Category: Community News

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  In recognition of Earth Day, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting a clean up at the Hickory Mound Unit of the Big Bend…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc.  Meet Robin Liford! Liford is originally from Melbourne, Fla., and moved to Jefferson County in 2001.  Liford was a real estate paralegal for 25 years and currently…

To see more events, visit ecbpublishing.com. AA Meeting Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Woman’s Club (9109 Old Lloyd Rd.). Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  Last month, the Jefferson County Garden Hugger Club hosted two springtime plant giveaways, where they handed out a variety of different vegetable and herb plants to local…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  Dispatcher Appreciation Week, which is recognized nationally as National Public Safety Tele-communicator Week, is celebrated every year during the second week of April. This week, we honor…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  Southern Music Rising is proud to partner with the Monticello Opera House on April 19 to present Revival, a Tallahassee musical powerhouse that combines the traditionally energetic…

Laura Young & Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc.  Whether you want a good novel to read, a guide for a home project, a place to print out an important document, a fun…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc.  Granny Kat’s Apiary Supply & Bee Learning Center is hosting this month’s Business after Five, a regular networking event sponsored by the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce….

Mary Madison Contributor  Girls of Royalty (GOR) is customarily classified as a youth mentoring program for girls ages 5-17. Mentoring is the essential word that states the clarity and purpose of the…

Hailey’s Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc.  Mary Edwards Bryan was born on May 18, 1838, to parents John D. Edwards and Louisa Crutchfield Houghton Edwards on their plantation near what is now the…

Metro A number of factors are involved in keeping a vehicle functioning and looking good. Ensuring a vehicle interior is clean and tidy is easily overlooked, but such efforts can improve the…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  It is relatively common to learn home maintenance tips from your parents or grandparents. And very likely, they learned these tricks from their parents or grandparents. Throughout…

AA Meeting Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Woman’s Club (9109 Old Lloyd Rd.). Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m at the Christ Episcopal Church…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc.  The Monticello Woman’s Club invites all bosses in the community to treat their hardworking administrative professionals to a delicious lunch on Wednesday, April 23. For reservations, call…

Heather Ainsley  ECB Publishing, Inc.  This January, Lieutenant Dan Williams of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a promotion to the position of Captain. Williams has been with JCSO for 16 years,…

Story Submitted by Bill Snyder  We have a rich American heritage founded on Christian principles. “One nation under God” is in our pledge of allegiance.  “In God We Trust” is on our…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc.  Four years ago, when Lamar and Jo-Anne McLaughlin were looking to move to North Florida to be closer to their grown daughter’s family, the town of Monticello…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  At the beginning of March, the Monticello/Jefferson Chamber of Commerce announced the first recipients of some small business grants that were sponsored by the Chamber and Duke…

APRIL 4 (Friday) The Rotary Club meets at noon at 420 W. Washington St. APRIL 5 (Saturday) The 19th Annual Day of Dialogue on Minority Health in Jefferson County 2025 takes place…

Betsy Barfield Contributor Please allow me to share Dirty Pecan’s accomplishments. I reflect over the last nine years of Dirty Pecan, we have moved the needle tremendously for the youth in our…