Category: Community News

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Since the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) suffered category 3 water damage in April, donors have been stepping up to help with the more than $170,000 in…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Rosemary Gray! Gray was born and raised in Tallahassee, where she lived until just two years ago, when she decided it was time for a change….

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Have you met Priscilla, the Aucilla Research Institute (ARI)’s mastodon skeleton? If not, now is your chance! Priscilla is a plaster cast of a real mastodon, about…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Even as summer blazes along, the community is already gearing up for the start of school in August. United Force of Jefferson County, Inc. has begun collecting…

Mary Madison Contributor Three Order of Golden Circle (OGC) Assemblies – Carrie White Boone (Monticello, Fla.), O. J. Chestnut (Tallahassee, Fla.) and D. J. Morgan (Quincy) – assembled in the Fellowship Hall…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Shepherd’s Hands free health clinic will not be available in July. The clinic will resume on the first Tuesday in August at Christ Episcopal Church on…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Theater enthusiasts may want to mark their calendars this week for a local production of The Court Jester, directed by Monticello sisters, Tali and Elli Grettenberger. The…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The annual car show at this year’s Watermelon Festival touched the community in two new and special ways. First it was renamed in honor of the late…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. The annual Florida Future Chef competition, sponsored by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is currently accepting applications for contestants for the 2024 competition. Students…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Hurricane season officially began on June 1 and ends Nov. 30. The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be well above average in regards to activity level,…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. Popular streaming services have continued to increase prices and add advertisements, reverting back to aspects of cable that consumers tried to avoid by switching to streaming. Streaming…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The North Florida Wildlife Center in Lamont, Fla., has welcomed a new red kangaroo, Evie. She is just nine months old and is quickly making friends with…

Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. An Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) alumnus was recently promoted to a noncomissioned officer leadership position in the U.S. Air Force in his 10th year of service. Kent…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Parents, guardians and mentors of youth are invited to attend a free class called “Let’s Talk: Jealousy,” offered by Florida Health IMPACT. The session takes place on…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Be Reformed LLC and the Jefferson County Youth Council invite members of the community to attend the 3rd Annual Community Safety, CPR & AED Awareness & Training…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It takes no short amount of strength, courage and tenacity to be a firefighter. The job can be dangerous, not to mention emotionally and physically demanding. To…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Animal rescue comes in many different shapes and sizes, and for three-week old kitten, Kirbi, size is overrated! After being discovered late one evening in mid-May by…

Halie Wetherington ECB Publishing, Inc. Flag Day is celebrated annually on June 14 to commemorate the adoption of the flag of the United States, which occurred on June 14, 1777. The Meaning…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Nathan Peeler! Peeler has lived in Jefferson County for about five years. He has lived in several states all over the U.S., and was originally born…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Except for the rustle of blueprints, it’s pretty quiet inside the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) these days. Since flooding in April caused category 3 water damage,…