Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It is official; the first day of autumn has come and gone, and fall is officially here! While we all still await the much-anticipated “sweater weather” that…
Category: Community News
Free health clinic returns October 4
Katie Marshall Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley Do you or does someone you know need medical care? The Shepherd’s Hands free health clinic will be open this month in Jefferson County on…
Monticello Physical Therapy & Wellness
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Good news; a new business has come to Monticello, and it might just make you feel better! Monticello native Marcus Roberts, PT, DPT, has just opened his…
Let’s get nutty!
Melanie Southerland Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Agent UF/IFAS Jefferson County It’s the 2022 Peanut Butter Challenge! It is fall, and the peanut harvest is here. Now is the time to…
Pebble Hill Plantation offering free “Take a Child Outside” nature program
Submitted by Pebble Hill Plantation National Take a Child Outside Week is Sept. 24-30, and Pebble Hill Plantation is participating by offering fun, nature-based activities for children from 10 a.m. to 1…
The video series Constitution Alive! to start again
Submitted by Bill Snyder Constitution Alive! “Citizen’s Guide to the Constitution” is being offered again, weekly on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Old Rexall Drug Store, 166 East Dogwood…
The Buy Nothing Project
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. There are many ways for members of a community to support other people who live in their area. One way is to purchase fresh food, clothing and…
Old Glory PCA Rodeo coming this October!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This fall, the Professional Cowboy Association (PCA) is bringing their Old Glory Rodeo to Monticello for the very first time! The sponsor of this inaugural event is…
September 16 is National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Submitted by Otto M. Walker American Legion Post 49 For years, The American Legion supported a National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is now recognized annually on the third Friday of September. This…
Flea Across Florida is this weekend!
Flea Across Florida will be held on September 9-10. A time for citizens across the state to set up tables, booths, tents and stands in an effort to sell their wares. Whether…
It’s never too late to pull some strings
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. An estimated 85 percent of children in America currently play or have played a musical instrument at some point in their lives. This musical statistic takes a…
Esther, The Musical, in review
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Esther is a play based on a biblical story called the Book of Esther, and has seen a great many renditions throughout the course of history. Plays,…
Big Bend Hospice Inaugural LEAN Team
Sharon Davidson Contributor Twenty-five members from Big Bend Hospice recently completed training to become Lean Six Sigma Green Belts. The training was provided by Erik Christensen, a 12-year black belt president with…
Over 2 million baby rockers recalled after infant death
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. 4moms is recalling over 2 million of its MamaRoo and RockaRoo infant swings and rockers due to entanglement and strangulation risks. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced…
ECB Publishing, Inc. wins awards
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Famed American humorist, novelist and newspaper writer Mark Twain once said, “The plan of the newspaper is good. If you can’t get a compliment any other way,…
Southern Music Rising Songwriter Show this Saturday!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For those of you who are looking for a great time this Saturday, you’re in luck! Southern Music Rising is proudly presenting their third Singer/Songwriter show on…
Victim Advocacy in Jefferson County
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. With every crime that is reported in the United States, a case is opened. Some crime cases are closed swiftly, while others may remain open for months…
LifeSong reunion concert set for August 20 in Madison
Submitted by Bryant Thigpen Promoter, North Florida Concerts The LifeSong reunion concert is set to take place in Madison on Saturday, Aug. 20, at New Home Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Admission…
Featured Photo
World War II Veteran George Pittman Sr. recently celebrated his 96th birthday at the Jefferson County Recreation Park. Pictured, left to right are: Jeannie Harley, Mary Hadley, Charles Hadley, George W. Pittman…