****The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 49 will hold a Yard Sale fundraiser on Saturday, May 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Otto Walker Post 49, at 1065 South Water…
Rosalind Boron Sledge
Rosalind Boron Sledge, age 93, died peacefully Monday, April 30, 2018 in Monticello. The youngest of four girls, Rosalind was born in Westminster, Vermont on January 26, 1925 to Stefan and Rose…
WAY BACK WHEN
May 2, 1938 Gift and flower store Gelling’s Flower Shop opened to the community for the first time. May 2, 1958 Tom Braswell, Monticello postmaster, was elected vice president of the Florida…
Fun for all at the 12th Annual Mayhaw Berry Harvest Festival
Ashley Hunter, iECB Publishing, Inc. It is a weekend of good, old fashioned fun; of hayrides, storytellers by the bonfire, crafts, music and more! On Friday afternoon, May 11, the festival starts…
Aucilla Christian Academy Class of 1978 Reunion
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Class of 1978 held its 40-year Class Reunion on Saturday evening at the Monticello home of Hal and Becky Shuman Bennett. The event…
Tour the springtime countryside with the Monticello Bike Fest!
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing Inc. Cycling and outdoor enthusiasts! Get ready, the 4th Annual Monticello Bike Fest will be pedaling into Jefferson County on Saturday, May 12. The bike fest, which…
No other life but Ag: Why Richard Terry gives it his all
Story submitted by Florida.growingamerica.com Lynne Hayes: Author, Bill Bassett: Contributing Author For over 50 years, Richard Terry has worked the same land as his father did before him and not once, not…
Miss and Teen Miss Watermelon Pageant slated for June 2 • 4:00 p.m.
Baby to Junior Miss Pageant June 2 • 10:00 a.m. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Watermelon Festival Pageants will be held on Saturday, June 2,…
Nearing completion?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Members of the Jefferson County Commission met recently with the architect overseeing the restoration of the historic A-Building to get a better sense of the work yet…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Respect For Parents And Adults – And The Lack Of It It totally amazes me the lack of manners being taught to our youth. Manners that I so affectionately call “home-raising.” I…
John Maurice Young
John Maurice Young passed away in his sleep on April 27, 2018 after a long illness. Dedicated to public service, he served the Jefferson County School System for 26 years. He is…
Tigers win Senior Night game
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Five seniors were honored on Tuesday, April 17, during a Senior Night for the graduating seniors on the Jefferson Somerset Flag Football team. Seniors Tamia Kellogg, Kaniya…
JROTC returns triumphant from drill championships
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) is a program founded in character development, service to the United States, personal responsibility, values of citizenship and promoting a…
From the Pulpit…
A Call to Our National Day of Prayer We have a God who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we can ask or think! When we pray, remember: 1)…
Monticello fire truck working in Guatemala
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. That obsolete fire truck that the Monticello Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) donated to the Monticello Rotary Club last year is fighting fires and saving lives in Guatemala….
District Champs
Aucilla Christian Academ get to Sweet 16 Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors have become a force to be reckoned with in Class 2A softball….
United Way fundraising at The Mays House
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County United Way Celebrity Waiters fundraising event was, April 20, held last Friday evening at The Mays House and sponsored by Carrie Ann & Company….
Book Signing at Library on April 28
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Shaumese Latiahra will hold a book signing for her newest publication at the Jefferson County RJ Bailar Public Library on April 28. This, her first book, is…
Franklin Curtis Blow
Franklin Curtis Blow, 72, died Wednesday, March 21 at Tallahassee Memorial Health Care after suffering a fall at his home. He was born in Nashville, TN, September 2, 1945, to Mary Blow…
Ulysses Frazier
Ulysses Frazier, 65, passed at home on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Mt. Morilla M.B. Chuch, with burial in the Church Cemetery. Viewing is…