Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This year marks the 100-year anniversary for National Fire Prevention Week, which began in 1922. This observance takes place in the United States and Canada each year…
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Farm Tour 2022: A free family weekend • October 15-16
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The 15th Annual Farm Tour takes place on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16. It features 40 farms across North Florida and South Georgia, with dozens of vendors….
Paint Monticello Pink October 11-14
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many groups around town will be holding special events in October to – in the words of the National Breast…
Annual Fine Crafts and Art Festival
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Mark your calendars, Monticello! The Jefferson Arts Gallery will be hosting their Annual Fine Crafts and Art Festival on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. until 4…
National 4H Week: “Opportunity 4All”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The first week of October is National 4-H Week, and Jefferson County residents can join in many activities that are taking place to support the local 4-H…
The office after hours
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello News office stands at the northwest corner of the courthouse circle in Monticello. Many of you may pass by our little green building and never…
Chamber of Commerce annual dinner celebrates “Monticello Momentum”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is a thriving organization that has had steady and significant growth over the past several years. Since 2019, the membership has…
Ebenezer Baptist Church to celebrate 194 years Homecoming set for October 2
Ebenezer Baptist Church will be celebrating its 194th anniversary with a homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 446 Hatchet Rd. in Lamont. The church was founded in 1828 on what was then…
It’s time to scare some crows!
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…
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…