Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The “storm on the horizon” that Monticello City Manager Seth Lawless warned about a little more than a year ago regarding the lead piping in the city’s…
Proposed bill would allow shooting of bears
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If a bill introduced recently for the 2024 Florida legislative session is approved, Floridians will soon be able to use lethal force against bears in self-defense. Senate…
Ponderings…Things to keep in mind
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This time of year always fills me with introspection. Maybe it is the cold, quiet weather, the evenings that come too soon. Maybe it is how distant the…
Monticello driving team selected as drivers for Wreaths Across America
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Those who regularly drive along Hwy. 90 may have noticed a semi parked along the road, vibrantly decorated in Christmas lights. This semi is driven by Brett…
Meet your neighbor: Genesee Sego
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Genesee Sego, your kind and welcoming neighbor. Sego has lived here in our “cute little small town” for her entire life, which she has grown to…
Extension Office introduces Beginning Beekeeper Workshop Series for 2024
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. A third of the world’s food production is only possible because of the presence of bees, and incredibly, one in every three bites of food we consume…
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: Valerie Murphy
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The art of teaching is one that is arguably the most important in the world. When we are very young, we rely on our parents or guardians…
Meet Tosca Williams, the face of FACE
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. There’s a new face on the campus of Jefferson County K-12 School (JCS), and its smile and friendly eyes belong to Tosca Williams. She returned a few…
FAMU sorority donates shoes to Clothing Closet
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Zen Den at Jefferson County K-12 School (JCS) was the site of a special meeting on Friday, Dec. 8. Three college students representing FAMU’s Eta Alpha…
Spreading winter cheer
Nancy Whitty Contributor Santa’s elves are already busy spreading winter and Christmas cheer at Jefferson County K-12 School. School Board member Gladys Roann-Watson and her husband Chief Kent Watson recently provided coats…
JCS Soccer hits midseason
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Tigers Soccer for both boys and girls is well underway. See the schedule below to make plans to support the teams as they take their experience from…
Let’s ‘fall on our knees’ this Christmas
As a little girl, I spent delightful moments singing about the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. I gazed at our small nativity scene. I loved looking at all the characters…
He comes
I love Christmas and what it stands for. Even the hardest times and the deepest of losses can’t take away the Christmas promise, hope, and love. With the loss of my wife,…
OPEN HEARTS is Monticello’s newest church
Hines Boyd Contributor Monticello has a new church. It’s the OPEN HEARTS United Methodist Church. It meets at 9 a.m. every Sunday in the Presbyterian Fellowship Hall at 290 E. Dogwood St….
Major John Haynes receives final salute
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Dec. 11, family, friends and fellow veterans paid their last respects to Major John Haynes, who passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Haynes was laid to…
Culp enters plea in felony case
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Warren Charles Culp, formerly a finance consultant and finance director in the Jefferson County Clerk of Court Office, entered an open plea before Second Circuit Court Judge…
JCS rises to a “C”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s official. Jefferson County K-12 School (JCS) has received a C grade from the Florida Dept. of Education (FDOE) in their 2023 report. After about two decades…
Union Hill AME Church Assists Refuge House
Under Reverend Barbara Thomas’s leadership, Union Hill A.M.E. Church celebrates the joy of giving to the Refuge House in Jefferson County. The Caring Ministry assists Nan Baughman, the counselor assigned to Jefferson…
Johnson family continues senior center giveaway
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Snowy white gift bags adorned with holiday bows filled a corner of the dining hall at the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) on Thursday, Dec. 7. There…
Parade entries and vendors wanted for MLK Day celebration
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Monticello is making plans for their 43rd Annual Parade and Birthday celebration, to take place on Monday, Jan. 15,…