Florida Dept. of Health – Jefferson Contributor It’s Florida Public Health Week, a great time to get to know our county health department. County health departments improve health status by preventing outbreaks,…
Auto interior maintenance and cleaning tips
Metro A number of factors are involved in keeping a vehicle functioning and looking good. Ensuring a vehicle interior is clean and tidy is easily overlooked, but such efforts can improve the…
Starling Musings launches new exhibit for April
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, April 5, the Starling Musings art gallery launched their latest exhibit. Although the gallery intended to feature a new artist this month, plans with that…
Jefferson Arts Gallery to host Annual Student Art Show
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Arts Gallery (JAG) will be opening their latest exhibit, the Annual Student Art Show, on Saturday, April 12, from noon until 4 p.m. There will…
Monticello hires one of its own as city manager
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello has a new city manager, and it’s not David Schoeff, the candidate originally selected by the council. After weeks of negotiations with Schoeff and financial demands…
Southern Music Rising presents: Revival – Music for the Soul
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Southern Music Rising is proud to partner with the Monticello Opera House on April 19 to present Revival, a Tallahassee musical powerhouse that combines the traditionally energetic…
New travel center coming to I-10/U.S. 19 interchange
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A new convenience store/fuel station, i.e. travel center, is coming to the I-10 and U.S. 19 interchange, and this time around, the development’s already a done deal,…
Don’t try this at home!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It is relatively common to learn home maintenance tips from your parents or grandparents. And very likely, they learned these tricks from their parents or grandparents. Throughout…
Ponderings…. I’ll see you Thursday
When someone passes away, it is common to re-live the final moments you spent with them, mulling them over in your mind until every moment is immortalized forever, as if preserving the…
Community Calendar
AA Meeting Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Woman’s Club (9109 Old Lloyd Rd.). Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m at the Christ Episcopal Church…
Woman’s Club to hold Administrative Professionals Luncheon
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Woman’s Club invites all bosses in the community to treat their hardworking administrative professionals to a delicious lunch on Wednesday, April 23. For reservations, call…
JCSO Lt. Dan Williams promoted to Captain
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This January, Lieutenant Dan Williams of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a promotion to the position of Captain. Williams has been with JCSO for 16 years,…
Union Hill church supports assault survivors
Joyce Wilson Contributor Union Hill A.M.E. Church, under the leadership of Rev. Barbara Thomas, continues to make a difference in Jefferson County through its outreach efforts with Refuge House. The church recently…
Thoughts from an empty tomb
I still remember experiencing Jerusalem for the first time and traveling along the Via Dolorosa, the “Path of Sorrow.” The road to Calvary was not what I’d envisioned. I had imagined a…
JCS students get a peek into Sentinel life
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Often, high school is the time when students begin seriously contemplating their next steps in education and future careers. On March 25, high school junior and senior…
JCS Flag Football finishes season
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Lady Tigers Flag Football Team completed an 11-game season yesterday, garnering wins against Gadsden County and Community Leadership Academy. Kudos to all the young women…
Lady Warriors fall to Lady Panthers
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite a pair of late game runs, the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors were defeated by the Lady Panthers of St. John Paul II Catholic High…
Aucilla Research Institute exhibits at Tallahassee History Festival
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Research Institute (ARI) recently was an exhibitor at the annual Tallahassee History Festival. The free-to-attend festival, hosted by Tallahassee State College (formerly known as Tallahassee…
ECB Publishing loses key team member
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Carl Painter, longtime graphic designer at ECB Publishing, Inc., passed away at his place of residence on Wednesday morning, April 2. He was 61. Born in Chicago,…
Community Easter Egg Hunt is April 12
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The annual Easter Egg Hunt for the whole community is planned for Saturday, April 12. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Jefferson County Recreation Park,…