I came across an insightful quote the other day, by a man named Mario Quintana, and it went like this: “The secret is not to chase butterflies, it’s to take care of…
2025 – Dirty Pecan accomplishments
Betsy Barfield Contributor Please allow me to share Dirty Pecan’s accomplishments. I reflect over the last nine years of Dirty Pecan, we have moved the needle tremendously for the youth in our…
Jefferson County Advisory Council of Big Bend Hospice recognizes local doctors
Big Bend Hospice Contributor The Jefferson County Advisory Council of Big Bend Hospice annually recognizes and expresses its gratitude to local doctors on National Doctor’s Day, which is observed annually on March…
First Lego League team wins coding award at festival
Cassie Scheppers Contributor On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the JCHAI (Jefferson County Homeschool Association) Cicada Sounds team presented their Lego project at the NWFL FIRST Lego League Explore Festival that was held…
JCS starts a French Club
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Il y a quelque chose de nouveau á JCS. In other words, there’s something new at Jefferson County K-12 Community Partnership School (JCS). French! On Thursday, March…
ACA Warriors defeat Raiders
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. It was a good day for the Aucilla Christian Academy Warriors on Tuesday, March 18, when they hosted the Raiders of Rickards High School in baseball action….
Lady Panthers defeat Lady Warriors
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. It was a shortened contest on Tuesday, March 18, when the Madison Creative Arts Academy (MCAA) Lady Panthers defeated the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors in…
Life cups and the promise of Easter
Imagine that you are holding a cup of coffee when someone bumps into you, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why was coffee spilled? Because someone bumped into you? Yes, but the…
Imagine Jesus as your closest friend
Carol waved to her best Friend from across the grassy field. She grabbed her three-year-old daughter, Shelby, and swung her onto her right hip. Shelby giggled as her mother’s long stride bounced…
New clerk of court to speak at prayer breakfast April 3
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The April gathering of the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast will be hosted by First Baptist Church of Lloyd, located at 124 St Louis St. All are invited…
Song for the week: “World Changed”
Ben Fuller exploded onto the Christian music scene in 2022, with his debut album, “Who I Am.” Only four years free from a life of alcohol and drug addiction that ended in…
Overturned dump truck causes serious injury
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, March 24, at approximately 8:10 a.m., a dump truck overturned. According to a press release provided by Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the truck was traveling…
SCSO seeks the public’s help in locating fugitive
Jason Futch ECB Publishing, Inc. The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) recently highlighted a wanted fugitive on its social media pages and is seeking the public’s help in locating him. David Ray…
Watermelon Festival pageant meetings offered this Sunday
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Planning for the 2025 Monticello Watermelon Festival is well underway, and information about ways to participate is coming available to the public. To start with, families interested…
TDC calling all mural artists
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Tourist Development Council (TDC) has opened up a call for Florida mural artists. Through a grant from the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, Jefferson County…
County awards nearly $12,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. None of the several local nonprofit organizations that recently applied to the county’s small nonprofit grants program for funding went away empty-handed. The program, as Grants Administrator/TDC…
Mural underscores county’s importance to statewide wildlife corridor
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publication Inc. County officials recently approved two license agreements for the creation of large-scale murals on two downtown buildings. The agreements, which the Jefferson County Commission signed on Thursday,…
2025 Heritage Banquet
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, March 1, the Jefferson County Kings of Spring Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) held its 13th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet at the…
2025 Youth Turkey Challenge
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, March 8, the Jefferson County Kings of Spring hosted their 13th Annual Youth Turkey Challenge. This year, there were 38 youths that registered to participate….