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Jason Futch  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Today, the Brush Away Car Wash at the corner of Millinor Street and State Road 53, in Madison, is covered in weeds, a shell of itself compared…

Lazaro Aleman  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Students may no longer be required to pass algebra or English exams to graduate from high school if a bill recently approved by the Florida Senate is…

Lazaro Aleman  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Urged by a citizen, county officials recently sent a message to the Florida Legislature expressing their opposition to three bills that they believe stand to impact agriculture…

Laura Young  ECB Publishing, Inc. Navares Dawontae Boyd of Brandon, Fla., born April 15, 1996, was charged in Jefferson County with Possession of Controlled Substance (filed Jan. 25, 2024). On March 10,…

Lazaro Aleman  ECB Publishing, Inc.  The signs of local population growth are everywhere evident in building permits reports, increased traffic around the town and other indicators. Now comes more evidence in the…

Laura Young  ECB Publishing, Inc.  On Saturday, April 26, at approximately 10:45 p.m., a two-car crash on I-10 near Hwy. 59 in Jefferson County resulted in a 32-year-old Monticello man being seriously…

Laura Young  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Support from the community continues to flow toward the Handley family of Monticello, following Hunter Handley’s cancer diagnosis in January of this year. One effort is the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  The Jefferson County Commission’s denial of an application by a California-based company to build a major truck stop at the intersection of U.S 19 and Nash Road…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  Recent events have left us adjusting to plenty of changes here at your friendly neighborhood newspaper office, and like the saying goes, when it rains, it pours….

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  For those who enjoy gazing skyward, hopefully April proved to be an exciting month, with the emergence of several conjunctions between our planetary neighbors, the appearance of…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  Early forecasts are out for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season, which officially begins June 1, and indications are that it will be another above-average in activity, if…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  According to the latest annual audit report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, the county did financially well for the period, but it is still not completely out…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  A joint resolution of the Florida House and Senate that is making its way through the legislative committee process would establish an amendment creating certain new exemptions…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  The Jefferson County Commission recently issued a proclamation recognizing the Rev. Eddie L. Yon, founder and senior pastor of the Restored Glory Christian Center, whose stated mission…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  On Thursday evening on April 17, at around 4:45 p.m., Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) responded to a 911 call about a home that was reportedly fully…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  After much consideration, the Monticello City Council recently agreed to allow the placement of small transmitting devices atop the city’s water tanks for the creation of a…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc.  The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that eligible small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters in Florida have until Sunday, April 27, to apply…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc.  The third time was the charm for the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors varsity baseball team when they faced the Madison County High School Cowboys for the…

JESUS CHRIST Jesus Christ, 33, of Nazareth, briefly passed away Friday on Mount Calvary, also known as Golgotha, the place of the skull. Betrayed by the apostle Judas, Jesus was crucified by…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Roberto Luis Rodrigues, age 34, was arrested on Friday, April 11, 2025, in connection with the 2024 death of Lance Nealy, Sr. in Monticello, Fla.  The investigation…