Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Recently the Monticello Police Department (MPD) was able to purchase two new police SUVs. Police Chief Fred Mosley applied for and acquired a grant from the state…
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Emerald’s Gem Box…Who cares about public notices? You should!
Each year, there are a select few politicians that try to change the way public notices are handled, throughout the state of Florida. As it now stands, by law, every municipality is…
Ella Jo Bilinski Bebeau
Ella Jo Bilinski Bebeau passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at her home in Decatur, Ga. She was preceded in death by her parents Leo and Blanche Bilinski of Monticello, Fla.,…
Altrusa District 3 Governor visits local Altrusa Club
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Altrusa Club here in Monticello held their second meeting of the month on Thursday, Feb. 25. Every month, the Altrusa club holds a business meeting on…
Samson, Deliliah and a lack of awareness
The story of Samson and Delilah is a Christian classic, a story of the dangers of walking by sight and the possibility of unreached potential. Samson was born to be a hero…
Wacissa Youth First to host drive-in movie night
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Wacissa Youth First, in partnership with the Wacissa Volunteer Fire Department, will be holding a drive-in movie night! The event will take place on Saturday, March 20,…
On the move
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Homeschool Association, Inc. (JCHAI) has had a lot going on recently, when it comes to where they’re going to be stationed. The activity began…
2021 Watermelon Festival is a go
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Watermelon Festival is on for 2021! With COVID-19 shutting down tons of events last year, many were wondering whether we’d be having the annual Watermelon Festival this…
George Smyrnios named FHP Investigator of the year
Nikki Thompson ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Investigator George Smyrnios, formerly of Aucilla, Fla. and graduate of Aucilla Christian Academy, has been awarded the highest accolade an Investigator can achieve…
Jefferson Arts features Anne Hempel for their March show
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Arts Gallery will be opening their March show for viewing this Saturday, March 6. The show is entitled “Native Wild,” and features paintings by the…
Mary Jones Walker Connell
Mary Jones Walker Connell, 91, passed away at her home in Waukeenah, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 4, 2021, from 6 p.m. to 8…
Pam Beck gives COVID-19 updates at a weekly Kiwanis meeting
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Kiwanis Club met on Wednesday, Feb. 17, for their weekly meeting, inviting guest speaker Pam Beck to talk to them about what’s been going on at…
Florida Historical Society to Release Red Hills Book
Story submitted by North Florida College Rose Knox grew up listening to stories, and in her “own backyard” was a rich history of people, places and happenings. Her latest book, written in…
School Board votes down virtual school, again
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A proposed virtual school program that Somerset-Jefferson wants to implement, and that the Jefferson County School Board has twice voted down, may yet come back before the…
City faces growing garbage problems
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Garbage – and the problems associated with its illegal dumping and costly disposal – is more and more on city and county officials’ minds of late. The…
Rotary completes some charitable projects
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Rotary Club here in Monticello has been busy recently. On Feb. 13, the members picked up trash as part of the annual 4-H Adopt-A-Road Project, and…
Crime Beat
Barry Eugene Parker, 54, arrested on Friday, Feb. 19. Charged with violation of probation (VOP) on original charge of felony battery. No bond or release day information provided. Stephen James Monroe, 24,…
Pillow Pals: spreading love
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Sometimes it just takes a small act of kindness to brighten someone’s world, if even for a little while. That small act of kindness is what the…
What’s your opinion on our local broadband? Survey deadline March 1
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Office of Broadband within the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is currently conducting a survey on the availability and accessibility of broadband internet service. Broadband…
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