Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It is time once again to put Monticello on the map! By “map,” we mean The Monticello-Jefferson County Official Map, the map used to showcase all the…
Make time for the Word of God
In this fast-paced life we live, we’re faced with too many demands and not enough time. From juggling a hectic work schedule, to getting the kids to ball practice and keeping up…
Triple L group starts a new year
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Triple L senior group, hosted by the Monticello First Baptist Church, began a new year on Tuesday morning, July 27, with 30+ attending. Vice-President Maggie Shofner…
Trash Talk
Dueling presentations of the garbage situation Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission’s decision to close the walk-in gate at the Lloyd collection site for a period of 30 days…
Broadband Possibilities
Program offers low-cost broadband to underserved communities Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are entertaining the possibility of buying into Verizon’s Digital Inclusion Program – an initiative that is intended to…
Finding hope in rural Florida: What I learned from conversations on climate change
Over the past few months, I have been talking with groups of people in small-town North Florida about the impacts of climate change and how they might get involved in resiliency efforts….
Quay McDaniel Sylvester
Mrs. Quay McDaniel Sylvester, age 83, of Monticello, Fla., passed away on Aug. 16, 2021. Quay was born in Mount Vernon, Ga., to Hugh McDaniel and Lorna Selph, who along with her…
Verna Ruth Martin
Mrs. Verna Ruth Martin, age 89, died August 10, 2021 in Lee, Fla. Funeral Services were held Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church in Monticello, Fla.,…
Jackie Howard Calhoun
Memorial services for Jackie Howard Calhoun, 65, of Monticello, will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 at the Allen and Allen Celebration of Life Chapel. Mr. Calhoun passed…
If Stones Could Speak: A walk through Roseland Cemetery, Part 1
Submitted by Rebekah Sheats For more than one hundred and fifty years, Roseland Cemetery has marked the final resting place of many Jefferson County and Monticello residents. Each silent marker within its…
Spiritual Tips for Back to School
Submitted by Rev. Gene Hall After perusing through various blogs and websites I found practical advice for supporting our kids as they go back to school. A primary source of these aphorisms…
Encourage your child to play sports
Summer vacation has come and gone. These days my kids are all grown but I remember that driving kids to soccer practice, taekwondo, or to T-ball was always a pain in the…
The decrease in bees equals the decease in your wallet
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. All around the United States, the population of honey bees keeps dropping lower and lower. Over the years, in some states, the agriculture department has seen up…
Local Veteran Chosen for Honor Flight
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. The support of our veterans is still strong in the world today. There have been many programs set in play to help with supporting them. Honor Flight…
District to take back schools – if all conditions are met
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board last week finally got the nod that it has long been awaiting from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) relative to the…
Emeralds Gem Box
Newspapers are Small Businesses too Every day, all day, journalists across this nation are delivering news that matters at an unprecedented, vital time. I am so grateful for the work they…
Sheriff Mac McNeill New Florida Sheriffs Association board member
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Being the sheriff of a county doesn’t mean your job stops at police work. Most join organizations and programs to help with the community. Sheriff Mac McNeill…
Minnie Lee Verduzco
Minnie Lee Verduzco, 64, passed away on July 30, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. She was born Dec. 13, 1956, in Monticello, Fla., and is the daughter of Franklin Jefferson Cooksey and Berlene…
Linda Jeanette Key McDaniel
Linda Jeanette Key McDaniel, 71, passed away on Aug. 13, 2021, in Lake Park, Ga. She was born May 6, 1950, in Moultrie, Ga., the daughter of Vernon O. and Margaret Jeanette…
Barbara Isabella Sheats
Barbara Isabella Sheats, 91, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen True Sheats, and her daughter Susan Elizabeth Hastings. Barbara…