Special Olympics Torch Run goes through Jefferson County

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Rapid Response Team and K-9 Team from Jefferson Correctional Institution (JCI) were joined by members of the Monticello Police Department (MPD) on Tuesday, April 18, to carry the Special Olympics Flame of Hope through part of Jefferson County. The officers gathered on the south steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse, lit the torch and marched it down South Jefferson Street to Winn Dixie. Major Julie Crews of JCI said, “Jefferson Correctional Institu