Unfortunately a number of our elected officials did not take, or did not pay attention in, an eighth (8th) grade civic class. This county is a “democratic republic”, not a pure democracy….
Year: 2019
In reference to ‘One reason I left rural America’
I had a real problem with the writer trashing the place he had lived. In the Old West, if you shot a man in the back, you were a coward. The premise…
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…
The First Bank hosts Business After 5 social
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The First Bank, the new face of the former FMB Bank of Monticello, recently hosted the June Business After 5 gathering of Jefferson County professionals. Organized by…
Healthy Start Coalition finds a new home
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Healthy Start Coalition of Jefferson, Madison and Taylor Counties, Inc. has found a new home. They are now located in the old Greenville Primary School location,…
A family trait
Brock family celebrates lineage of four valedictorians Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Being presented with the honor of graduating as a valedictorian is one that many high school students attempt to achieve…
Sandra B. Miller
Sandra B. Miller, 79, of Monticello, Fla., reposed in the Lord, on June 26, 2019, in Fayetteville, N.C. Grave-side services will occur at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 5, at the Tallahassee…
Levi Waylon Singleton
Levi Waylon Singleton, 16, of Lamont, passed away in Tallahassee, Fla., on June 30, 2019. He is preceded in death by his dad, Jeffrey Waylon Singleton, of Lamont and both his grandmothers,…
May God Bless America
Change happens. This month I officially retired, and there is a new minister shepherding First United Methodist of Monticello. He is excited and full of energy and the Spirit of God. I…
Crime Beat: felony arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Katherine McKown – June 7 Katherine Renee McKown, 36, of Monticello, was arrested on Friday, June 7 on half of an outstanding Jefferson County warrant. According to…
Sharp increase in burglary rate in Jefferson County
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite Florida’s continuing declining crime rate, Jefferson was one of 13 counties in the state to see its crime rate increase in 2018, according to just-released figures…
No armed teachers at Jefferson Somerset
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In March of 2018, a little over a month after the tragic events of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Governor Rick Scott signed and approved…
It happened on the
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. July 4, 1054 – The brightest known supernova – SN 1054 – is reported by Chinese astrologers. The remnant of the supernova is now known as the…
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…
Protecting yourself from mosquitos
Mosquitoes are a pesky nuisance Floridians are all too familiar with, especially this time of year. They are not only a blood-sucking nuisance but they carry many diseases. Mosquito-borne diseases of public…
Two injured during Highway 90 wreck
A Tallahassee driver and a Monticello driver were both transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a wreck that took place on Highway 90 (Mahan Drive) on Wednesday, June 26. A little after…
Mrs. Gloria Willadene Faircloth (Dena) Hall
Mrs. Gloria Willadene Faircloth (Dena) Hall, 78, passed away on June 22, 2019. She was born in Jefferson County, Florida, to the late Ward and Bernice Faircloth. Dena attended Jefferson High School,…
Marion Paulette Alexander Taylor
Marion Paulette Alexander Taylor, 67, of Plainfield, N.J., passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, at New Bethel AME Church,…
Nathaniel “Nat” Gallon, Sr.
Nathaniel “Nat” Gallon, Sr., 85, passed at home on Friday, June 21, 2019. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at Bethel AME Church, Monticello, with burial in Tallahassee National Cemetery…
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