Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Get fit, feel good and be strong. Discover the best “you” that you can be. These are health goals that UF/IFAS Extension – Jefferson is supporting for…
Making a jolly holiday at Brynwood
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. During December, many volunteers supported the staff at Brynwood Health and Rehabilitation Center to make the holidays jolly for residents. “The community and local organizations came with…
Eyes to the skies for a planetary parade
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The year 2024 was full of significant celestial events, including a complete solar eclipse, several consecutive supermoons, meteor showers and multiple sightings of Aurora Borealis across half…
Will Monticello see snow this week?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. An extremely slim chance exists that snow, or a semblance of the white powdery stuff, may fall in Florida in this coming week, making for a first…
Old high school gym receiving renewed attention
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that the old high school gymnasium is officially in the county’s possession, officials appear ready to do something with the property, in terms of replacing it…
Update of comprehensive plan is underway
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Sometime this month or next, the Jefferson County Planning Commission should continue its review of the revised and updated comprehensive plan, an overarching document that envisions the…
Vendors and parade entries sought for MLK Day events
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Plans are well underway for Monticello’s 44th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and celebration, which will take place on Monday, Jan. 20. Organizations that would like…
Ponderings…A little lackluster
Much of the holiday season makes people feel cozy and joyful, and there is undoubtedly an air of excitement hanging about. For those who anticipate seeing family members, having guests over, organizing…
National Security Matters
Last week over the Red Sea, the Navy lost an F-18F Super Hornet to friendly fire. The aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired from the cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64)….
Meet your neighbor – Mona Lewis
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Mona Lewis! Lewis was born in Massillon, Ohio, and raised in the Fort Myers area. She decided to move to North Florida after visiting her brother,…
Read Local – Support Local Support community journalism
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. Local news plays a vital role in American civic life as a trusted source of critical information. It is a fact that local newspapers serve a vital…
Organ donation: how it works
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. There is a staggering amount of people in the United States who are waiting for a life-changing donation to be made. Unlike seasonal gift drives and food…
Warriors included on All-Big Bend football team
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. When the Tallahassee Democrat recently announced the area’s All-Big Bend Football Team from the 2024 football season, three Aucilla Christian Academy players found their names among those…
Tiger players make the All-Big Bend list
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Tallahassee Democrat, which selects All-Big Bend teams for all major high school sports, recently announced the area’s All-Big Bend football teams from the 2024 football season….
JCS holds Career Day for elementary students
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Just before their Winter Break, elementary students at Jefferson County K-12 School (JCS) spent one morning making the rounds in the school’s gymnasium and back parking lot…
Applicants for American Legion Boys State sought Request an interview by Friday, Jan. 10
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Otto M. Walker American Legion Post 49 plans to pay the expenses for at least one local boy to attend Florida’s American Legion Boys State this summer,…
Remembering the ‘forgotten fathers’
Carol, a client advocate at The Hope Center, a pro-life pregnancy resource facility, glanced up as the door swung open. A nicely dressed man in his early twenties hesitated, then pushed the…
Can you hear Him now?
Verizon Wireless created one of the most memorable marketing campaigns ever in 2005. In an ongoing exercise to advertise the reliability of the mobile phone carrier’s network, they presented a commercial with…
Legendary fisherman Hank Parker to speak at Beast Feast
Legendary bass fisherman Hank Parker will be the guest speaker at the Sixth Annual Beast Feast at St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Fla. The event will take place on Saturday,…
The sooner we hear singing
This past Friday night, the Central Church of Christ held an old-time gospel sing as in days gone by. The auditorium was filled with saints from Valdosta to Marietta. What a great…