Category: Community News

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. For us Floridians, summer’s already here, and Jefferson Arts Gallery (JAG)’s new exhibit, “The Joys of Summer,” is a celebration of that. “The Joys of Summer” is…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Altrusa International of Monticello installed its officers and directors for the upcoming year at its regular meeting on Thursday, May 23. Longtime Altrusa leader Anita Ashworth presented…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. FloridaCommerce announced in May the activation of a loan program to help small businesses in North Florida after the tornadoes and severe weather on May 10. FloridaCommerce…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Although spring flooding caused category 3 water damage to the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) facility on North Jefferson Street, the staff and clients have resumed a…

John Bottcher Contributor The Monticello Eagles’ Nest, the building for all scouts and other youth organizations, located on American Legion property on South Water Street, will be honoring its founders – those…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello’s annual Watermelon Festival will be kicked off tomorrow with the Watermelon Queen Pageant! This event has been a staple of the Watermelon Festival since its beginning…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week released its outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season; not surprisingly, its prediction calls for above-normal activity, not…

Jefferson County Ag Agent De’Anthony Price started the Garden Huggers Club a year ago with a handful of members. The group has grown and grown close to one another as they have…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce had a varied program for its monthly member luncheon on Tuesday, May 7, which was catered by Jackie’s Brick House Eatery….

Memorial Day and Veterans Day each honor the military, though the two holidays are not the same. Memorial Day, which is celebrated annually on the last Monday in May, honors the brave…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Memorial Day is Monday, May 27, and the entire community is invited to join together to remember and honor those who died while serving in the United…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was established at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., as a grave and memorial for unidentified American soldiers who sacrificed their…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. Community Friends of Jefferson County, Inc. hosted the annual Emancipation Day Celebration on Monday with performances and vendors from all over the Jefferson County community. Emancipation Day…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, May 11, in conjunction with the Monticello Merchants Association’s Second Saturday Fabulous Fifties celebration, classic cars were on display on Dogwood Street for the public…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. When an accident, hazardous situation, natural disaster, man-made calamity or other crisis requires a healthcare response, people rely on a highly skilled group of professionals – those…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Take a quick tour of your yard and you’ll surely see a few spots that would come to life, literally, with a lush new shrub or bright…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Emergency Management attended an annual emergency training exercise last month hosted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for the Tallahassee region. Sheriff Mac McNeill,…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The scene opens to an ominous beat. The scene is set, and the mournful whine of organ music greets a series of forms carrying the still frame…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A bar that has drawn locals to the northern edge of Jefferson County for decades has a new name and many new updates that its new owners…