Category: Community News

Photo Courtesy VFW Post 251 presented its 2025-26 Deputy Sheriff’s Public Servant of the Year at the organization’s recent Fish Fry. Pictured left to right are Past Post 251 Commander Ned Hill,…

Metro Media Road trips can present a perfect escape any time of the year, but they’re especially popular during the summer when people have time off from school and work. According to…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and the Monticello Woman’s Club invite local business owners, entrepreneurs and community leaders to the next Women in Business Networking Luncheon, to…

MAY 2 (Saturday) The Quincy-Monticello District Presiding Elder, Reverend Gregory V. Gay, Sr., will conduct the 3rd Quarterly Conference at 9 a.m. on Zoom. hosted by Mount Pleasant A.M.E. Church. The Pastor…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Watermelon Festival includes multiple events ranging from a Pickleball Tournament in May to pageants in early June to two further weekends of food, fun and…

Story Submitted The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Florida A&M University (FAMU) is proud to announce its highly anticipated Big Bend Regional Small Business Week 2026, a free, multi-day event…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The animals who reside at the North Florida Wildlife Center in Lamont all have stories. As with us, there’s something to be said about how they came…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. With summer vacation within sight now, be sure to take a look as some exciting summer camp opportunities in our area. Our 2026 Summer Camp & VBS…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A small group of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), Major Pickens Bird Camp 1327, gathered at the site of the confederate monument on the Jefferson County…

PHOTO FEATURE:  The Monticello chapter of Altrusa International recently collected gently used suitcases and donated them to the Florida Department of Children and Families for use by those who reach age 18…

APRIL 25 (Saturday) A Second Harvest food sharing takes place at New Bethel A.M.E. Church (6496 Ashville Hwy.) from 7 to 8 a.m. or until the food is gone. This is a…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. One of Monticello’s historic homes, which has been the renovation passion project of Jennifer Luce and Inga Finch for the past two years, is soon to be…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. In recent years, the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce has been giving back to the community through their new small business grants. Right now, the Chamber is…

Crystal Goodwin ECB Publishing, Inc.  Administrative professionals are the steady hands behind the scenes that keep organizations of every kind running smoothly. On Administrative Professionals Day, celebrated on April 22, their impact…

Mandy Self Bloom Birdie Florals Mother’s Day in Jefferson County brings a burst of color each year, as families turn to flowers – the holiday’s most enduring symbol – to honor the…

Ady Hammock ECB Publishing, Inc. Saturday, April 18, is National Lineman Appreciation Day. A lineman is a skilled worker who installs, repairs and maintains high-voltage electrical infrastructure, such as power lines. They…

Story Submitted You may have noticed a group of Jefferson County Big Bend Hospice Advisory Council members in bright orange vests, carrying pick-up sticks and filling garbage bags on Saturday morning, April…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. A Spring Tea benefitting the Jefferson Pregnancy Center, a nonprofit organization, is planned for May 2. The Jefferson Pregnancy Center is a local resource for parents-to-be in…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Community Friends of Jefferson County, Inc. has announced plans for its annual 20th of May (Emancipation Day) Celebration, to be held on Wednesday, May 20, from…