Story Submitted Summer camp is all about transformation. Camp counselors become role models. Bunkmates learn healthy conflict-resolution. Even the shy kids make new friends. “Parents often notice a big difference when their…
Honeybees
The polychromatic displays of Spring 2018 are located high and low, in residential and rural areas and seemingly without end. The blooms foretell the likelihood of the next generation of plants, but…
Ashley Hunter joins ECB staff
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, February 27, a new face joins the staff at ECB Publishing, Inc. Ashley Hunter, a name formerly associated with Madison County’s Greene Publishing, has returned….
Public building up for sale
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. After months of wondering what to do about the vacant building on Mulberry Street that formerly housed the Jefferson County Extension Office, county officials recently decided to…
Senior Center in dire straights
Lynette Veit, ECB Publishing, Inc. After serving a decade on the board of directors for the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center, Len Dodson stepped down about six years ago. Now he is back…
2018 Big Bend Brewfest
Story submitted Join the Taylor County Chamber of Commerce (TCCC) for the Annual Big Bend Brewfest event, at Rosehead Park, in Perry. This is an annual fundraising festival featuring beer, food, and…
Crime Beat
Nathaniel Martez Gordon, 25, of Tallahassee, FL; arrested Sunday, Feb. 11; charged with violation of probation (VOP), driving with license suspended, revoked or cancelled (DWLSRC), felony. No bond or released date information…
Lady Warriors in Final Four
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors punched their ticket to Lakeland and a spot in the final four in the Class 2A basketball playoffs, by defeating…
Outdoor seating still a problem
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials are set to take up an ordinance on March 6 that would allow downtown eateries to serve alcoholic beverages on the sidewalk outside the establishments….
An Open Letter From The Jefferson County School District
As we grieve for our Parkland school families and staff, and fear for children at all schools , we must acknowledge that things have to change. We cannot abide the glorification of…
Volunteer Fire Department Auction Fundraiser March 3
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual fundraiser on March 3 at All Star Storage on Highway 19 South, across from Tractor Supply. This Saturday…
Ruth Becker Newcomb
Ruth R. (Becker) Newcomb, 98, of Monticello, Florida passed away following a short illness on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born on January 27, 1919, in Boone…
Brother John Henry White
John Henry White was the son of the late Joe and Mandy Brockman. John was born on March 11, 1945 in Jefferson County, Florida. He was the second oldest son affectionately known…
Nijar D. Hardy
Nijar Dequroum Hardy, 25, passed on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 24, at Pleasant Grove M. B. Church, with burial in the Church Cemetery. Viewing is…
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. The 9th annual Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Chili Challenge and Dance was another fundraising success. Held on February 17, there were 10 entries and four…
Exploring the Present Through the Past at The Arts
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson Arts Gallery will host another spectacular exhibit, beginning with an opening reception on March 3 for Exploring the Present Through the Past, an exhibition of paintings…
Will gas hit $5-a-gallon again?
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. The good news is that for the first time in 2018, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline declined last week, according to GasBuddy, a…
Please help save Healthy Start
Florida’s Healthy Start is in jeopardy. Deep cuts proposed in the budget this year means services to high risk pregnant women and infants could be eliminated. The Healthy Start legislation in 1991…
An Open Letter From The Jefferson County School District
As we grieve for our Parkland school families and staff, and fear for children at all schools , we must acknowledge that things have to change. We cannot abide the glorification of…
International event riders train here
Story submitted TeamWallace, which relocated to Patchuk Farm in Monticello in 2015, have been successfully developing young event horses up to the international level. Rick Wallace and Briggs Surratt say they are…
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