What are you looking for, Ms. Washington? Recently, a school board member complained of people stirring up ‘animosity’ due to their interest in school district properties, in particular, the former elementary and…
Category: Editorials
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Never Forget Today, September 11, is a day Americans will never forget. Today, 18 years ago, America endured the worst terror attack in its history. Today, 18 years ago, America came together….
Reporter’s Corner:
Five truths about being a reporter 1 – The news never ends. I likely don’t have to tell our readers that – they see that despite Jefferson County’s population count of around…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
What will you be remembered for? Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a…
Reporter’s Corner: The arrival of hurricanes
Hurricane Michael is not even a year behind us, and Florida is once more bracing for the impact of another storm. In October of last year, Hurricane Michael struck the Florida Panhandle…
The importance of hobbies
As a child, did you have a hobby or interest that you wanted to pursue – something that you wanted to learn or experience, but an adult in your life convinced you…
The newspaper business – My life – 55 years and counting
August 5, 1964 was the first edition of the Madison County Carrier. My parents (at the young age of 25) founded and started this newspaper with no newspaper experience at all; but…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Twelve Years Later … July 1, 2007, I found myself as the new owner of the Monticello News. It was something that I had wanted for a long time. For years I…
Deb’s Notes
Happy Birthday today to Anita Ashworth and Nikki Shepard! Happy anniversary today to Peggy and Terry Day and Linda and Dennis Wolfe, Sr. and Sandra and Guy Hood! The Howard Academy High…
Debs Notes
Happy Birthday today, to Mallory Plaines and George Cooper! The Monticello Opera House presents A Chorus Line, the seventh longest running Broadway Show of all time, on stage from June 21-30. Look…
Reporter’s Corner:
When people come together for a festival Last weekend, Monticello’s downtown streets were packed with vendors, visitors and locals as the 69th Annual Watermelon Festival took place in full swing. There were…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
What if you woke up today, with only the things you thanked God for yesterday? Too many times, I feel, we are caught up in what we don’t have in life, and…
Reporter’s Corner:
To my father, from his daughter After only a few months after his 20th birthday, my dad became – well, a dad. He was a skinny kid, a firefighter and would soon…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Matthew 5:21-22 Our preacher, Sunday morning, put the Bible verse up of Matthew 5:21-22, during Sunday morning worship. 21 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou…
Deb’s Notes
Drop a note to: debbiesnapp@embarqmail.com Happy Birthday today to Ramsey Revell-Wheeler and Billie McClellan! Happy Anniversary today to Jill and Brad Richardson! Did you remember that yesterday, June 6 was D-Day, a…
Reporter’s Corner:
Where’d the coffee go? I start each morning off with my cup of coffee. While I’m getting ready for work, I place the tea/coffee kettle on the burner and let it almost…
Seven months later… Florida is still surviving
Last weekend, I made a trip over to Marianna, Fla. For a vast portion of my growing-up years, I lived with my parents in the Marianna, Blountstown and Altha trio of towns;…
Reporter’s Corner:
Just outside your comfort zone When was the last time you tried something new? Not just a new dish at your favorite restaurant or a new radio station on the drive to…
Reporter’s Corner:
Five reasons to adopt a shelter pet On Tuesday, April 30, pet owners in America celebrated National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day, and while I am a few days past the mark,…
Reporter’s Corner:
For such a time as this “…And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14). The Biblical account of Esther is…
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