T-Mobile chooses Monticello for $14K arts grant

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. More than 850 small towns across America wanted one. Only 25 got one – and Monticello, Fla., was among them. On Thursday, Dec. 12, a T-Mobile marketing team was in town to officially award the Jefferson County Tourist Development Council (TDC) with a T-Mobile Hometown Grant totaling $14,100. The award will fund a nature-themed mural installation at the corner of Dogwood and North Jefferson streets. The Monticello mural grant is part of T-Mobile's program to invest $25 million into small town revitalization projects over the next five years, with a quarterly cycle for their Hometown Grant awards. During Monticello's celebration event, afternoon sun angl