The Face of Child Abuse Submitted by Florida Guardian Ad Litem Office More than 574 abused and neglected children live within the Second Judicial Circuit, which includes Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla, Franklin, Gadsden…
Tigers and Cowgirls face off in flag football
Justin Trumpet ECB Publishing Inc. On March 29, The Jefferson County K-12 (JCS) Flag Football Team played against their rivals, the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls. In the first quarter, Tigers…
Minority Health: Better health through better understanding
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM)! Each year, NMHM is observed to spread awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minorities…
Winning essays show research and perspective taking skills
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Keystone Federated Republican Women (KFRW) announced the winners of their fourth annual 2023 historical essay contest on Monday, March 27. All middle and high school students…
Kitchen catches fire early Easter morning
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on April 9, a Monticello household was alerted by smoke detectors to a fire that had started in the kitchen area of their…
Changes ahead for upcoming City Elections
Two elected officials won’t seek re-election Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello city government is set for changes ahead. At least two of its long-serving members have indicated that they do…
It’s time for a Community Center and/or indoor gymnasium in Monticello-Jefferson County, Florida
Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as the noon day light. Isaiah…
VFW holds flag retirement event at senior center
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. With time, even the best cared-for American flags become faded, worn and even torn after waving the red, white and blue through years of heat, rain and…
Casa Bianca M.B. Church invites community to join them on historic trip
Submitted by Casa Bianca M.B. Church Last year, Pastor Tobbie Berrian III and the congregation Casa Bianca Missionary Baptist Church welcomed visitors from the Highland Descendants Council of Charlottesville, Va., and the…
Educator Spotlight: Taylor Clemens
Heather Ainsley 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…
Three local men found guilty in Circuit Court
Cuntrell Barnhart guilty of aggravated battery Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Cuntrell Julius Barnhart of Monticello, Fla., born June 24, 1984, was arrested on July 1, 2022, on a second-degree felony charge…
Ponderings…The chances we don’t take
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This past week, I partnered with a local entrepreneur and will have my artwork featured in his brand new gallery, which is located in the storefront connected…
Jefferson County Historical Association holds Annual Meeting
Rebekah Sheats Contributor The annual meeting of the Jefferson County Historical Association was held at the Woman’s Club in Monticello on March 27. The evening opened with a welcome from Beulah Brinson…
Local athletes named to All-Big Bend Teams
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Tallahassee Democrat recently released their winter sports All-Big Bend Teams and both the boys and girls basketball teams include some recognizable names from our area. Ethan…
Laura’s Garden Notes – April is the last month to plant many crops
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Space in the Garden: Last month I did indeed expand my home garden as planned to make room for more goodness to come. I’m experimenting this year…
Veterans recall Vietnam War 50 years after
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Members of the American Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 251 gathered last week at their headquarters in one of the buildings of the former elementary school…
Free Heart Health Self-Monitoring Program starts April 6
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. High blood pressure is often referred to as the “silent killer,” because there are often no symptoms that signify when an individual is suffering from it, which…
Conexon’s Bobby Hutchinson to speak at April Chamber luncheon
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce has invited Bobby Hutchinson, regional sales executive with Conexon Connect, to be the guest speaker at its luncheon on Tuesday, April…
Monticello Altrusa hears update from Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Janet Sampson, who manages donor relations and special events across the panhandle for Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, spoke at Altrusa International of Monticello on Thursday, March 23….
First United Methodist Church to remember Kathy Hicks
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The former pastor of Monticello’s First United Methodist Church, John Hicks, announced the tragic news that his beloved wife, Kathy, suffered a massive stroke on Tuesday, March…