Category: Community News

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Do you have unneeded gently used or new winter essentials, like coats or scarves, gathering dust in your closet? You can help your community keep warm this…

Mary Madison Contributor The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) posts and auxiliaries of District 2 joined the local VFW Post and Auxiliary 251 as it hosted the District 2 Conference this month…

Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc. Aspiring archaeologist with a heart for home. At just 19 years old, Audrey Andrews has lived in Jefferson County her entire life – and she wouldn’t have…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On a pleasant fall morning, rays of sunshine angle through the picture window of the new home for two golden-handed tamarins. Their paws gleam like polished metal…

Metro Media Modern vehicles have surpassed their predecessors thanks to innovations that make driving and maintenance safer, easier and more convenient. In spite of the most impressive advancements, vehicle ownership still requires…

NOVEMBER 18 (Tuesday) Jefferson County Retired Educators meets at the library (375 S. Water St.) at 10 a.m. All members and any retired educators who would like to join are encouraged to…

Jefferson County Emergency Management Contributor Second Harvest of the Big Bend, in partnership with United Way of the Big Bend, will host a Thanksgiving Food Giveaway on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Commodities will…

Story Submitted Local author and historian Cindy Roe Littlejohn has announced the release of her highly anticipated third book in the Palmetto Pioneers series, “Yankees in the Courthouse: A Florida Civil War…

Jason Futch ECB Publishing, Inc. When Americans toss their bottles, cans and cardboard into their blue bins this week, few realize they are taking part in a tradition nearly a century in…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello CarQuest Customer Appreciation Day and Car Show on Nov. 1, 2025, drew entries for 65 vehicles. A steady crowd came out on the sunny fall…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Any and all who are near Monticello on Thanksgiving Day are invited to partake of the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, provided at no charge at the Methodist…

NOVEMBER 14 (Friday) The Rotary Club meets at 11:45 a.m. at 420 W. Washington St. NOVEMBER 15 (Saturday) CANCELLED: St. Phillip Community Center Fish Fry – For more information, contact Marie Plummer-Riou…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Big Bend Hospice, a Seven Oaks Health Company, has planned three events in Jefferson County to support anyone grieving during the upcoming holidays. The first is a…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Otto M. Walker American Legion Post #49 offered a Veterans Day Breakfast on Nov. 11, and despite sub-freezing temperatures, more than 130 people are estimated to…

Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Harley! She’s a beautiful 6-year-old black and white pointer with a heart full of love and energy. Harley is wonderful with children, great with other dogs…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. According to the USDA, nearly 14 million, or one in five children in the United States experienced food insecurity in 2023. Not knowing where one’s next meal…

NOVEMBER 11 (Tuesday) Otto M. Walker Post #49 (1065 S. Water St.)hosts a free Veterans Day Breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m., with meal, guest speaker and raffle drawings. The Woman’s Club meets…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. When you’re caring for 75 birds representing 37 different species, there’s almost daily some exciting avian news to share. That’s the case for the North Florida Wildlife…

When American Legion Post 49 hosted the Third District Bi-monthly Meeting on Oct. 4, a $2,000 donation was made by the district to Mary Reichardt, founder and president of the Never Alone…