Fourth of July celebrations nearly everywhere but Monticello

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. It looks as if Jefferson County will not have a community-wide fireworks show for the Fourth of July this year. American Legion Post #49 has borne the brunt of the cost and labor for the event over the past several years, but after the Post announced they would not be able to do it any more, no other entities have stepped forward to fill that role. Post Commander Ed Gifford says he hopes there will be support for it in the future. In his view, it is too muc