Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At 10:29 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) responded to a house fire on Mallard Lane after a neighbor reported seeing flames coming…
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Remembering Ted Turner and his deep ties to Jefferson County through Avalon Plantation
Fabrizio Gowdy Contributor When media mogul and billionaire philanthropist Ted Turner passed away last week, many Americans might have been surprised to learn he died on a former cotton plantation in an…
County finally gets FEMA reimbursements
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Some two years after the fact, Jefferson County has finally been compensated by the federal government for expenses it incurred in cleanup operations in the wake of…
New county impact fees off the table for now
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County will not be imposing new impact fees anytime soon. County commissioners learned recently that the impact fee study that is required for the imposition of…
Friday fires destroy two homes
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday afternoon, May 8, Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) was responding to a house fire on Doke Road when another call came in requiring a response…
County contributes $30,000 to 250th Celebration
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County has now formally ponied up a portion of the expenses for the activities that are planned locally to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United…
Trulieve faces the music
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A packed audience attended Trulieve’s recent presentation to the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, not counting the many who participated in the meeting online. Trulieve’s presentation…
The May/June Front Porch has arrived!
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of the May/June 2026 edition of The Front Porch magazine. The new issue has been mailed, and…
County officials hear legislative update
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Officials here recently got an update from the Jefferson County’s consultant lobbyist on the latest doings of the Florida Legislature, in terms of measures that stand to…
County offers two areas for designation as opportunity zones
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County could have one or two of its low-income census tracts be designated as opportunity zones, a program designed to foster economic development and job creation…
Scam alert! Don’t trust texts from the “Jefferson County Courthouse”
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Clerk of Courts has announced that a scam targeting local residents has been going around lately. If you receive a text message that seems…
County joins network to help fight opioid addiction
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County is now a participant in the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Program through the NW Florida Health Network, making it eligible for some $3.675 million in…
Tourists, animals, veterans and small grants on commissioners’ budgetary plate
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners dealt with more budget issues at a workshop on Thursday evening, April 16, prior to the start of its regular…
Car crashes into Monticello’s DG Market
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Police Department (MPD) reports that on Saturday, May 2, at approximately 2:46 p.m., officers responded to 801 S. Jefferson St. (the DG Market) in reference…
Commission to retain split meeting schedule
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission will continue to split its meetings between daytime and evening hours, as is the practice. The commission currently meets twice monthly in regular…
Get free disaster supplies on May 9
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Towering stacks of blue buckets have arrived at the Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and CERT volunteers have been helping EOC Director Kristy Anderson to fill…
Pit Stop #30 sells $1M winning lottery ticket
Originally Posted April 30, 2026 Updated May 4, 2026 Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The odds of winning a million dollars playing the Florida Lottery’s “500X the Cash” scratch-off game are 1…
Tennessee creates domestic violence offender registry – will Florida?
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Tennessee’s Savanna’s Law took effect in 2026. This new law established the state’s Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry, a searchable public registry by the Tennessee Bureau of…
Marianne Morris Miller celebrates 100th birthday
Story Submitted A joyful and deeply meaningful celebration on April 5 marked the 100th birthday of a life-long Monticello resident, Marianne Morris Miller, as family, friends and church members gathered to honor…
Missy’s Law and HB 1159 have been signed into state law
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. On March 31, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Missy’s Law (HB 445) and HB 1159 into Florida Law, making them set to go into effect on July 1….