Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Turning Point, the alternative education center in the Jefferson County School District, will be led this year by Principal David L. Chambers of Lamont, Fla. He has…
Category: Community News
City charter undergoing review
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. The City of Monticello has begun the process of reviewing the City Charter. A committee consisting of five townspeople has been formed and is tasked with examining…
Downtown mural celebration is July 25
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that painting of Monticello’s new wildlife mural is complete, the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation and the Jefferson County Tourist Development Council have planned an official unveiling…
CareerSource changes service day in Jefferson County
Charlotte Brown CareerSource Capital Region CareerSource Capital Region is adjusting its weekly service schedule in Monticello to better serve the Jefferson County community. Beginning immediately, CareerSource staff will be available on Thursday…
How to keep the power (and yourself) alive
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. June 1 has come and gone, and with that, we’ll be stuck in the throes of hurricane season until November 30. Between now and then, chances are…
Library hosts Prehistoric Monticello event
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. On June 26, Dr. Andy Hemmings and Tom Harmon with the Aucilla Research Institute (ARI) visited the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library to share stories from…
Feeling 18 again
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. The weekend of June 14 was a time for feeling young again as the Jefferson County High School Class of 1995 gathered thirty years after graduation to…
4-H Wildlife Camp offers outdoor experiences
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. On June 2 through 6, 57 participating youth and nine teen counselors from Jefferson and Leon counties met at the Jefferson County UF/IFAS Extension for the 4-H…
Meet Kathy Egan
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. ECB Publishing, Inc. is happy to introduce Kathy Egan to our community and welcome her to the Monticello News and Jefferson County Journal. Egan is a new…
Duke donates $8k to Emergency Management
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Emergency Management (EM) was officially presented with an $8,000 grant from Duke Energy on Monday morning, June 30, at the EM office in Monticello, Fla….
Shuttle express continues running, but its fate remains unclear
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite its contract expiring on June 30, Big Bend Transit (BBT) will continue to run the Jefferson Express bus shuttle between Monticello and Tallahassee through July 31,…
4-H Camp Cherry Lake gets $5.6M in state funding
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. One of the winners of the recently concluded Florida legislative session was the landmark 4-H Camp Cherry Lake in Madison County, which was awarded $5.6 million in…
Blue Sky Farm donates $1,000 to JCEF
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Every summer at the peak of blueberry season, Blue Sky Farm gives its u-pick visitors the chance to load up on berries and have their payment donated…
CareerSource to hold hiring fair at JCS
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. CareerSource Capital Region is holding a Jefferson County Hiring Fair on Tuesday, July 22. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Jefferson…
Property appraiser’s office gives update at senior center
Story Submitted County Property Appraiser Angela Gray, along with Danielle Wheeler and Jacqueline Seabrooks, visited with local residents at the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC). They talked about property tax exemptions and…
Art duo finishes wildlife mural
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For the past few months, spectators have had the opportunity to enjoy a step by step view of the creation of the wildlife mural that now decorates…
Annual Watermelon Golf Tournament held, seeks Watermelon Festival event status
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The weekend of June 28 and 29 marked an event with decades of tradition, the annual Watermelon Golf Tournament at the Jefferson Country Club (JCC). The Watermelon Tournament has…
Sophia Figueroa graduates VSU
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Sophia Thomas Figueroa of Monticello, Fla., has earned the Bachelor of Science in Education in Elementary Education from Valdosta State University (VSU). She is among more than 1,100…
A Major adoption story!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For those who live in Jefferson County, or who travel to Monticello regularly to spend the day, chances are high that they have enjoyed an encounter at…
Planners recommend approval of Duke solar farm
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Not surprisingly, the Jefferson County Planning Commission recently voted unanimously to recommend approval of Duke Energy’s proposed 74.9 megawatts solar facility near the small community of Waukeenah,…