Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. After months of wondering what to do about the vacant building on Mulberry Street that formerly housed the Jefferson County Extension Office, county officials recently decided to…
Category: Community News
Senior Center in dire straights
Lynette Veit, ECB Publishing, Inc. After serving a decade on the board of directors for the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center, Len Dodson stepped down about six years ago. Now he is back…
2018 Big Bend Brewfest
Story submitted Join the Taylor County Chamber of Commerce (TCCC) for the Annual Big Bend Brewfest event, at Rosehead Park, in Perry. This is an annual fundraising festival featuring beer, food, and…
Volunteer Fire Department Auction Fundraiser March 3
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual fundraiser on March 3 at All Star Storage on Highway 19 South, across from Tractor Supply. This Saturday…
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. The 9th annual Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Chili Challenge and Dance was another fundraising success. Held on February 17, there were 10 entries and four…
Exploring the Present Through the Past at The Arts
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson Arts Gallery will host another spectacular exhibit, beginning with an opening reception on March 3 for Exploring the Present Through the Past, an exhibition of paintings…
International event riders train here
Story submitted TeamWallace, which relocated to Patchuk Farm in Monticello in 2015, have been successfully developing young event horses up to the international level. Rick Wallace and Briggs Surratt say they are…
Chili Challenge February 17
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce 9th annual Chili Challenge and Dance will be held February 19 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the old Apron…
Chamber After 5 at Johnston’s Meat Market
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Johnston’s Meat Market will host this month’s Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce After 5 on February 15 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at 1480 West Washington…
Auditions for Murder Mystery Theater
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Opera House Stage Company will hold auditions for a Motley Crew of Pirates for its ever popular annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. The play is in need…
Fish Fry Fundraiser for the Senior Center February 16
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. There will be a Fish Fry Fundraiser at the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center this Friday, February 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Your $10 donation will…
FDOT Traffic Alert for Big Bend Area
Jefferson County S.R. 10 (U.S. 90) from the Leon County line to east of Willow Street – Milling and resurfacing is taking place. Temporary daytime lane closures are anticipated. Drivers are reminded…
Camellia Show Planned for Saturday, February 3, 2018 Free to the Public
Monticello Garden Club and Jefferson County Historical Association will hold their third Camellia Show on Saturday, February 3 at the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church. This show has been held…
Campers at 4-H Camp Cherry Lake, in Madison County
Story Submitted Growing up in north Florida during the 1960s, Clara Floyd was an avid 4-H member. “I ate, slept and breathed 4-H. I just about turned ‘green,’” she said, referring to…
FDOT Traffic Alert for Big Bend Area
Drivers are reminded to practice caution while traveling in and around work zones in Northwest Florida. Gadsden County Interstate 10 (I-10) at the Ochlockonee River Bridge near Mile Marker (MM) 193 –…
SCAM ALERT: Tax season will bring the fraudsters out
Lynette Veit, ECB Publishing, Inc. For the last several years in a row, phone scams with phony IRS agents, and email phishing scams out to steal personal information have topped the IRS’…
City offers free trees
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. To celebrate National Arbor Day and to offer thanks to residents for helping Monticello to celebrate 30 years as a nationally-recognized ‘Tree City’, the City of Monticello…
United Way campaign begins
Lynette Veit, ECB Publishing, Inc. Audrey Smith of the United Way of the Big Bend (Jefferson, Madison and Taylor counties) visited the Monticello Rotary Club to talk about the United Way and…
Don’t answer “yes.”
Lynette Veit, ECB Publishing There’s another phone scam making the rounds, using the number (850) 997-1049. The Caller ID says “Tractor Supply,” but this is NOT Tractor Supply’s number, nor is it…
Local artist Penny Hackett paints her life story
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Penny Stiff Hackett is a local artist with a fine arts degree from Norfolk State University in Virginia. She became a member of Jefferson Art Gallery shortly…
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