Category: Community News

Photo Courtesy The Keystone Federated Republican Women installed officers for 2025 and 2026 at their regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 27. Beginning or continuing as KFRW leaders for a two-year term are:…

In our continuing pursuit of trivial knowledge pertaining to rarely used words or phrases, this week’s offerings originate in the mid 20th century and are of Anglo-American origin. The first offering, “just…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Throughout the 2024 holiday season, a special tree was erected inside of a local boutique shop in Monticello with the purpose of inspiring members of the community…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Legislature in its 2024 session honored the late Major John Leroy Haynes by passing a bill bearing his name to establish a veterans’ history program….

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Black History Month is celebrated every year to recognize the contributions of Black Americans to our nation, despite a troubling history riddled with racism and oppression. It…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Cub Scout Pack 803 was honored to have Assistant Cubmaster/Den Leader Amanda Fortunato presented with the District Award of Merit last year. The Suwannee River…

Happy new year! I am very excited for this new year we are beginning, and I hope you are too. I plan to try new things in 2025. I hope you will…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Last October, the Starling Musings Art Gallery extended a call for local artists who were interested in participating in a spooky-themed art competition, with a special cash…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Educational Foundation, Inc. is beginning to plan for its annual celebration and would like to involve local artists who graduated from Jefferson County Schools…

Leah Androski and Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. In 2024, the number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Jan. 17, local officials gathered in front of the historic City Hall building to perform a short tree-planting ceremony in recognition of Florida Arbor Day….

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County is home to an incredible amount of animals, and a great number of them have amazing owners that care for them with dignity, care and…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Hiram Lodge No. 5 Free and Accepted Masons of Florida installed its officers for 2025 on Saturday, Jan. 11. Family members and the public were invited to…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. CareerSource Capital Region (CSCR) has announced openings for two seats on its volunteer board of directors. They are seeking business leaders from Jefferson and Gadsden counties to…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Jan. 18, there was magical mischief afoot in one of the Downtown Monticello shops. Between the hours of 4-8 p.m., mysterious cloaked figures made their…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce has launched a grant program as another way to support local entrepreneurs. The program is designed to help Chamber members grow,…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. A Dutch couple, Martien and Maria Lemmerling, have adopted the grave of a soldier from Monticello who was killed in action during World War II and was…

Eggs are ten dollars at the store, which is almost unimaginable. For too long we have disparaged chickens. I think chickens have gotten revenge. Our language does not laud chickens. “Hey, are…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Although the national recognition of Arbor Day is still a few months away, the statewide recognition of Florida’s Arbor Day is the third Friday in January. This…