Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Last Monday, I took Ali-cat to the vet. She had been throwing up a lot, including once where her emesis contained blood. Additionally, she was decidedly not…
Pamela Joy “Pam” Douglas
Pamela Joy “Pam” Douglas, of Monticello, Fla., passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025. She was born on Nov. 13, 1949, in Jacksonville, Fla., and raised in Jacksonville, Fla. Pam was a…
Linda Marie Kelly
Linda Marie Kelly, 60, of Tallahassee passed on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at Bethpage M.B. Church, with interment in the Church Cemetery. Viewing-visitation is…
Savannah Louise Odom King Bellamy
Savannah Louise Odom King Bellamy, 73, of Monticello, Fla., passed at home on Friday, April 25, 2025. Homecoming services are 12 noon Saturday, May 3, at Greater Fellowship M.B. Church, with interment…
Frank Mitchell Howard
Frank Mitchell Howard, 86, of Monticello’s Ashville Community passed on Friday, April 25, 2025. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at New Zion M.B. Church, with burial in Ashville Community…
Woman’s Club hosts Administrative Professionals Luncheon
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Woman’s Club offered a special luncheon on Wednesday, April 23, which was National Administrative Professionals’ Day, also known as Secretaries Day or Admin Day. The…
Laura’s Garden Notes: Gardening with one hand tied
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A few weeks ago I tripped on a vine and ended up with a badly sprained wrist. Darn it! The timing was pretty bad in terms of…
Jefferson takes loss in Hamilton County
Christian Peterson ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, April 23, the Jefferson County Tigers traveled to Hamilton County for a softball showdown against the Hamilton County Trojans. What ensued was an intense battle…
Pickle Ball Tournament is first Watermelon Festival event
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The sport of pickle ball has seen a meteoric rise in the past few years, both across the U.S. and right here in Jefferson County. Described as…
Local kids enjoy community sports at the Rec Park
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Spring is officially in the air and that means it’s time for T-ball! The Jefferson County Recreation Park is currently hosting baseball, T-ball and machine-pitch seasons for…
JCS celebrates Asst. Principal’s Week
Photos Courtesy Jefferson County Schools transformed a conference room into a luau during National Assistant Principals Week, April 7-11 to recognize contributions of the assistant principals on their administrative team to student…
“Boots on the Ground”
Tomekia Bush Jefferson County Schools At Jefferson, we strive to see ourselves as a strong team that has respect, shared goals and a sense of connection. The “Boots on the Ground” event…
Shop Local Mother’s Day
Metro Mother’s Day is an opportunity to show moms how much they’re loved and appreciated. Though many moms may insist they don’t want anything beyond spending the day with their children, gifts…
Crash leaves one with serious injuries
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, April 26, at approximately 10:45 p.m., a two-car crash on I-10 near Hwy. 59 in Jefferson County resulted in a 32-year-old Monticello man being seriously…
Barrel Race to benefit Hunter Handley
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Support from the community continues to flow toward the Handley family of Monticello, following Hunter Handley’s cancer diagnosis in January of this year. One effort is the…
Lamont Truck Stop challenges county’s denial
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission’s denial of an application by a California-based company to build a major truck stop at the intersection of U.S 19 and Nash Road…
Message to our readers New updates & deadlines
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Recent events have left us adjusting to plenty of changes here at your friendly neighborhood newspaper office, and like the saying goes, when it rains, it pours….
Celestial Events this May
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For those who enjoy gazing skyward, hopefully April proved to be an exciting month, with the emergence of several conjunctions between our planetary neighbors, the appearance of…
Free health clinic on May 6
Katie Marshall and Merry Ann Frisby Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley Do you or does someone you know need medical care? The Shepherd’s Hands free health clinic will be open this month…
Free online nutrition classes are available to all Floridians
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. In many ways the human body runs like a machine, with countless mechanisms all playing their own important roles to keep everything running smoothly. Like any machine,…