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…
Community invited to Good Friday service at Springfield AME
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Ministers’ Conference invites the community to a Good Friday service entitled “The Last 7 Words from the Cross” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April…
Aucilla Christian Academy announces 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
K3 – Mrs. Green All E: Tucker Anderson, Nate Baker, Hazel Louise Baxley, Leilah Davis, Thomas Demott, Jesse Grantham, Jackson Greene, Benson Hanway, Tyler Langley, Sarah Grace Richardson, Ande Grayce Shupard, Sawyer…
Jefferson K-12 announces 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Kindergarten All A: Agner, Kaylee; Arnold, Mason; Becker, Drew; Bello Urbina, Engie; Chandler, Jameson; Chapman, Cambria; Griffin, Sariah, Chapman, Cambria; Johnson, Karson; Kim, Tae, Mercer, Kayla; Moore, Syuri; Nealy, La’Nelle; Steele, Laterious,…
Monticello man arrested over concern of potential mass violence episode
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A Monticello man is being held without bond in the Leon County Detention Center on suspicion of a possible act of mass violence, after deputies found what…
How to help “restore the roar”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On July 1, 2022, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) the Jefferson County School District (JCS) to local control after five years of state-mandated charter school operation…
Ponderings…Safety in numbers
I saw a video the other day, and along with the video came a very important lesson, one I feel is important to share. In the video, a woman was describing something…
The Awesome Opossum
I would like to compliment the Jefferson County Journal and Heather Ainsley for her March 24, 2023 article “The Awesome Opossum.” I am familiar with “Possums,” having spent much of my life…
Monticello welcomes Kluckers
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Anyone who regularly drives along U.S. Highway 19 South in Monticello has surely been witnessing the steady transformation of Chicken Delite into Kluckers Famous Fried Chicken &…
March is National Women’s History Month
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Every March, people in the United States celebrate the achievements and history of women as part of Women’s History Month. Often the focus is on nationally known…
Lady Warriors fall to Cowgirls
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc It was a typical pitcher’s duel when the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors traveled to Madison to take on the Madison County High School Cowgirls on…
Pretty in Pink at Goodwood
Rose Rodriguez Goodwood Garden Volunteer What’s in a name? Dianthus Bath’s Pink, Pink swamp milkweed, Indian pinks. These are just a few of the hundreds of plants offered at Goodwood’s Spring Plant…
School board dissatisfied with limited budget update
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board held a workshop meeting on Monday, March 13, on the topic of monthly budget reporting. Acting Chief Financial Officer Carol MacLeod presented…