Written and submitted by Rev. Gene Hall Then Deborah said to Barak, “Go! This is the day the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone ahead of…
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County gives Somerset $10,000 for Jumbotron
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission recently helped sweeten the pot for the purchase of a Jumbotron that Somerset wants to purchase and install at the old football field…
– with State grant money – Marketing Lloyd Interchange land for possible development
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently accepted a grant from Enterprise Florida that the City of Monticello had earlier turned down. Diane Scholz, with the North Florida Economic Development Partnership…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
We want to tell your stories Here at ECB Publishing, Inc. (The Monticello News and the Jefferson County Journal) we take pride in our work. We work hard to bring the citizens…
YOU’RE INVITED! Annual Open House at Historical Lloyd Depot!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The Gulf Wind Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society is hosting their Annual Open House event at the Historical Lloyd Depot on Saturday, July 3, from…
Pastor Spotlight Dr. Glenn Canup
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello News and our church base community want to recognize and welcome Elizabeth Baptist Church’s new preacher, Glenn Canup. He believes that God may be calling him…
Jefferson Somerset Senior Class of 2021 are awarded over $15,000 in Academic Scholarships
Submitted by Nancy Whitty Jefferson K-12: a Somerset School is so appreciative to our community partners in Jefferson and Leon County for supporting the Jefferson Somerset Senior Class of 2021 with monetary…
Old Gym Needs Attention
While the powers-that-be have been dithering about what to do about the old gym on Water Street, in terms of whether to seek a grant to repair the building, nature has taken…
Will Somerset stay or will they go?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With Somerset’s contract with the Jefferson County School District set to expire in July 2022, the school board is growing anxious to begin preparing for the transition,…
Gone but not forgotten
Sixty years ago, on Sunday afternoon, May 28, 1961 and Thursday evening, June 1, 1961 the Howard Academy High School graduating class held the twenty-third Baccalaureate Services and Commencement Exercise, respectively, in…
The private road improvement program solution
At the June 17 County Commission meeting, as often happens the room was packed over a road issue. In this case, it was residents of the Aucilla Shores area, who wished to…
Addie Richardson Johnson
Addie Richardson Johnson, 86, of Monticello went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. A Monticello native, Addie, the widow of Louis Johnson, had lived in Hartford, Conn. for…
Elizabeth “Liz” Mays Alexander Jones
Elizabeth “Liz” Mays Alexander Jones was born February 20, 1951 to the late Bernice Washington Mays and Johnny Mays in Monticello, Florida and grew to maturity in the Mays Community. Liz received…
Elizabeth Mavin Cobb
Elizabeth Mavin Cobb, 76, of Monticello, passed into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Liz was a 1964 graduate of Howard Academy High School. Shewas a longtime caregiver…
CRIME BEAT
Stacy McCormick, 50, arrested on Friday, May 14. Charged with driving while license suspended, a habitual offender. No bond amount listed. Released on June 7. Racheal M. Manka, 38, arrested on Friday,…
Need a job? Now HIRING!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. After the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many local businesses shut down, furloughing staff members and sending hundreds home without steady work. The community anxiously awaited a…
Rural sheriffs hold meeting with Governor DeSantis
Sydney Holder ECB Publishing Inc. The fifteen rural sheriffs met with Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday, May 27. Over rising concern regarding the methamphetamine epidemic, a coalition of rural sheriffs from surrounding…
Fires, fire trucks, and pyrotechnics: A comedy of errors
Submitted by Rebekah Sheats For a town of its size, young Monticello had invested in few public safety resources to meet an emergency. When a fire roared through the downtown district in…
Celebrate Pollinators!
Did you know that each year the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) designates a week to recognize and celebrate pollinators?! This week is known as National Pollinator Week and takes…
School Board will seek grant to repair gym
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board voted last week to allow School Superintendent Eydie Tricquet to submit a preliminary application to NextEra for a possible grant to repair…
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