Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. The church member spotlight this week falls on Chris and Molly Williams. Molly is a lifelong Jefferson County resident, while her husband, Chris, is originally from California…
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Drive-In with Wacissa Youth First
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Wacissa Youth First is hosting a drive-in movie night on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 12837 Gamble Rd, Monticello. The purpose of…
Thanking Olivia Flowers for fifty years of service
Story Submitted Fifty years ago, Olivia Flowers and a small group at Christ Episcopal Church began a ministry to people in Jefferson County in need of food. When they heard of a…
CenturyLink chosen to design broadband system
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. After evaluating the sole bid from CenturyLink/Lumen Technologies for the expansion of broadband, the ad-hoc committee appointed by the Jefferson County Commission to vet the vendor returned…
Changing of the guard for Jefferson County Schools
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. While the presidential contest is still officially undecided (no state has actually certified their results, and counting goes on), the Jefferson County School District will inaugurate Superintendent-elect…
America’s true epidemic
Too many Americans can no longer use any level of critical thinking. Simply defined, critical thinking involves the skill of considering the consequences of doing or not doing something before taking action….
Not over yet
I did not intend to write another letter as I have been a hog with sending them in before the election. However, on Wednesday morning, my daughter called me nearly in tears…
Cub Scouts pack 803 happenings
Story Submitted In the last month, Monticello’s Pack 803 has done a lot of exciting events. Last month Cubs, leaders and parents went on a hike through the Monticello Eco Park, off…
The Rise and Fall of William B. Nuttall A seven-part series – Part 7 of 7
Part VII The story of Mary Wallace Nuttall, sole descendent of her father, William, will bring this lengthy saga to an end. As a five year old child, she felt threatened by…
“Work Friends”
Erin Greene is in her third year teaching Kindergarten at Jefferson Somerset “It’s amazing how ‘work friends’ can turn into people you genuinely can’t get through life without.” I am a Kindergarten…
Aucilla Christian Academy announces new boys basketball coach
Story Submitted On Friday, October 30, Aucilla Christian Academy announced the hiring of Larry Powell as its varsity boys’ basketball coach for the 2020-21 season. Coach Powell is from Tallahassee and played…
Aucilla Christian Academy introduces new athletic director
Story Submitted Principal Richard Finlayson announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4, that Willy Gamalero has been hired as the new athletic director for Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA). Gamalero has many years of experience…
Brittany Hobbs Bishop healthcare hero for our children
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Brittany Hobbs Bishop is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (APRN-C) at Little Pine Pediatrics in Monticello, where she has been taking care of Jefferson County children since…
Peanut 101
Peanuts, also known as groundnuts, earthnuts or goobers have a long history of cultivation. Unlike other nuts, peanuts are grown underground and not on a tree (hence the nickname groundnut or…
Eta may spare us
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tropical Storm Eta continued to meander in the eastern Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Cuba on Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, according to the latest…
County, school district officials get pay increases
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Given that state law requires salary increases for county and school district officials become effective each October 1 and July 1, respectively, and that the Florida Legislature’s…
Remember to Honor and Celebrate all Veterans on November 11
Veterans Day is a day when, together, we pause to reflect on American Veterans—the country’s brave men and women who have served and sacrificed while wearing the uniforms of the nation, those…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Florida signed a death warrant for small businesses A death warrant for small businesses was signed with the approval of Florida Amendment 2 on last week’s ballot. Amendment 2 (Raising Florida’s Minimum…
The violence at home signal for help
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the outbreak of COVID-19, everyone had to stay cooped up at home with their families. Even now, with no stay at home orders and things opening…
Billie Louise McClellan
Billie Louise McClellan passed away peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 31, 2020, at the age of 90. She moved to Florida in 1968 with her four children and made Florida her…
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