Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Just before the end of 2024, local officials adopted a resolution of intent in keeping with an annual procedural requirement that state law mandates if a county…
County adopts pre-approved vendors’ list
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In a break with the recent past, the Jefferson County Commission has okayed a pre-approved list of vendors and authorized the clerk of court to pay those…
A journey toward volunteering
A funny thing happened on the day I set out to write a Monticello News article about CERT needing volunteers. I realized I wanted to be one. The more information I gathered…
Ponderings…Unexpected solutions
The recent snow (can’t believe I’m typing that!) killed some of the plants in my garden. Some had been struggling to recover through the last few winters we have had, which have…
MercyMe announces “I Can Only Imagine” sequel
Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc. The 2018 film “I Can Only Imagine,” announced they will be releasing a sequel. Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate announced that during the Spring of 2025, “I…
Jefferson County REC wins state voter turnout award
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. On Jan. 9, during the spring quarterly meeting for the Republican State Executive Committee in Orlando, the Jefferson County Republican Executive Committee (REC) was awarded first place…
February Love Your Pet Day
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Ever since the dawn of civilization, mankind has taken to welcoming other species into our lives for companionship. The remains of dogs and cats have been discovered…
Forging a legacy that lasts
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. What does it take to forge a legacy that lasts? Thomas Raines (also spelled Rains) spent all of his 96 years in Jefferson County, living in a…
Aviation license plate available for presale
Jason Futch ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) and the Florida Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (FAOPA) recently began…
Another “lap” down, bicyclist still going
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. It almost defies explanation when Paul Webb says he feels better than he has in years. The 72-year-old self proclaimed “full time voluntary charity cyclist” is four…
Judge issues formal restitution order (Reams requests rehearing)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following oral arguments by the state and defense attorneys in a restitution hearing on Monday, Jan. 13, in Leon County, Circuit Judge Stephen Everett recently issued a…
Annual event to mark first U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima set for Feb. 23
CDR Troy G. Avera Jr. USN (Ret.) “Boots” Thomas Veterans Memorial Park Foundation The 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the First United States Flag raised on Iwo Jima, Japan, is set for Sunday,…
Mark Kessler inducted into building industry Hall of Fame
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Building Industry Association of the Big Bend (BIABB) recently inducted Kessler Construction’s co-owner, Mark Kessler, into its Housing Hall of Fame. BIABB serves Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon,…
Proposed bill could eliminate local ag agency
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Former Commissioner Chris Tuten appeared recently before the Jefferson County Commission wearing a new hat as a representative of the soil and water conservation district, one of…
Jefferson Arts Gallery’s lease at risk
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Representatives of Jefferson Arts Gallery (JAG) will get an opportunity to argue their case before the Jefferson County Commission before the latter decides on what to do…
80th Anniversary of Iwa Jima Flag raising Come celebrate!
Every year on the 23rd of February, we in Monticello commemorate the flag raising on Mount Suribachi. This is a very exciting year for us, because it is the 80th anniversary of…
Post 49 offers two facilities as event venues
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Otto M. Walker American Legion Post 49 has thrown another cap into the local event venue market. Their green building at 1085 S. Water St. (formerly…
Valentine Art Contest voting is OPEN
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. February is the month that reminds us of all things love. What’s more is that it reminds us that love can look like a great many things,…
Have a Heart tickets available at the Monticello News office
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For those looking to buy tickets to the upcoming Have a Heart For Horses fundraiser event hosted by the Triple R Horse Rescue, tickets can be purchased…
Monticello shows up for Run for the Fallen
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. More than 20 flag-bearing marathoners worked their way from Tallahassee to Jacksonville with an escort of law enforcement and veterans’ groups on Friday through Sunday, Feb. 7-9,…