Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Underneath the bright, warm sun that graced the late-morning Monday, May 20 day, Jefferson County’s first responders and law enforcement officers, Jefferson Somerset JROTC cadets and a…
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Over $325K in scholarships offered to Aucilla graduates
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, May 17, the graduating seniors of Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) gathered at their school for a public scholarship presentation ceremony. Before the night had ended,…
2019 Royalty Crowned in Watermelon Pageant
Eight children crowned as new royalty in the Baby to Junior Miss Watermelon Pageant Emerald G. Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Miss Watermelon Queen, Teen Miss Watermelon Queen and Baby…
Marijuana facility one step closer
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The medical marijuana growing facility that is proposed for placement near the community of Waukeenah received a boost last week, with the Jefferson County Planning Commission voting…
NextEra announces open house
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. NextEra, the company behind the high-voltage transmission line that is slated to cross Jefferson and Leon counties, will hold an open house on the controversial project next…
Higher and Brighter: Chavis, Cooper sign with Army
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, May 2, Jefferson Somerset held its second annual military signing day, which is an opportunity for the school to recognize the students who are pledging…
Seven months later… Florida is still surviving
Last weekend, I made a trip over to Marianna, Fla. For a vast portion of my growing-up years, I lived with my parents in the Marianna, Blountstown and Altha trio of towns;…
99 bicyclists participated in Bike Fest
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The fifth annual Monticello Bike Fest is in the books according to Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Katrina Richardson. There were 99 cyclists registered…
Mya Trammell: Jefferson County’s performer
Jefferson student sings national anthem at Tallahassee Community College graduation ceremony Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Mya Trammell, an 18-year-old Jefferson Somerset student, recently got the opportunity of a lifetime when she…
Field Ecology Day gives hands-on learning to nature, wildlife and biology
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16, third grade and fifth grade students from around Jefferson County gathered out at the UF/IFAS Jefferson County Extension and…
Memorial Day Breakfast feeds 90+ veterans and friends
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. American Legion Post 49, Sons of the American Legion and Auxiliary Unit 49 served a breakfast for area veterans on Memorial Day Monday, May 27 at the…
Will your bill be higher?
Duke Energy and Tri-County Electric say no to raising electric rates after Hurricane Michael Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Several hundred Florida Panhandle residents will once more be feeling the impact of…
Watermelon pageants this Saturday
Emerald G. Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County’s children and sophisticated young ladies will take the stage this Saturday, June 1, for a chance to become part of Jefferson County’s next “royal…
Student loan debt paid in full
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Johnnie L. Morris, III, graduated from Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga., earlier this month, with 400+ other excited and hard working students. He completed four years, walking across…
White privilege – is it real?
One of the latest attacks on Western Civilization is the odious cry of “White privilege” in many of our tax-payer subsidized, White-people-founded universities, universities that openly discriminate against White people through Affirmative…
Jefferson County homeschoolers plant flower garden at rec park
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It started with a young girl’s hope of making the Monticello Recreational Park just a little more beautiful. Since she is a homeschool student, Gretchen Brown and…
Local children receive free bikes and helmets
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, April 27, several local cycling enthusiasts, community partners and bicycle shops turned out at the Jefferson Somerset campus. Multiple rows of bikes, shiny and ready…
Summer School for Jefferson’s Tigers
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Looking for a way for your Jefferson Tiger to make up missing points in their grade, learn more about science, technology, engineering, arts or math (STEAM) or…
4-H Sweetfield Working Soldiers thank community for donations
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Rev. Kassalando M. Brooks, pastor of Sweetfield Missionary Baptist Church, and the Jefferson County 4-H Working Soldiers Sweetfield Youth, thank all of the people and organizations in…
Cherry Street set for upgrade
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials have set their sights on improving the section of Cherry Street between Dogwood and Pearl streets. The idea, as discussed at a recent Monticello City…
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