Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library received word from the State Library of Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 27, that Florida’s Inter-library Loan (ILL) service will lose…
Agricultural games are learning tools
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. It sometimes feels as if we are constantly battling to get our kids away from screens. Oftentimes, it seems like we are losing the battle. One time…
History of tattoos
Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc. Tattoos have been around for approximately 5,000 years, with the oldest documented tattoos found on an iceman named Otzi who scientists say lived during 3,300 B.C. Here…
Time running out for saving Winn-Dixie
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tami Lester, who initiated the effort to save the local Winn-Dixie from its planned conversion into an ALDI store, recently raised the ante. Lester emailed a tip…
Do you like Shakespeare?
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Language is dynamic. It changes and evolves as a result of the passage of time, common usage, cultural variations, slang and so on. As such, it can…
New exhibit at JAG opens Sept. 6
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Arts Gallery (JAG) is opening the exhibit “A Retrospective of Rural Life” on Saturday, Sept. 6, to feature the paintings of regional artist Kay Cromartie….
Commissioner Gramling to speak at Sept. 2 Chamber lunch
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce holds its next member luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The program will feature a talk by Jessica Gramling, who represents District…
Training for pesticide applicator license to be offered
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Farmers in Jefferson County are invited to participate in the Big Bend Pesticide Series Training to be held over four days, Sept. 8-11, hosted by UF/IFAS Extension…
City council once again to take up funeral home issue
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. When the Monticello City Council meets on Tuesday, Sept. 2, the funeral home application may well be on its agenda; and if it’s not, it will be…
Jefferson Tigers varsity football roster and senior recognition
#0 – Javion Mims #1 – Georondre Pittman #2 – Trevon Ellis #3 – Breshawn Bellamy #4 – Jerry “Tre” Scott #5 – Dorian Brown #6 – Siyah Hall #7 – Vinquez…
ACA varsity football team roster and senior recognition
The following students are playing varsity football for the Aucilla Christian Warriors in 2025: 1 Matthew Paul RB/LB 2 Kaleb Gray CB/WR 3 Bryson Mills WR/DB 4 Dalton McCormick OLB/WR 5 Wyatt…
ACA cheerleaders support each other and the football team
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. The cheerleading team at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) is coached by Amy Pearson this year. This will be the fourth year that Amy Pearson has been involved….
SCAM ALERT: Scammers using your social media against you
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. There is another scam affecting people in our area. This is what happens: someone texts you with a conversational tone and says something friendly as if they…
Bright heads Tigers football coaching staff
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Eric Bright, Jr. is the new head coach for the Jefferson County Tigers varsity football team. Over the summer, he spent time meeting the players, their families…
Wheeler takes the helm for Warriors football
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Matt Wheeler is the new head coach for the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors varsity football team. This is his first year at ACA, where he also…
How to conserve energy throughout summer
Story Submitted Energy bills tend to be high in the summertime when many people crank up their air conditioners in an attempt to combat the heat. For some households, higher energy bills…
Amber Alerts: Do you pay attention?
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Amber Alerts work. On Aug. 3, 2025, a child was saved from an alleged kidnapper near the intersection of Flat Creek Rd. and Bonnie Hill Rd. in…
Growing Through It: Her faith, my foundation
Amber Moore Columnist This past week, I said goodbye to my grandmother. For so many years, I didn’t know her. My dad and I had been estranged since I was 6, and…
Snook season opens Sept. 1
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. The recreational harvest season for snook starts Sept. 1 in most of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation’s (FWC) west coast regions, including both the Panhandle and…
Great native plants to use
Jennifer Mason Contributor As the summer simmers down, I would like to highlight a very showy, evergreen, native shrub: the Southern bayberry or wax myrtle, Morella cerifera. This amazing plant provides a…