Flag retirement ceremony set for Saturday, June 14

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc.  Flag Day is Saturday, June 14, and American Legion Post 49 of Monticello will be conducting a retirement ceremony for U.S. flags that are no longer serviceable.  Do you have a flag that needs to be respectfully retired? The Post has set up a collection barrel on the front porch of the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, located at 420 W. Washington St. To have your flag included in the Flag Day ceremony, please drop it off by Friday, June 13. The Post will also have a collection barrel at their table in the Watermelon Festival Vendor Village on Friday afternoon/evening, June 13. All local residents are invited to participate in the