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Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County was struck this Saturday, Aug. 22, with Jefferson County Fire Rescue responding to two fire incidents within 50 minutes. Thanks to Jefferson County Fire Rescue’s…

ECB Publishing, Inc. Applications are now available for the inaugural Miss Jefferson County Pageant, and excitement is already building for the debut event in 2026. The Miss Jefferson County Pageants will be…

Autumn Raulerson Hailey Heseltine, Contributor ECB Publishing, Inc. Step outside this Thursday night and look up at the night sky to see two awe-inspiring celestial events at the same time. The Full…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council approved a five-year contract with new City Manager Marcus M. Collins at a special meeting on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, if with reservations…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Following a tragic accident earlier this summer, a young Monticello girl is facing a long recovery at University of Florida Health Shand’s Hospital (Shand’s). Tala and her…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s the small things that sometimes make big differences. If you’ve visited Jefferson County’s website in search of information lately, you may have noticed that it is…

In the August 12, 2026 issue of the Monticello News, an article was published with the headline “VFW Post 251 and Ladies Auxiliary celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary”. The VFW Auxiliary was…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  The Tuesday, Aug. 18 primary election resulted in at least one statewide upset. Locally, however, the contests were fairly straightforward, with one incumbent securing a second term…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. When voters go to the polls in November, they will encounter a rewritten ballot summary for the proposed property tax amendment that is more keeping with state…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce recently announced their upcoming annual dinner at the Monticello Opera House (MOH). Following the theme of “Vive Monticello,” the event will…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The 2026 season of the Jefferson County K-12 Community Partnership School’s (JCS) high school Tigers football team has been canceled due to low participation. The middle school…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Following the crash of a pickup truck into a tree on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 13, the vehicle’s driver was pronounced deceased on the scene. According…

What would Jefferson County be like without local news? Local newspapers serve a critical role in communities, providing trustworthy information, serving as government watchdogs, holding officials accountable and reporting on the local…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Weather forecasters are cautioning Floridians not to be lulled into complacency by the apparent slow start of the 2026 Atlantic season, noting that its most active phase…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Opponents of the proposed Florida constitutional amendment to lower property taxes by increasing the homestead exemption were recently handed a victory by a circuit court judge who…

Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. Dr. George W. Pittman Sr. marked 100 years on Aug. 1, receiving a celebration in his honor at Kilpatrick Civic Auditorium on Water St. for his age…

Florida’s 2nd Congressional District I am running for Congress in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, and I am a six-generation Floridian from right here in the Big Bend/Taylor County area. I am not…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local officials have now approved the 2026 Jefferson County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan (LMS), a 108-page document that sets the framework for how local emergency operations will…