Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. It was the Roaring Twenties, and the postwar world seemed to be finding new life with its economic prosperity. That decade, Florida entered an era that would…
4-H Wildlife Camp offers outdoor experiences
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. On June 2 through 6, 57 participating youth and nine teen counselors from Jefferson and Leon counties met at the Jefferson County UF/IFAS Extension for the 4-H…
Meet Kathy Egan
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. ECB Publishing, Inc. is happy to introduce Kathy Egan to our community and welcome her to the Monticello News and Jefferson County Journal. Egan is a new…
Armed burglar gets prison and $15k restitution order
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Paul Wade Gattis of Tallahassee, Fla., born Nov. 20, 1984, was charged in Jefferson County with one count of Burglary of Structure while Armed with Firearm, one…
Benjamin Mediate sent to state prison
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Benjamin Mediate of Monticello, Fla., born Nov. 13, 1990, was charged in Jefferson County with two counts of Sexual Battery on a Child Over 12 Years of…
Duke donates $8k to Emergency Management
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Emergency Management (EM) was officially presented with an $8,000 grant from Duke Energy on Monday morning, June 30, at the EM office in Monticello, Fla….
Shuttle express continues running, but its fate remains unclear
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite its contract expiring on June 30, Big Bend Transit (BBT) will continue to run the Jefferson Express bus shuttle between Monticello and Tallahassee through July 31,…
“Record-breaking” data leak exposes 16 billion passwords
Danny Federico ECB Publishing, Inc. According to a report from researchers at Cybernews, nearly 16 billion login credentials have been found in public datasets online, resulting in “one of the largest data…
4-H Camp Cherry Lake gets $5.6M in state funding
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. One of the winners of the recently concluded Florida legislative session was the landmark 4-H Camp Cherry Lake in Madison County, which was awarded $5.6 million in…
School district returns to managing its own food service
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Last school year, cafeteria service for Jefferson County Schools (JCS) was provided through a contract with the private company SLA. For 2025-26, it will be run by…
Blue Sky Farm donates $1,000 to JCEF
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Every summer at the peak of blueberry season, Blue Sky Farm gives its u-pick visitors the chance to load up on berries and have their payment donated…
CareerSource to hold hiring fair at JCS
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. CareerSource Capital Region is holding a Jefferson County Hiring Fair on Tuesday, July 22. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Jefferson…
Property appraiser’s office gives update at senior center
Story Submitted County Property Appraiser Angela Gray, along with Danielle Wheeler and Jacqueline Seabrooks, visited with local residents at the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC). They talked about property tax exemptions and…
Art duo finishes wildlife mural
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For the past few months, spectators have had the opportunity to enjoy a step by step view of the creation of the wildlife mural that now decorates…
Annual Watermelon Golf Tournament held, seeks Watermelon Festival event status
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The weekend of June 28 and 29 marked an event with decades of tradition, the annual Watermelon Golf Tournament at the Jefferson Country Club (JCC). The Watermelon Tournament has…
Sophia Figueroa graduates VSU
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Sophia Thomas Figueroa of Monticello, Fla., has earned the Bachelor of Science in Education in Elementary Education from Valdosta State University (VSU). She is among more than 1,100…
A Major adoption story!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For those who live in Jefferson County, or who travel to Monticello regularly to spend the day, chances are high that they have enjoyed an encounter at…
Lord, help our unbelief
What character in the Bible do you most relate to when your faith is tested? In Mark 9:22-24 (ESV), a first-century father pleaded with Jesus to help his son who had been…
Eyes to see
According to those whose job it is to know such things, it takes about three weeks to become blind to the presence of stationary objects in our everyday worlds. Hang a new…
Church camp held at Camp Pickett Lake
Belinda Albritton ECB Publishing, Inc. This year’s Camp Pickett lake took many months to plan and was definitely a hard one to pull off, but with the help of many donations to…