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…
Wildfire danger high
Jefferson County is under a heightened wildfire alert, according to the Florida Forest Service (FFS), a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture. According to the FFS, Jefferson and the several counties…
Somerset conflicts; Stinger discussed
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. The March meeting for the Jefferson County School Board began on Monday, March 12, with the usual invocation, pledge to the flag and citizen participation. The first…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Gun Laws Didn’t Save Jaelynn Willey On March 20 another tragedy occurred; this time in Great Mills, Maryland. At 7:55 a.m., 17-year-old Wyatt Rollins walked into the school hallway and shot his…
Chamber Junior Leadership
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership students visited and toured Simpson Nurseries and the Madison Oakes Farm on Wednesday, March 21. They also enjoyed…
Storytime at the Library
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Stories about animals and spring, fuzzy caterpillar crafts and a silly song and dance session filled the children’s room at the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Library on…
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…
The real meaning of Easter
Story submitted So what if the Easter bunny wins the hearts of children everywhere? So, why not strike “Easter vacation” from the vocabulary of our schools and substitute “Spring Break”? What difference…
Reams sues to get job back
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Suspended Clerk of Court Kirk Reams is suing Governor Rick Scott and Senate President Joe Negron in a bid to regain his clerk job. Reams filed suit…
Aline Hudson celebrates 100 Years
Pictured above: Six generations of family helped in the 100th birthday celebration of Mary Aline Windsor Hudson. Pictured, from left to right, are: Cheyenne Harvilly, holding Marlie, Naomi Harrell, Betty Jo Day,…
Passing Parade by Nelson Pryor, Guest Columnist
School Safety Designated Teachers “The 8-by-11-inch box sits atop a bookshelf in the school district headquarters, as much a part of the office furniture as the manila folders, yearbooks and Webster’s dictionaries….
Esther T. Grant
Esther Marie Tolliver Grant, 81, passed unexpectedly in Tampa on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24, at Bethel AME Church, 410 E. York St., Monticello. Burial…
Community Easter Egg Hunt Sunday
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. First United Methodist Church will host a Community Easter Egg Hunt at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 at the home of Andie and Dean Jerger, 364 Nursery…
Crime Beat
Mark Edmond Osborn, 49, of Greenville, FL; arrested Sunday, March 4; charged with domestic battery. Bond set at $2,500. Released the same day. Freddrick Marquis Martin, 25, of North Lauderdale, FL; arrested…
Fish Fry and Yard Sale Saturday
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. St. Phillip African Methodist Episcopal Church will host a Fish Fry and Yard Sale fundraising event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, March 24. The event…