Category: Community News

ECB Publishing Staff Many local groups took the opportunity to share some generosity with the Jefferson County community around Thanksgiving. Several collections and giveaways for those in need were held to help…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The music of Camerata Heroica, a Colombian ensemble, filled the air at the Monticello Woman’s Club on the evening of Nov. 20. This free concert was sponsored…

Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc Granny Kat’s is reviving the tradition of the sewing bee with a monthly project night designed to bring neighbors together through creativity, conversation and community. Affectionately called…

Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson Arts Gallery will open its holiday exhibition, “Baubles, Sparkles and Tinsel,” with a community reception on Saturday, Nov. 29. Visitors are invited to meet the artists…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. In conjunction with Small Business Saturday, the merchants of downtown Monticello are once again partnering with young entrepreneurs to offer post-Thanksgiving shoppers a very special, once-a-year opportunity….

Keystone Federated Republican Women Contributor The 4th Biennial American Valor Dinner honored 47 local Veterans on Thursday, Nov. 6, with dinner and full program at the Monticello Opera House Perkins Hall. This…

NOVEMBER 21 (Friday) Christ Episcopal Church Food Pantry (425 N. Cherry St.) opens at 7:15 a.m. and distributes until the food is gone. The Rotary Club meets at 11:45 a.m. at 420…

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…