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….
VFW honors MPD investigator
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 251 recently honored Lt. Alan Camper as its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2024-2025. He was nominated by Monticello Police…
Latest Palmetto Pioneers book is INDIES finalist
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Local author Cindy Roe Littlejohn has announced that her book, Palmetto Pioneers: From Harmony to Hostility, has been recognized as a Nonfiction Regional finalist in the 27th…
Stamping out cigarettes at Jefferson County, Florida Parks
Storm Goodlin Chairman – Tobacco Free Jefferson Partnership Here in Jefferson County, Fla. we’re fortunate to have great shared spaces like our parks, such as Jefferson County Recreational Park, to enjoy with…
JAG reveals newest exhibit
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, March, 1, the Jefferson Arts Gallery launched the opening of its latest exhibit, a display of the work of Tallahassee artist Debo Groover, who co-owns…
Man arrested after going 70 in a school zone
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. According to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department report, on Wednesday, March 19, a vehicle was seen traveling 70 mph in the school zone located at David Road…
Bill proposes making property owners liable for damages from fallen trees
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If a bill under consideration in the current legislative session comes to fruition, property owners would be held responsible and liable for damages caused by their trees…