been blessed with the presence of this man. One hundred years…
Meet your neighbor: Hannah Gallups
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Hannah Gallups! Gallups was raised in Santa Rosa Beach, an unincorporated community near Destin. During her junior year of high school, her family moved to Milton,…
From the Sunny Side: Heroes to the rescue
I am a big fan of old western movies. The really cheesy kind where the settlers are surrounded and it seems all hope is lost until, just in time, the cavalry or…
Bill Moon exhibit opens Oct. 12
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The October exhibit at Jefferson Arts Gallery (JAG) features the wood sculptures of Bill Moon, the founding president of JAG. The show, entitled “Bill Moon’s Love Affair…