Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Supervisor of Elections Justin “Tyler” McNeill spoke at the luncheon meeting of the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce on June 7. McNeill was appointed to…
Johnny Lee Jackson
Johnny Lee Jackson, 65, of Monticello, passed on Monday, June 6, 2022. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, in Mt. Morilla Cemetery in Lamont, Fla. Viewing is from…
Rosa Lee Hayes Brown
Rosa Lee Hayes Brown, 92, of Monticello, Fla., passed on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, at Memorial M.B. Church, with burial in Old…
Watermelon Festival this weekend
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. With watermelon festivities well under-way, here’s what you can look forward to this week as the Watermelon Festival finishes with a flourish. * Tomorrow, June 16, the…
Monticello Police Chief Fred Mosley honored for 30 years
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Police Chief Fred Mosley was duly recognized at the Monticello City Council meeting last week for his long and dedicated service to the city. Captain Jack Pitts,…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Pageant/Sports Etiquette = Life Etiquette I had a lot of comments on last week’s column concerning pageants. Comments ranged from the fact that so many girls don’t know how to dress…
Summer Camp & VBS Directory
To add a camp to this directory, contact reporter1@ecbpublishing.com. Teen Center Summer Youth Camp Beginning June 6, 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Thursday with field trips every other Friday One-time…
Garden club plant sales will fund 4-H camp scholarships
Saturday, June 18, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Take a quick tour of your yard and you’ll surely see a few spots that would come to life, literally, with…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day takes place yearly on June 15. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) started in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention…
The value of things
Mary Madison Contributor I’m often astonished, but not surprised, where people place their priorities, of even simple things. Like the newspaper. Many people I talk with exude that they don’t read our…
Music/art project transitions students from spring to summer
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. In May, students in kindergarten through fifth grade at Jefferson Somerset completed a final, interdisciplinary music/art project featuring apricot trees and flamingos. It was a fun way…
Drug Bust
Submitted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office On Thursday, June 2, Jefferson County Sheriff Deputies responded to Wirik Street and Ash Street, in Monticello, in an attempt to locate a subject with…
County gets… New attorney; Three new engineers
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission underwent a major shift last week, in terms of the changing of key individuals who advise the board on legal and engineering matters….
Widmann participates in Honor Flight 2022
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Honor Flight Tallahassee recently provided 77 military veterans with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Washington, D.C., where they visited the monuments raised in honor of their service. Among…
Ollie Dell Alexander Minton Parrish
Ollie Dell Alexander Minton Parrish was born on Sunday, Feb. 17, 1935, to the late Willie Bradford Alexander Sr. and the late Inez Ross-Alexander in Jefferson County. She and her two brothers…
A tribute to Fathers: History in action
Submitted by Rebekah Sheats A little over ninety years ago, in 1931, the Monticello News published a front-page article of particular interest to local families. The article featured comments and advice from…
Library makes a splash with Oceans of Possibilities program
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Swim on over to the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library this summer for great activities and resources centered around the fun theme of “Oceans of Possibilities.”…
Scholarships awarded at Cattlemen’s Dinner Meeting
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. As the sun began to set, streaking the sky with the glow of purple and orange clouds, members of the Jefferson County Cattlemen’s Association gathered in good…
Head Start holds festive drive-by graduation
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Upbeat music and festive balloons filled the air outside the Jefferson County Head Start Center on Mamie Scott Drive on Tuesday morning, May 24. The program’s Class…
Amelia Grace Lovett and Lauren Davis Crowned 2022 Miss and Junior Miss Watermelon Queens
Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County residents gathered Saturday evening, June 4, at the old JCHS Auditorium to watch the very popular and much-loved Miss Watermelon Queen pageant. The audience…