Four teens clean up in Panama City after Hurricane Michael Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, October 20, four members of the Jefferson 4-H Teen Council put on their work gloves…
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Spreading the love and fighting hunger with peanut butter
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Looking for a unique way to help fight the war on hunger? Currently, there are two local peanut butter related donation challenges that are being orchestrated by…
FMB Honors Employee Excellence
Story Submitted FMB, the premier community bank in the North Florida/South Georgia region, has announced its prestigious Employee Excellence Awards for 2018. During the company’s Annual Awards, three employees were recognized for…
Paloma Rambana to speak at Kilpatrick Auditorium
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Paloma Rambana is a nationally recognized 13 year old author from Tallahassee and activist to help raise awareness about the challenges facing visually impaired students between the…
Pick your favorite Scarecrow
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s finally fall and to celebrate Main Street Monticello is holding its first Scarecrow Competition. Businesses were invited to create scarecrows to add a festive and creative…
Holland and Boyd are contacts for Jefferson Somerset Cross Country Track donations
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Sherry Ann Holland is donations coordinator specialist for all donations coming in for the Jefferson Somerset Cross Country Track Team. She began this donation year by placing…
Veteran’s Day parade to be held November 12
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. American Legion Otto Walker Post 49 is preparing now for its annual Veteran’s Day parade to be held on Monday, November 12, at 11 a.m. Parade participants…
Adoptables: Kittens and cats galore
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Wolf Creek Pet Adoption Center is a no-kill humane society that gives a place for the animals of Jefferson County to live until they find their…
JCI bloodhounds train in Monticello
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Correctional Institute visited Monticello on Tuesday, October 2 for some training exercises with a few of the JCI’s tracking bloodhounds. K9s Maybell and Tater, along…
Prisoners of War Day recognized by VFW
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Every year on the third Friday in September, the United States recognizes men and women who were prisoners of war or who went missing in action during…
Yard Sales begin at Brynwood Center
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Brynwood Center Life Enrichment Department will begin hosting garage sales every Thursday and Saturday, from 8 to 10 a.m., inside the Life Enrichment Activity Room. Funds…
What is the Jefferson County 4-H Teen Council?
Story Submitted Jefferson 4-H County Teen Council, a club comprised of teens between the ages of 12 through 18 who work cooperatively with the Jefferson County 4-H Agent, is planning and implementing…
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Story Submitted Domestic violence isn’t concentrated to any specific age, race or gender. It can happen to anyone. One in four women and one in seven men will be victims of violence…
The miracle of Fletcher Fato
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “When Fletcher was six months old, I noticed that his left eye had just a slight twitch,” said Joanna Fato, beginning the story that would forever change…
The Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast gets off to a great start
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast got off to a great start with a nice crowd of 70 in attendance at the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall,…
Jefferson Country Club holds greens re-opening ceremony
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Ribbon Cutting for the reopening of the greens at the Jefferson Country Club, located on Boston Highway. General Manager…
Car Show coming up
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Lions Club is a volunteer organization that provides eye exams, eye glasses, hearing aids and other sight and hearing needs for those who cannot afford…
The Monticello Acting & Dance Co. Presents Smoke on the Mountain
By Connie Ray, Conceived by Alan Bailey Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick Directed by Melanie Mays September 28 – October 14, 2018 Fridays and Saturdays: Dinner at 7 p.m.,…
American Legion holding gun raffle
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. American Legion Otto M. Walker Post 49 has begun selling chance tickets for its annual fundraising effort, a Gun Raffle, with the winning ticket to be drawn…
RECALL: E. Coli outbreak leads to over 130,000 pounds of ground beef recalled; one death reported
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A nationwide recall was issued on Wednesday, Sept. 19 for 132,606 pounds of ground beef products from the chuck portion of a cow carcass that is reported…
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