Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Greenville native and former Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboy Geno Hayes, 33, has passed away, apparently from complications due to chronic liver disease. Hayes, who played…
Category: Community News
Moving Forward Together!
Story Submitted Jefferson County is “Moving Forward Together” in supporting survivors of sexual violence. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and during this month, many community members and agencies have publicly stood…
Application deadline for Watermelon Pageant closing in
Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Watermelon Festival Pageants will be held on June 5, at the Monticello Opera House, located…
Boy Scouts welcome new Scout Master
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The local Boy Scouts are currently seeing a change in leadership. The current Scout Master, Steven “Bear” Register, is retiring after his six years of service to…
Build-A-Bucket event brought in long lines
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. This year’s Build-A-Bucket event, hosted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management, was well attended with the line of vehicles stretching from 169 Industrial…
Scott McPherson, local entrepreneur, speaks at Chamber Luncheon
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Chamber Luncheon on Tuesday, April 6. The luncheon was catered by Rancho Grande, and many chamber members…
Madison’s Down Home Days is Saturday
Amber Albritton ECB Publishing, Inc. The 40th Annual Down Home Days celebration is only three days away and despite the exasperating effects of COVID, this year promises to be bigger and better…
4-H egg drop challenge and more
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. 4-H is an amazing organization that produces a lot of events and opportunities for the youth here in Jefferson County, as well as other communities. Some of…
Monticello mountain man: Living a life of adventure
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. “Who knows what Romance, what Adventure, what Love, is lurking around the next turn of the road, ready to leap out on us if we’ll only travel that…
You’ve been flushed
Submitted by Angela Gray “You have been flushed.” That is the greeting that will be given to some Jefferson County locals this month along with a special porcelain decorative piece for their…
That which is lost shall be found
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Reunion stories are something that many people don’t get to experience themselves. For most, we’ll see a video or touching story about how two people who had…
Monticello News hosts Business After Five
Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The March 18 Monticello-Jefferson Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Five event was held recently at the Monticello News, located at 180 W. Washington St., in…
Monticello mountain man: Living a life of adventure
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. “Who knows what Romance, what Adventure, what Love, is lurking around the next turn of the road, ready to leap out on us if we’ll only…
Area vets honored at ball game
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Maj. John Haynes, a U.S. Marine Corps vet and one of Florida’s most decorated veterans, was honored by the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) varsity baseball team…
Will Sullivan named to All-Big Bend team
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Tallahassee Democrat has published its 2021 All-Big Bend boys basketball team and the listing contains a very familiar name. Will Sullivan, from Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA)…
Olivia Walton wins statewide recognition
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Olivia Walton, a scholar and athlete at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA), is one of 24 graduating students from around the state to be selected recently to receive…
Rotary donates $1,000 to family in need
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Doing something good for those in the community is what charitable organizations are all about. The Rotary Club here in Monticello is no different. Like most charitable…
Meet your neighbors – Bill and Lois Foster
Samantha Wainright ECB Publishing, Inc. Bill and Lois Foster have lived in Monticello for the past 22 years. They are both originally from Chicago, Ill., which is where they married before making…
Monticello Farm Swap to be held Saturday
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the large farming community we have in Jefferson County, it makes sense to have events that support those families and businesses. The Monticello Farm Swap is…
Beatrice Thomas: spreading passion
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. When you’re passionate about something, most people want to share that passion with others. For Beatrice Thomas, that passion is something she wants to share with everyone…