Frances Black, former resident of Monticello, died March 23, 2018 on her 94th birthday at Suncoast Hospice in Palm Harbor, FL. She resided in Monticello from 1982 and moved to the Tampa…
Students win bicycles for perfect attendance
Story Submitted Jefferson Somerset administrators are giving away bicycles to students with perfect attendance! So far this year, 10 bicycles have been given away. Most of the grades have consistently stayed above…
Liford Custom Calls by GH Liford
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing Inc. Gene Henry (GH) Liford is a young man with many fine talents, including handmaking turkey ‘calls’, and he’s been getting a lot of attention lately by winning…
Antique Tractor and Engine Show This Weekend
Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The Stephen Foster’s 30th annual Antique Tractor and Engine Show will be held this weekend, April 5-7, at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park….
Pasture walk and talk on April 10
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. A Pasture Walk and Talk will be held on Tuesday, April 10 at 5:30 p.m. The informal and interactive walk will provide educational topics by two specialist…
Future of abandoned houses
City tackles demolition by neglect Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council on Tuesday evening, April 3, was scheduled to take up draft language that aims to encourage owners of…
Fundraiser kickoff begins
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s a full weekend of fundraisers ahead! In honor of Sheriff David Hobbs, who was a stout supporter of the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center, three days of…
Kicking Butts at Jefferson Somerset
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The day encourages youth to reject the tobacco industry’s deceptive marketing…
Howard Academy Educational Recreational Council to hold Essay Contest
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing Inc. The Howard Academy Educational Recreational Council (HAERC) is sponsoring two essay contests: *Essay Contest Grades 1-6 and *Essay Contest Grades 7-12 are to be written about this…
Sports Spotlight
Detrevian Nealy Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Detrevian Nealy, 17 and in 10th grade, is one of the young men on the Jefferson Somerset Tigers’ Track and Field team. This is Nealy’s…
Edith Davis Holton
Edith Davis Holton, age 96, of Tallahassee, died March 18, 2018 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, SC. She was a native of Tallahassee, a homemaker and a member of Philadelphia P.B….
Michael Raymond Lane
Michael Raymond Lane, born on November 25, 1955 in St. Petersburg, FL died March 25, 2018. He was employed as a supervisor for Asplundh Tree Service for 17 years. He completed 25…
Let Harvey ignite your imagination
Story Submitted Featuring a playfully surreal creature with mystical powers, Harvey is heartwarming and hilarious! A bit of a trickster, “Harvey appears here and there to this one and that one at…
A Tale as old as Time is coming to the library
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. It is a classical tale of selflessness, of love, discovery and acceptance; the well-known French Fairy Tale Beauty and the Beast is coming to the Jefferson County…
Country Market and Craft Fair this weekend!
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. This Saturday, over 50 local vendors, children’s face painting, egg hunts and live music (plus much more!) will be the fare during the 3rd Annual Country Market…
Debs Notes
***The 28th annual Spring Fling and Auction will be held in Boston, GA. on Saturday, March 31 and will include an arts and crafts and flea market and auction, as well as…
Lady Tigers take the football field
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. It doesn’t get much more American than baseball, pumpkin pie, and football. The latter sport is vastly a male-dominated play as well, as even with protective equipment…
Will You Have A Heart For Horses?
Local rescue holds annual fundraiser to benefit neglected, abused horses Story submitted Choco came to Triple R Horse Rescue after his plight was reported to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. The morning…
More burglaries
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. In the interest of keeping the community abreast of criminal activities, Monticello Police Chief Fred Mosley is advising city residents that his officers responded to two vehicle…
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