Congratulations to newly crowned Teen Miss Jefferson County Chloe Pitts and Miss Jefferson County Aubrey Raker. Full results of the Oct. 3 Miss Jefferson County Pageant will be published in the Oct….
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Trulieve fined $80,000; ordered to come up with irrigation plan
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Oct. 2, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) issued a 15-page consent order to Trulieve Capps Highway, LLC, relative to the several cited problems…
Two Monticello residents killed after crashing into fallen tree
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Updated at 1:59 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 4, at 7:10 a.m., two Monticello residents traveling on U.S. Highway 90 suffered fatal injuries when their vehicle crashed into…
Appellate court upholds Reams’ conviction
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Nearly two years after former Jefferson County Clerk of Court Kirk Reams filed a notice of appeal with the First District Court of Appeal (DCA) contesting his…
City approves final budget and millage rate (Slight property tax increase is part of package)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The budget and millage rate that city officials adopted by the Monticello City Council on Monday evening, Sept. 28, will slightly raise property taxes effective Oct. 1,…
The Miss Jefferson County Pageant is this weekend!
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. The inaugural Miss Jefferson County Pageant will take place this weekend, bringing contestants from across the county together to compete for the first-ever Jefferson County titles. The…
JCFR responds to house fire on Cherry Tree Road
Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) found themselves battling a house fire on Cherry Tree Road, in Monticello, on Friday, Sept. 18, at 4 p.m. Four units were…
Former Jefferson County HR director and deputy manager faces new charges
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Lindsey Renee Long, formerly the Jefferson County human resources director and deputy manager, has had new charges filed against her, stemming from the original investigation that led…
Former Monticello policeman pleads guilty to production of child pornography
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A former Monticello police officer is facing between 15 and 350 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to multiple child sex abuse charges, as…
The beef with beef, proclamations of beefy measures
Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. This year has been a volatile one, especially as it pertains to economic and fiduciary aspects of our lives. Part of this volatility is the ever-rising price…
Property owners can expect to pay a higher fire assessment (solid waste assessment remains the same)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Unless county commissioners change their minds prior to the Sept. 24 final hearing on the budget and millage rate for the coming fiscal year, which is highly…
Three local businesses make Best of Florida 2026
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Guide to Florida has announced its Best of Florida winners for 2026, and three of them call Monticello home. Congratulations to CowHaus Coffee Co., Jefferson Arts…
County sets tentative budget and millage rate for coming fiscal year (Final hearing is Sept. 24)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The average property owner in Jefferson County can expect a slight tax break in their taxes in the coming year, if commissioners stick to the numbers that…
Hourly wage set to increase by a dollar on Sept. 30
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In keeping with a constitutional amendment that Florida voters approved in 2020, the state’s minimum wage is set to increase to $15 hourly on Sept. 30. This…
School board approves budget near $24M
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At a brief final budget hearing on Monday, Sept. 14, the Jefferson County School Board voted unanimously to set the millage rate at 5.408 mills as well…
Commissioner Hall expanding his role nationally
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Commissioner Gene Hall continues to burnish his standing with the National Association of Counties (NACo), whose annual convention he recently attended in New Orleans. As a consequence…
Gov. DeSantis announces restrictions on non-essential TCA purchases
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced in a press release that Florida will implement restrictions regarding what types of purchases can be made using funds from the Temporary…
Warren Barker gets gold with paintball Team USA, makes pro debut
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. For the second year in a row, 16-year-old Monticello resident Warren Barker was a valuable player in a winning team at the United Paintball Federation World Championship…
Tri-County Electric Cooperative to resume broadband expansion
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) and Conexon are readying to begin installing more fiber-optic cable here come the spring with $3.5 million in county funding that is specifically…
Scam alert – spot the signs and stop the swindle
Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. As scamming becomes more and more prevalent in our everyday lives, the method of trickery becomes more sophisticated every day. There has been a new scam warning…