Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. For the past four years, Gene Henry (G.H.) Liford has been training harder than he ever has in his life — and his work has paid off….
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City Council takes up issue of generators for food trucks
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A citizen’s question about a code-violation complaint against a food truck operator for utilizing a fuel generator to power a mobile restaurant unit may lead to a…
Is Amendment 3 already impacting city decisions?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Concerns about current budgetary constraints and how proposed increased property tax exemptions may affect local governments’ revenues if voters approve Amendment 3 in November are already causing…
School bus with 37 children on board crashes at “Dead Man’s Curve” near Wacissa
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. At approximately 2:49 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, a field trip turned into a terrifying incident as a Thomas County school bus carrying 37 children left the…
County officials finalize multimillion wish list for oil-spill money
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In follow-up to a recent decision, local officials have now formally revised the projects that they want to see accomplished with $12.6 million in RESTORE Act funding…
Jefferson County awarded $ 2.5M grant for industrial park improvements
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Mere months after applying for a $2 million grant from FloridaCommerce, Jefferson County was awarded $2.5 million in funding via the Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) to install…
Sheriff’s deputy assigned to animal control (Planned expansion of facility given green light)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The county’s animal control operation continues to see improvements, the latest being the addition of an animal cruelty investigator and the approval of a planned expansion and…
SCAM ALERT: Think twice before you give out your info to a “deputy”
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) warns the public of recent persistent scammer activity in our area. If someone contacts you and identifies themselves as a deputy…
Three years of lower millage rates — and a county moving forward
Paid for and approved by Austin Hosford, Republican, for Jefferson County Commissioner, District 4. I have talked a lot about fiscal responsibility during the past four years as Jefferson County’s Commissioner for…
Year of events planned to celebrate county’s 200th birthday (new logo and coin unveiled)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Citizens and officials alike recently got to see the unveiling of a proposed bicentennial logo and coin specifically designed to commemorate Jefferson County’s 200th birthday, as well…
Early voting for general election set to begin Oct. 19
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the November general election only weeks away, important deadlines loom for would-be voters. The first one was on Monday, Oct. 5, which marked the closing of…
SHIP affordable housing program receiving renewed emphasis
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Commissioners recently heard from a representative of DSR Consulting and Management, LLC, on the status of the county’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program and the steps…
2026 Miss Jefferson County queens crowned
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….
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…