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 –…
Category: Community News
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…
Maj. Bill Bullock visits Kiwanis
Major Bill Bullock of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office speaks to the Monticello Kiwanis Club, bringing the club members up to date on how Interim Sheriff Alfred “Mac” McNeill has been doing…