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…
Former Sheriff James H. Scott passes
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. James H. Scott, who was appointed by Governor Reubin Askew to serve as Jefferson County Sheriff in 1971, has passed away at the age of 85 at…
Tigers fall to Marauders in season opener
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Aug. 22, the Jefferson County Tigers varsity football team traveled to Tallahassee to face the Marauders of Maclay School. Although the Tigers moved the ball…
The Monticello News is getting an update
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello News is undergoing a significant update – the kind of change that has allowed it to be this community’s viable, reliable source of local news…
Two from Jefferson County attend Patriot Academy Leadership Congress
Bill Snyder Contributor The Patriot Academy Leadership Congress for ages 16-25 is an intensive life-changing experience for young patriots to learn the legislative process, and it equips them with the tools and…
Wear purple for international overdose awareness day
Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, in 2024, approximately 80,391 drug overdose-related deaths in the U.S., which is a decrease of 26.9 percent from the…
Memorial M.B. church hosting two events
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Fifth Sunday Community Program Reverend Paxton Rogers from St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee will be the guest speaker at Memorial Missionary Baptist Church’s Fifth Sunday…
Community prayer breakfasts to resume Sept. 4
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast enters its 32nd year on Thursday, Sept. 4, with local resident Mary Hartsfield as the guest speaker. The Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast…
City renews contract with attorney
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council recently renewed its contract with its legal counsel for the continuation of professional services at a small cost increase. City officials voted unanimously…
ACA Middle School volleyball team is victorious
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Aucilla Christian Academy’s (ACA) middle school volleyball team is experiencing an exciting start to the season. With only one eighth grader, the team is nonetheless performing like…
Honoring lineworkers
In 2012, Aug. 26 was established as Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day to honor the thousands of workers who deliver reliable electric service throughout the state. Lineworkers shoulder great responsibility. During the strongest…