Bryant Thigpen Contributor St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting their Seventh Annual Beast Feast on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m. This year’s event will be held at a new…
Mouthwatering Smoked Oyster Chowder
Smoked Oyster Chowder Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Wintertime sure makes the mouth water for hearty bowls of chili and simmering stews, but many of the best soup recipes take a long…
Casa Bianca M. B. Church distributes blankets at Brynwood
Story Submitted During the recent holiday season, Casa Bianca Missionary Baptist Church distributed 91 “blankets of love” to residents of Brynwood Health and Rehabilitation Center. The women’s ministry of the church helped…
Florida tests drones in schools to stop shootings
Merrilee Gasser The Center Square A taxpayer-funded program to test whether drones can ward off school shooters is set to launch in three Florida districts by the beginning of next year. The…
What can God do with our dedicated lives?
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist Are you eagerly looking forward to 2026? Or has 2025 been so bad that you dread another day, much less another year? Could it be that experiencing…
County renews and updates housing management contract
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners recently approved changes to the existing contract between the county and Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC, formerly known as…
Monticello has a new mural
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello has a new mural, located on the south side of the building on the northwest corner of U.S. 19 and Courthouse Circle. Funded by a grant…
Florida continues taking shots at vaccine mandates
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida continues its efforts to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools, a major shift announced by Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo in September of 2025. The…
Jefferson County hires a lobbyist
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County now has its own paid lobbyist to safeguard its interests, promote its agenda in the legislature and keep it abreast of happenings in the state…
Beware of the new tap to pay scam
Christian Peterson ECB Publishing, Inc. Scams and scammers are constantly evolving. It seems like every time the public figures out a way to combat a scam, a new one pops up. Now,…
Jefferson Arts Gallery opens Fiber Arts Exhibit Jan. 10, seeks artists
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s time for the annual Fiber Arts Exhibit at the Jefferson Arts Gallery (JAG)! The 2026 show will carry on the tradition of featuring a diverse array…
Meet Your Neighbor: Dillon Wynn
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Dillon Wynn! Wynn is a Jefferson County native who grew up on Morris Road. Just a couple of years ago, he returned from bustling life in…
“A past of memory; a future of progress”
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. By the ’80s, the Howard Academy campus had become Howard Middle School, the public junior high for Jefferson County. The 1983 Howardite Yearbook bears the words “A…
Post-holiday blues
Ted Okolichany Guest Columnist The article below by Don Williams has just been published in our December Heart to Heart magazine with the title “Are You Down in the Pit(s)?” Since many…
City considering changing the way water use is measured
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello may switch to using gallons instead of cubic feet to measure customers’ water usage. City Manager Kurt Mackiewicz broached the subject to the Monticello City Council…
Community spirit and business wisdom shine at Women’s Business Event
Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Woman’s Club opened its doors to a vibrant mix of local entrepreneurs, civic leaders and community members on Wednesday, Nov. 12, for a dynamic women’s…
Renowned biophysicist Beverly Rubik brings wireless radiation awareness tour to Monticello
Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc. Beverly Rubik, Ph.D., a pioneering scientist in the field of biofield research and electromagnetic health, visited Monticello this November as part of her national awareness tour on…
Did you know you can read the Monticello News daily?
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The year 2025 was full of exciting updates here at ECB Publishing. In September, the content of our Friday Jefferson County Journal and Wednesday Monticello News merged…
Meet Your Neighbor: Treasa Towson
Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc. For Treasa Towson, Jefferson County feels like home in more ways than one. After moving into her Monticello house in 2023, she says the fresh country air…
The interesting history behind the Twelve Days of Christmas
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Among the many songs of the season that can be heard non-stop during this time of year is “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Few songs have as…