It’s official, the stage is set: 49ers vs. Chiefs in Vegas. The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League, known as the second-largest day for U.S. food consumption (after Thanksgiving Day),…
Category: Church
Milligan speaks at prayer breakfast: “Where would I be but for the Grace of God?”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Spiritual Aims Committee of Kiwanis Club of Monticello hosted the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast at the Jefferson Country Club on Feb. 1. Kiwanian Max Belinski welcomed…
Free health clinic on Feb. 6
Katie Marshall and Merry Ann Frisby Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley Do you or does someone you know need medical care? The Shepherd’s Hands free health clinic will be open this month…
Do you know any ENPs?
Years ago, when I was a private caregiver for the elderly, family members would often interview me to see if I was the right person for the job. When I’d answer their…
Our Picture of God
There’s a story about a young child who was vigorously coloring a picture. His brother noticed the boy’s concentration and asked what he was drawing. Without losing a moment’s momentum, the boy…
How we can relate to the story of Noah
Leah Androski ECB Publishing Inc. Many know the story of the great flood in the Bible. But some may struggle to relate to this story since we have never witnessed a flood…
Childhood reflections with a touch of grace: Don’t run from beauty
Since peeing off of the porch hadn’t made quite the splash I’d hoped for, I decided to move on to greater exploits. The first thing to catch my eye was a lovely…
Michelle Milligan to speak at Feb. 1 prayer breakfast
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The next meeting of the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast will take place on Thursday, Feb. 1, from 7 to 8 a.m. This month’s gathering will be hosted…
Advanced age should teach wisdom
Those were the days! We could eat like a horse and not look like one. All of the school teachers were older than us. Life was an open highway. Then came the…
What Really Matters In Life?
Story Submitted A vacationing American businessman standing on the pier of a quaint coastal fishing village in southern Mexico watched as a small boat with just one young Mexican fisherman pulled into…
Men and Women Day 2024
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Jan. 20, New Bethel A.M.E. Church (Rev. Diana Duhart) will be hosting a Men and Women Day. The guest church will be Concord A.M.E. Church…
Childhood reflections with a touch of grace: Watch your step!
I grew up with a fatal flaw in my running technique as a kid. No matter the game or circumstance on the agenda, I tended to pay a lot of attention to…
Wacissa Christian Church launches monthly community supper
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Everyone is invited to partake in a new community-wide supper being offered monthly by the Wacissa Christian Church. The next supper is set to take place on…
First Baptist gives Bullock retirement party
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Peggye Bullock served as secretary for First Baptist Church Monticello for eight years. The church has been, of course, more than a job for her. It is…
Historical essay contest sponsored by Keystone Federated Republican Women Deadline to submit is Feb. 29
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. All middle and high school students who live in Jefferson County are eligible to enter an essay contest sponsored by the Keystone Federated Republican Women (KFRW). This…
Visionary people featured at January prayer breakfast
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. It seems fitting in January – a month when people often envision ways to improve – that the gathering of the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast featured a…
Human smuggling may be happening in your community
At only eleven years old, “Stacey” found herself on the streets. She was afraid, but she knew it had to be better than the home situation she was running from. Her optimism…
Believing is Seeing
I’d like to begin with what might seem a rather strange question. “Do you really believe in Jesus?” Before you answer that with, “Of course I do,” I want you to think…
Premier southern gospel quartet to perform in Madison
Bryant Thigpen North Florida Concerts Gold City, deemed as America’s favorite southern gospel quartet, will be making a special appearance in Madison on Thursday, Jan. 11, at Ragans Family Campground. Also appearing…
Fifth Annual Beast Feast set for Jan. 13
Bryant Thigpen Contributor St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church will be holding its Fifth Annual Beast Feast on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 6 p.m. Guests will enjoy the best in wild game food,…