Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The first week of October is National 4-H Week, and Jefferson County residents can join in many activities that are taking place to support the local 4-H…
Category: Community News
The office after hours
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello News office stands at the northwest corner of the courthouse circle in Monticello. Many of you may pass by our little green building and never…
Chamber of Commerce annual dinner celebrates “Monticello Momentum”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is a thriving organization that has had steady and significant growth over the past several years. Since 2019, the membership has…
Ebenezer Baptist Church to celebrate 194 years Homecoming set for October 2
Ebenezer Baptist Church will be celebrating its 194th anniversary with a homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 446 Hatchet Rd. in Lamont. The church was founded in 1828 on what was then…
It’s time to scare some crows!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It is official; the first day of autumn has come and gone, and fall is officially here! While we all still await the much-anticipated “sweater weather” that…
Free health clinic returns October 4
Katie Marshall Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley Do you or does someone you know need medical care? The Shepherd’s Hands free health clinic will be open this month in Jefferson County on…
Monticello Physical Therapy & Wellness
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Good news; a new business has come to Monticello, and it might just make you feel better! Monticello native Marcus Roberts, PT, DPT, has just opened his…
Let’s get nutty!
Melanie Southerland Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Agent UF/IFAS Jefferson County It’s the 2022 Peanut Butter Challenge! It is fall, and the peanut harvest is here. Now is the time to…
Pebble Hill Plantation offering free “Take a Child Outside” nature program
Submitted by Pebble Hill Plantation National Take a Child Outside Week is Sept. 24-30, and Pebble Hill Plantation is participating by offering fun, nature-based activities for children from 10 a.m. to 1…
The video series Constitution Alive! to start again
Submitted by Bill Snyder Constitution Alive! “Citizen’s Guide to the Constitution” is being offered again, weekly on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Old Rexall Drug Store, 166 East Dogwood…
The Buy Nothing Project
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. There are many ways for members of a community to support other people who live in their area. One way is to purchase fresh food, clothing and…
Old Glory PCA Rodeo coming this October!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This fall, the Professional Cowboy Association (PCA) is bringing their Old Glory Rodeo to Monticello for the very first time! The sponsor of this inaugural event is…
September 16 is National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Submitted by Otto M. Walker American Legion Post 49 For years, The American Legion supported a National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is now recognized annually on the third Friday of September. This…
Flea Across Florida is this weekend!
Flea Across Florida will be held on September 9-10. A time for citizens across the state to set up tables, booths, tents and stands in an effort to sell their wares. Whether…
It’s never too late to pull some strings
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. An estimated 85 percent of children in America currently play or have played a musical instrument at some point in their lives. This musical statistic takes a…
Esther, The Musical, in review
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Esther is a play based on a biblical story called the Book of Esther, and has seen a great many renditions throughout the course of history. Plays,…
Big Bend Hospice Inaugural LEAN Team
Sharon Davidson Contributor Twenty-five members from Big Bend Hospice recently completed training to become Lean Six Sigma Green Belts. The training was provided by Erik Christensen, a 12-year black belt president with…
Over 2 million baby rockers recalled after infant death
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. 4moms is recalling over 2 million of its MamaRoo and RockaRoo infant swings and rockers due to entanglement and strangulation risks. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced…
ECB Publishing, Inc. wins awards
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Famed American humorist, novelist and newspaper writer Mark Twain once said, “The plan of the newspaper is good. If you can’t get a compliment any other way,…
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