Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. The best senior high school football players in north Florida and south Georgia are set to face each other in the annual War of the Border -…
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If the government won’t follow the law, what example does this set?
I recall many years ago in a civics class learning how the three branches of government were akin to a three-legged stool. Checks and balances. Legislatures pass laws, the executive branch enforces…
2021 – hit refresh New Year – new you!
2021 – is here! It is time to press refresh – it is time to become the newest, most updated version of who you are! If you don’t have a dream –…
Diana Gale Dickert James
Diana (Dina) James, age 52, passed away peacefully at her home in Monticello on Jan. 4, 2021. Born August 19, 1968, Dina was the daughter of John and Gale Dickert. She grew…
Charles Richard “Dick” Revell
Charles Richard “Dick” Revell, 87, of Monticello, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 in Fernandina Beach, Fla. Dick was the youngest of seven siblings who predeceased him, three sisters and three…
Sexual abuse: know the facts
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. By the time you finish reading this article, at least two Americans will have been sexually assaulted; every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Every nine…
Sky lanterns: dangerous and illegal
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. Sky lanterns can be seen floating around the sky for various reasons – to remember a loved one, celebrate a holiday or even to celebrate a wedding….
Tiger Beat
Somerset VPK prepares students for success in kindergarten and beyond Story Submitted Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, education researchers and policymakers worldwide have been concerned about learning losses and…
Three Warriors named All-Big Bend players
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. Each year, the best football players in the Big Bend area are selected to be part of the All-Big Bend teams. Normally, there are four different teams…
Pastor Spotlight – Daryl Adams
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. It is uncommon for a pastor to be at a church for more than two years. Pastor Daryl Adams has far exceeded that statistic and has been…
COVID vaccines are here
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County (FDOH-Jefferson) now has the Moderna vaccine and has begun vaccinating frontline healthcare workers and individuals ages 65 and older….
Stimulus checks are a-coming
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Millions of Americans can expect to receive a $600 stimulus check as early as next week, and some may have already received them, according to Treasury Secretary…
The Green Thing
In the line at the store, the cashier told an older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized to…
Making the grade with ESE
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Marion Michael Morrison was born on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. As a youth, his family moved to California and, eventually, Marion broke into motion pictures….
The Early Spanish Explorers Hernando De Soto
George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute The first written history of the Aucilla River area is that based on expeditions of the early Spanish explorers, Panfilo de…
Creeping Indigo
The term “creeping” has many negative implications. It generally conveys sneaky behavior with potentially malevolent intent. Fairytales, from the Brothers Grimm to J.R.R. Tolkien have characters which fit the following description: to…
Commisioners say “no” to toll road
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission has now adopted a resolution expressing opposition to the Suncoast Connector toll road and requesting that the state not build any portion of…
Jefferson County distributes last of CARES-Act money
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County befittingly distributed the last batch of its CARES-Act funding to a group of local businesses and nonprofits/not-for-profits just before the Christmas holidays. The final distribution…
Global Warming
I’ve noticed that since the election, the Democrats have begun talk about global warming, part of the Green New Deal. I looked over the foundational arguments for global warming being a fact. They…
Emeralds Gem Box: Happy New Year!
2021 is here! Hallelujah! I don’t think there has ever been another year in history that everyone in the entire world has wanted to see gone more than the year 2020! Usually,…
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