The War on Truth Spreads There are those who continually downplay the effectiveness of President Donald Trump. But despite their frowns, the economy keeps rolling along. One remembers Larry Summers, the nationally…
Year: 2019
Jan 12: Monticello Homestead Exchange
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Homestead Exchange will be held this Saturday, January 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tractor Supply on South Jefferson Street. Vendors will have…
Bring them home: find your four-legged friend at weekend adoption fair
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Each year in the United States, approximately 6.5 million animals enter animal shelters around the nation. Frequently, animals are turned over to shelters due to the animal…
Crime Beat
Antonio Wyche, 28, of Monticello, FL; arrested Monday, Dec. 24; charged with violation of probation (VOP) – sale of cocaine, heroin with 1,000 feet of a school. No bond amount or released…
Transitions offers free support to people with a life-limiting illness and their caregivers
Story Submitted When Mary Still’s husband, Albert, started showing signs of dementia, she knew she could no longer leave him at home alone. Albert has health problems including congestive heart failure and…
Dicamba use changes in row crops
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the registration of dicamba for over-the-top use of weed control in transgenic cotton and soybean now through 2020. Dicamba products approved for use on…
Updated statewide abundance estimate for the Florida manatee
Story Submitted The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) accomplished an important conservation goal by publishing the results from the second statewide population estimate of the Florida manatee. Results from the…
Tim Sanders honored
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tim Sanders, who served as clerk of court here for nearly a year during Clerk of Court Kirk Reams’ absence, received due recognition last week for his…
Catch of the Day: submerged vehicle fished from Lake Miccosukee
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A fisherman at the Lake Miccosukee boat landing found a little more than just fish, turtles and birds when he visited the boat landing last week. On…
A-Building
20 years and still on-going. Me wonders when you ‘Comissioners’ will have enough. What right do you have to keep on spending Taxpayer $$ on the Jefferson County ‘White elephant’? At what…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
To build or not to build (the wall) A lot of people want a wall built on the U.S. /Mexican border. A lot of people seemingly don’t want to build a wall….
Over $300 raised for Refuge House
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. During the month of December, a little booth at downtown Monticello’s Two Sisters…New Beginnings ventured to raise funds for the Jefferson County Refuge House. Oona Fessenden, a…
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office: bringing holiday spirit and sharing the JOY
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Several individuals within Jefferson County contributed in making 2018’s Christmas a special time for children and families within the county. Leading the effort was the Jefferson Outreach…
Victorian Christmas Tea raises funds for the Jefferson County Historical Association
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. On December 16, the Jefferson County Historical Association (JCHA) sponsored a Victorian Christmas Tea, hosted by board member Terry Merritt at her historic home, the Pasco house….
Rogers signs softball scholarship
Savannah Reams, ECB Publishing, Inc. Madison local, Ashlyn Rogers, has signed to play softball for the Santa Fe Saints, in Gainesville, FL. A lifelong resident of Madison, Rogers is the daughter of…
From the Pulpit…
Successful Ministry Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. I share this story as it was shared with me. My heart goes out to this guy. As they say, “but for the…
A-Building’s cost continues climbing
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Based on the advice of Clerk of Court Kirk Reams, the Jefferson County Commission is considering giving an architectural firm the goahead to draw up the final…
‘Log trucks are messing up our roads’
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are once again trying to thread the needle in terms of placating logging interests and the need to maintain the county’s dirt roads. Commissioner Stephen…
Bike trail proposed From Hwy 90 to Georgia Line
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Commission Chairwoman Betsy Barfield is extremely excited about what she views as a rare and unique opportunity for the community. Barfield, a biking enthusiast, told…
Christian Concepts
Suicide, Heaven and Hell On December the fourth of last year Maison Hullibarger took his own life. He was 18. At his funeral the priest said suicide is a sin from which…
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