Category: Community News

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The North Florida Wildlife Center in Lamont, Fla., has welcomed a new red kangaroo, Evie. She is just nine months old and is quickly making friends with…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. An Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) alumnus was recently promoted to a noncomissioned officer leadership position in the U.S. Air Force in his 10th year of service. Kent…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Parents, guardians and mentors of youth are invited to attend a free class called “Let’s Talk: Jealousy,” offered by Florida Health IMPACT. The session takes place on…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Be Reformed LLC and the Jefferson County Youth Council invite members of the community to attend the 3rd Annual Community Safety, CPR & AED Awareness & Training…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It takes no short amount of strength, courage and tenacity to be a firefighter. The job can be dangerous, not to mention emotionally and physically demanding. To…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Animal rescue comes in many different shapes and sizes, and for three-week old kitten, Kirbi, size is overrated! After being discovered late one evening in mid-May by…

Halie Wetherington ECB Publishing, Inc. Flag Day is celebrated annually on June 14 to commemorate the adoption of the flag of the United States, which occurred on June 14, 1777. The Meaning…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Nathan Peeler! Peeler has lived in Jefferson County for about five years. He has lived in several states all over the U.S., and was originally born…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Except for the rustle of blueprints, it’s pretty quiet inside the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) these days. Since flooding in April caused category 3 water damage,…

U.S. Small Business Administration Contributor The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that July 3 is…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Local author Cindy Roe Littlejohn’s Palmetto Pioneers series is a nonfiction narrative of her family’s experience beginning in 1829, when her Walker family ancestors moved to the…

Roy Faglie, Lodge Secretary Contributor Hiram Lodge No. 5 Free and Accepted Masons of Florida is proud to announce our 2024 Fred Wuerffell Scholarship recipients. Lauchlin Faglie and Eli Conrad, both 2024…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Flag Day is Friday, June 14, and American Legion Post #49 of Monticello will be conducting a retirement ceremony for U.S. flags that are no longer serviceable….

Tiwana Mutch-Miller Brynwood Life Enrichment Director The month of April was full of creative opportunities for residents and staff of Brynwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, thanks to a lot of helping hands….

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A Doctor’s Heart is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds medical mission trips to South America. Since 2007, doctors participating in A Doctor’s Heart (ADH) have served…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. For us Floridians, summer’s already here, and Jefferson Arts Gallery (JAG)’s new exhibit, “The Joys of Summer,” is a celebration of that. “The Joys of Summer” is…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Altrusa International of Monticello installed its officers and directors for the upcoming year at its regular meeting on Thursday, May 23. Longtime Altrusa leader Anita Ashworth presented…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. FloridaCommerce announced in May the activation of a loan program to help small businesses in North Florida after the tornadoes and severe weather on May 10. FloridaCommerce…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Although spring flooding caused category 3 water damage to the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) facility on North Jefferson Street, the staff and clients have resumed a…