Category: Community News

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, May 20, the beautiful Avera-Clarke bed and breakfast played host to a community party to help kick off the excitement of this year’s Watermelon Festival….

Duke Energy Florida As Florida enters another hurricane season, Duke Energy Florida is reminding customers about the benefits of its smart, self-healing technology to help combat power outages during storms. Much like…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Summer Reading Challenge is ON at the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library! The statewide theme for the Summer Reading Challenge this year is “All Together…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, June 3, the Jefferson County Advisory Council and local staff of Big Bend Hospice gathered together along a two-mile stretch of North Jefferson Street that…

Three young queens and one young king crowned as new royalty in the Little Miss/Mr to Miss Princess Watermelon Pageants Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The 2023 Jefferson County Little Miss…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On May 20, GrannyKat’s Apiary and Bee Learning Center hosted their second annual Plant Swap and Sale event. Much like last year, this event was complete with…

Twists & Turns VBS Indian Springs Baptist Church Infant through Grade 6 5 to 8:30 p.m. on June 4 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 5 – 7 Activities: Games of all kinds…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At the May 2 luncheon meeting of the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber recognized 17 students who successfully completed this year’s Junior Leadership class. Volunteer…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. What’s soft, stylish, has a headboard and rolls like crazy down Mulberry Street? A Watermelon Festival Bed Race entry, that’s what! Folks planning to enter this year’s…

Healthy Kids Camp UF/IFAS – Jefferson Ages 10-15 May 30 – June 2 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities: Hands-on food prep, cooking, nutrition education, gardening Cost: $20 (10 spaces) Register by…

Denise Vickers-Leon ECB Publishing, Inc. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center organized several events to commemorate Florida Emancipation Day, which is recognized on May 20. On that date in 1865, a…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If you’re planning a trip for the coming Memorial Day Weekend, you’re not alone. You will in fact be among the estimated 2.4 million Floridians projected to…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. All across America, crimes occur at an alarming rate. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Clock, every 26.3 seconds, a violent crime is committed. Every…

Denise Vickers-Leon ECB Publishing, Inc. The senior citizens and community members who attended the annual Mother’s Day luncheon at the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center last Thursday, were treated to an event of…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Honor Flight Tallahassee recently provided another group of military veterans with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Washington, D.C., where they visited the monuments raised in honor of their…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. During the recent American Legion Riders Unity Ride, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts passed through Jefferson County and made a stop in Madison on Wednesday, April 19,…