Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A new opportunity is available for Jefferson County youth ages 10-19 to be helpful in the community while gaining important, lifelong skills. The Florida Department of Health…
Oil spill money: Commission to move forward on how to spend it
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local officials have decided to go for broke when it comes to seeking some of the $12 million that is available to Jefferson County through the RESTORE…
Meet Your Neighbor: Lynn Talley
Crystal Goodwin ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Lynn Talley! Talley was born in Deltona, Fla., and has been a panhandle resident since 2000. She moved from Tallahassee to Monticello in 2023, where she…
A fun way to hide God’s Word in your heart
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist Do you have conflicting feelings about memorizing Bible verses? If you’re tempted to skip the rest of this post, I get it. We all know it’s important…
Laundry room renovations you’ll love
Metro Media Does it seem like your hamper is always full and the washing machine is running constantly? You may not be imagining it. Laundry Butler for You, a wash, dry and…
Blessed assurance 2026
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist It’s good to go back and reflect on memories and memorable times, but things change. We change. Nothing endures forever. Or does it? Stephen was one of…
Community clean-up yields 25 bags of trash
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday morning, March 7, an enthusiastic group of local residents participated in the Community Clean-up organized by the Jefferson County Democrats. During this community action project,…
Mt. Mariah Ministries to celebrate pastor’s 30-year anniversary
Story Submitted Mt. Mariah Ministries of Lamont is celebrating their Pastor Earnest Miller and First Lady Peggy Miller’s 30 years of dedicated and faithful service to their congregation and the Lamont-Anderson communities….
Drunken dive saves Titanic hero
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Normally, hearing that someone is drunk leads to negative conclusions or consequences. However, the 1912 sinking of the famed Titanic in the icy waters of the North…
Meet Your Reporter: Crystal Goodwin
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. Crystal Goodwin believes that every community has stories worth telling – the quiet ones, the joyful ones and the ones that help people understand each other a…
Jefferson K-12 hosts family night for community
Crystal Goodwin ECB Publishing, Inc. Families gathered on the Jefferson K-12 main campus on Feb. 26 for an evening that combined school updates, community resources and a message of encouragement for students…
Jefferson K-12 celebrates Black History Month with school-wide program
Crystal Goodwin ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County K-12 Community Partnership School (JCS) hosted a school-wide Black History Month program on Feb. 27 to showcase a series of performances celebrating the month….
March is National Kidney Month
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. When was the last time you thought about your kidney health? It’s probably not something most people think about on a day-to-day basis, but considering that about…
MONTIVILLA Residents Held for Ransom
Remember the old black and white movies where the bad guy is tying the Widow to the train tracks? That’s the kind of extortion currently occurring just outside the city limits in…
City seeks $12.8M grant for infrastructure improvements
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials recently gave the green light for a consultant firm to apply to the state for a $12.8 million grant to make needed improvements to the…
JCSO and Madison SWAT arrest four at “trap” house
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, March 6, at around 6 a.m., deputies of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) were joined by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team to…
Moth mishap makes computer history
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Since the day my first computer arrived in the late 90s, something has always bugged me. At first, it was the cranky dialup method of connecting to…
New city clerk sworn in
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The City of Monticello now has a new city clerk and treasurer. City Clerk/Treasurer Roosevelt Brooks was formally installed on Tuesday evening, March 3, following a brief…
Proposed city charter revisions now before elected officials
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The proposed revisions to the city charter are now in the hands of the Monticello City Council to do with as it sees fit, preparatory to submitting…
St. Patrick’s Day Block Party planned for March 14
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Several downtown businesses are hosting a block party for Saturday evening, March 14, with a St. Patrick’s Day theme. Beginning at 5 p.m. and lasting til 8…