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Heather Ainsley  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Do you look like your dad? When it comes to genetics, sometimes a loving son or daughter may get Dear Father’s sense of humor and great fishing…

Steve Wilson  The Center Square Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill on Monday, May 19, that would prevent boaters from being subjected to constant inspections by state and local…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill into law that makes it harder for citizens to initiate petitions to amend the state constitution. House Bill 1205, which…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  County officials are looking ahead to grants that they may seek in order to fund some local projects, understanding that  given the current situation in Washington D.C.,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  County commissioners recently gave preliminary approval to the latest revised version of the county’s comprehensive plan, a document that requires updating every seven years and that is…

Heather Ainsley  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Work on an expansive mural painting has officially begun, leaving some Monticello residents seemingly confused and upset. The walls of the Vintage Treasures antique shop that once…

Heather Ainsley  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Since the end of April, residents that live in the area surrounding Nash and Cook Rd. in Lamont, Fla. have been on high alert regarding the presence…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  County officials are once again wrestling with what to do about the A-Building restoration, which has already absorbed nearly $4 million in costs, with at least one…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc.  Next week marks the anniversary of Florida Emancipation Day. On May 20, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read in Tallahassee, declaring enslaved people in the state to…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc.  During the summer months, anywhere from three to five lucky winners will earn free Wild Adventure tickets, as part of a promotion the park runs regularly with…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  Kurt Mackiewicz is now officially Monticello city manager, per the employment agreement the council approved recently. The agreement, which the city council okayed on Tuesday, May 6,…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc.  Memorial Day is Monday, May 26, and the entire community is invited to join together to remember and honor those who died while serving in the United…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  County officials recently approved two ordinances, one addressing public camping, and the second amending the floodplain ordinance and map, each in keeping with a state or federal…

Laura Young  ECB Publishing, Inc.  The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reports that on Tuesday, May 6, Troopers stopped a vehicle on U.S. 19 South near I-10 in Lamont, Fla., which had been…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  County officials recently voted to approve an ordinance extending the imposition of four cents of the six-cent local option fuel tax through Dec. 31, 2036. Budget Officer…

Photo Courtesy The Jefferson County Tigers 4 x 100 Meter Relay team competed at the 2025 FHSAA Class 1A State Track and Field Championship on May 10 in Jacksonville, Fla. They came…

Laura Young  ECB Publishing, Inc.  George Pittman Sr. has been selected to serve as the grand marshal of the 2025 Watermelon Festival Parade. This honor is presented to a resident of Jefferson…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  Florida may soon become the second state to ban fluoride in the drinking water, joining Utah, whose ban was set to take effect May 7. On Tuesday,…

Laura Young  ECB Publishing, Inc.  A four-vehicle crash in Perry, Fla., at approximately 2 a.m. on May 7 left a Greenville man and a Perry man seriously injured, while two others sustained…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  A plea hearing has been scheduled later this month in the case of the man charged with causing the death of Commissioner Stephen Walker in 2023. Taylor…