Event now to be held at Womans Club Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Who We Were series, a grant-funded series of talks on the history of Jefferson County families delivered by…
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Meet your neighbor: Melanie Schintgen
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Melanie Schintgen! Schintgen is a new face in our town; she has lived in Monticello for about eight months. She originally grew up in Wisconsin, where…
Don’t miss out on ABC-123 Family Reading Night!
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Literacy is important, and building good habits with reading can help benefit your child in their education and daily life. However, teaching reading can be a challenge,…
In celebration of all things wonderful and strange
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The woods of Lloyd may seem unassuming and quiet, yet hidden beyond the treeline is a strange sight—statues, sculptures, buildings and trails all surrounding a modern castle…
ACA holds Senior Night for tennis
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Tuesday, April 2, was a special evening for the seniors on the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) varsity tennis team as the seniors on the team…
NFC named REACH Reward Chapter by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
North Florida College Contributor North Florida College has been named a 2023 REACH Reward Chapter by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK), recognizing NFC’s commitment to enhancing the college experience and…
NFC students earn Production Technician certificates in Industrial Machinery Maintenance Program
North Florida College Contributor Four students in North Florida College’s Industrial Machinery Maintenance 1 program have shown their mastery of the foundational, core competencies of advanced manufacturing production in two assessment areas…
Polymer possibilities
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Recently, The Monticello News was invited to attend a special demonstration at the Starling Musings Art gallery, located at 220 W. Washington St., inside of Tupelos Bakery….
Artopia 2024 now accepting art donations
Serene Smallwood Big Bend Cares, Inc. Do you make art or have art you want to rehome? Artopia, Tallahassee’s largest charity art auction, is planning its 26th annual event, and we need…
Mulching makes gardening much easier
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. By the beginning of May, midday temperatures regularly nudge into the 80s. By month’s end, even hotter temps bring new challenges to the home garden. Heat-loving weeds…
Judge deals with flurry of pre-trial motions in Reams’ case
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Circuit Court Judge Stephen Everett last week dealt with a series of pretrial motions by the defense and prosecution relative to the criminal case of former Clerk…
Monticello man dies in motorcycle wreck
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, Jefferson County resident Kyle Coryn was traveling west on CR 158A around 7 a.m., Sunday, April 28, when he…
Sheriff’s oversight of emergency management reaffirmed
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently reaffirmed the oversight of Emergency Management by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) for budgeting and auditing purposes. As County Attorney Heather Encinosa explained…
JCS unveils commissioned mural
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A vivid mural depicting a student traveler with symbolic companions now fills three of the high-ceilinged walls in the front office building at Jefferson County K-12 School…
Conservation permanence matters in Florida
Tom Kay, Christine P. Johnson, and Shane Wellendorf Recent articles claim that Florida’s conservation easements are not perpetual, but when Florida land trusts conserve land forever, we mean it! Florida’s nonprofit land…
Let’s not dismantle what has been accomplished at our schools
It was very disappointing to hear that at a recent school board meeting, Superintendent Eydie Triquet had a staff person present data that indicates that Jefferson County’s School Children have not demonstrated…
Next Who We Were event to be held on May 6
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Who We Were series, a grant-funded series of talks on the history of Jefferson County families delivered by local speakers, will have another session coming up…
Keller’s Cottage hosts Business After Five
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce held a Business After Five event on Thursday, April 18, hosted by Keller’s Cottage, Monticello’s newest southern style venue for parties,…
Meet your neighbor: Darcy Pitts
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Darcy Pitts! Pitts was born in Wisconsin and mostly raised in the Duluth area of Minnesota, where she lived until she moved to Jefferson County around…
American Legion honors Crosby for 50 years of membership
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, April 2, American Legion Post 224, in Cherry Lake, honored Jefferson County resident Ted Crosby with a certificate from the National Headquarters of the American…
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