Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Plans are currently underway to develop a new baseball league for North Florida that will extend from Pensacola eastward to Jacksonville. The league will include the uppermost…
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Ministers Spotlight: Walter Wiggins
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Walter Wiggins has been the minister at the Northside church of Christ in Monticello since 2018. Born and raised in Tallahassee, he ministers with the church as…
Emerald’s Gem Box: I hear voices
There’s a country song named “Voices” that explains how he (the singer) walks around hearing voices in his mind. The voices are from his parents and grandparents and the lessons that they…
2020 Primary Election
Excercise your right to vote on Aug.18 Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Voters are reminded that the primary election is on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and that this Friday and Saturday – Aug….
Yajai “Nikki” Scott
Yajai “Nikki” Scott, 81, of Monticello passed at home on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Funeral services are 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 in the Tillman of Tallahassee Chapel (850) 942-1950. Viewing is…
Tommie Graham, Jr.
Tommie Graham, Jr., 80, of Monticello’s Capps Community passed on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Graveside services are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Capps. Viewing is 4-6 p.m. Friday,…
Samuel Pasco: 1866 Jefferson County Clerk of Court and U.S. Senator
Lina Nissley ECB Publishing, Inc. Samuel Pasco likely did not expect to have a county that he never visited named after him. Pasco was born in London, England June 28, 1834 -…
Bamboo
Les Harrison County Extension Director, Ag & Natural Resources Wakulla County Extension Temperatures are at the discomfort level and social distancing is on everyone’s mind. That summer feeling of needing relief from…
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare launches Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Program
Submitted by Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is now home to the region’s most comprehensive Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Program, focused on diagnosing and treating a variety of neurological…
The monument stays, the masks go
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission dealt with two potentially contentious proposals last week – one to adopt a facemask mandate and the second to remove the Confederate monument…
Eloise V. Gordon
It is with grieving hearts that we announce the passing of Eloise “Ellie” Gordon on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at her home in Monticello, Fla., at the age of 85. Ellie was…
Critically endangered species born in Jefferson County
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A baby Bettong has been born at the North Florida Wildlife Center (NFWC). For those unfamiliar with Bettongs (also called Woylies) and the marsupials’ classification as a…
My View: Does this dress make me look fat?
Plump lady looking in the mirror asks her husband “Does this dress make me look fat?” Husband eyes wide in fear replies “No dear you look wonderful.” I think this is a…
Childhood reflections with a touch of grace: “A virus doesn’t care if you pray”
We are all creatures of habit and we sometimes get ourselves into ruts that don’t do us any favors. One of those habits for me is watching the news. One evening, I…
School Supply Giveaway a success at Bethpage Church
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Bethpage Missionary Baptist Church held a very successful “Back-to-School Giveaway” on Saturday, Aug. 8. Local students participating received a free backpack filled with school supplies and other…
Classes, Christ and COVID: Aucilla’s First Day Brings New Challenges For a New School Year
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. The first day of school always brings a sense of excitement. A new year, new friends, new teacher and (for some) a new school. For the 2020-2021…
Meet your local chamber of commerce
Katrina Richardson Contributor Located just outside of downtown Monticello, the local Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of business professionals, and which serves the purpose of promoting economic well-being…
The tree will stand….. The plaque will fall: Council decides not to cut tree
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council on Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, decided to not remove the oak tree on the courthouse circle. Instead, the council voted 3-2 to remove…
Sweet Honeysuckle: There’s a new business in town!
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Sweet Honeysuckle is one of Monticello’s newest business additions in the downtown area! Owner and operator Brianna Johnson and her husband, James have been working tirelessly to…
Marvin Leslie Bishop, Sr.
Marvin Leslie Bishop, Sr., age 93, of Moultrie, Ga., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Moultrie. Born February 10, 1927, in Aucilla, Fla., Marvin was the fifth of five sons…
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