Eight children crowned as new royalty in the Baby to Junior Miss Watermelon Pageant Emerald G. Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Miss Watermelon Queen, Teen Miss Watermelon Queen and Baby…
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99 bicyclists participated in Bike Fest
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The fifth annual Monticello Bike Fest is in the books according to Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Katrina Richardson. There were 99 cyclists registered…
Memorial Day Breakfast feeds 90+ veterans and friends
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. American Legion Post 49, Sons of the American Legion and Auxiliary Unit 49 served a breakfast for area veterans on Memorial Day Monday, May 27 at the…
Jefferson County homeschoolers plant flower garden at rec park
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It started with a young girl’s hope of making the Monticello Recreational Park just a little more beautiful. Since she is a homeschool student, Gretchen Brown and…
Local children receive free bikes and helmets
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, April 27, several local cycling enthusiasts, community partners and bicycle shops turned out at the Jefferson Somerset campus. Multiple rows of bikes, shiny and ready…
Local youth organizes Eco-Park clean up
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A local seventh-grader, as part of a school project, recently organized and oversaw the detailed clean up of one of Monticello’s beautiful, environmentally precious parks. Known as…
Public Speaking Demonstrations: 4-H’ers walk away with awards
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Youngsters and teens who participate in the Jefferson County 4-H programs were able to develop their research skills before standing before a panel of judges and their…
Police Athletic League comes to Monticello
Building youth relationships with law enforcement through sports Story Courtesy of Merry Ann Frisby “Where is my wand’ring boy tonight? The boy of my tend’rest care, The boy that was once my…
Chamber Junior Leadership students to graduate May 7
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership is a program for high school juniors that encourages and enables potential young leaders to develop their leadership skills…
Law enforcement carries the flame for the special olympics
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Law enforcement officers from the three Jefferson County-based agencies gathered at the courthouse in Monticello on Monday, April 15. Dressed in matching special Olympics t-shirts, the deputies,…
Victoria’s Classy Attitude Boutique hosts April Business After 5
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Victoria’s Classy Attitude Boutique, one of Monticello’s downtown businesses which provides a shopping outlet for women’s and children’s clothing, home decor and fashionable accessories, recently hosted the…
Drug Take Back Day hosted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Prescription medications are a benefit when you are sick or in pain, but once the medications have ceased being used or become expired, they can become a…
Richard & Friedel Bailar Estate Sale scheduled for April 18-20
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20, Transitions Estate Sales & Services will be tenderly handling the liquidation of the personal property of Jefferson County’s…
A Hero’s salute for James Clark
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Every veteran deserves a hero’s salute! After serving overseas in battlefields of conflict and grief in order to assure freedom for the friends and families they left…
Buy butts; support youth agricultural education
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s that time of the year again – the Jefferson County Farm Bureau is partnering with Johnston’s Old Fashion Meat Market to put together an especially tantalizing…
Flea Across Florida April 12 and 13
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida’s longest yard sale, which runs from coast to coast through North Florida, has been scheduled for this Spring on April 12 and 13. For eight years…
Trained to protect, ready to serve
Jefferson’s law enforcement receives active shooter training Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, March 22, multiple law enforcement agencies that protect and serve Jefferson County gathered at the Jefferson Somerset campus….
Fish fry fundraisers this weekend
Senior Citizens Center fundraiser The Jefferson Senior Citizens Center’s fundraising fish fries will be continuing this weekend, with a Friday, April 5 fish lunch at the center. The fish fry on April…
A shining heart: Arianna Brown donates to Sheriff’s Office
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a special visitor on Wednesday, March 20. Monticello’s Young Miss Florida contestant Arianna Brown. During her visit, Brown met with Sheriff…
A closer look at the enrichment classes at Aucilla Research Institute
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Research Institute (ARI) is expanding its outreach efforts with introductory classes on archeology and geographic mapping systems to high schoolers. The pilot program, which began…