Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials recently gave the green light for a consultant firm to apply to the state for a $12.8 million grant to make needed improvements to the…
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JCSO and Madison SWAT arrest four at “trap” house
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, March 6, at around 6 a.m., deputies of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) were joined by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team to…
New city clerk sworn in
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The City of Monticello now has a new city clerk and treasurer. City Clerk/Treasurer Roosevelt Brooks was formally installed on Tuesday evening, March 3, following a brief…
Proposed city charter revisions now before elected officials
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The proposed revisions to the city charter are now in the hands of the Monticello City Council to do with as it sees fit, preparatory to submitting…
City is seeking funding for repairs at the Ecological Park
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Less than a year after attaining national recognition as an old-growth forest, the Monticello Ecological Park sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Helene in 2024. City management recently…
March 5 is Slam the Scam Day
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. During National Consumer Protection Week (March 1-7) The Social Security Administration (SSA) is leading a National Slam the Scam Day on Thursday, March 5. On that day,…
County breaks even on special magistrates
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Gain a special magistrate, lose a special magistrate. This turned out to be the case when county officials issued a request for proposals (RFP) to augment the…
Tours of the old jail should soon resume
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Some four months after the idea was proposed, county officials recently approved a contract to lease the western portion of a building to a homeschool organization that…
County officials take a stand against consolidation
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County officials recently went on record to voice their opposition to any proposed legislative measure that would seek to consolidate fiscally constrained counties with other counties….
Jefferson County may be getting traffic light
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Like it or not, Jefferson County may soon be crossing a line in terms of traffic signals. This means that the county may soon be getting its…
New senior services focal point expected to open in April
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Plans are underway for a new senior services focal point in collaboration with UF/IFAS to open in Jefferson County this April. Lisa Bretz, the executive director for…
Animal control set for changes
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Improvements appear to be in store for Jefferson County’s animal control operation in terms of both its practices and procedures, along with more dramatic changes possible down…
Comprehensive plan finally adopted
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following three years of revisions and rewrites at the local level and reviews by multiple state agencies, Jefferson County’s amended comprehensive plan was finally adopted by ordinance…
Local resident reflects on passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In the wake of the recent death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at age 84, many people locally and across the country have been remembering and commemorating…
Supervisor of Elections launches Vote in Honor of a Veteran program
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Supervisor of Elections office on West Washington Street has a new flagpole, a new flag and a new program that connects voter participation with honoring veterans….
Order of the Eastern Star donates $35k to local nonprofits
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Order of the Eastern Star has donated $20,000 to Second Harvest of the Big Bend and $15,000 to the Monticello Opera House as part of their…
County gets 2024 audit report (process proves extremely difficult)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. An external audit of Jefferson County’s financial records for Fiscal Year 2024 proved to be an extremely difficult process, according to the report of the auditor who…
County seeks special magistrates for code enforcement
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are in the market for licensed attorneys who are willing to serve as special magistrates on code enforcement cases. On Thursday evening, Feb. 5, the…
Commission approves county’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. At the request of Emergency Management Director Kristy Anderson, county officials approved the 2025 Jefferson County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) on Thursday evening, Feb. 5. “Staff…
Planners recommend denial of large-scale comp plan amendment
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following a recent lengthy hearing that included a presentation by an applicant seeking a large-scale comprehensive plan change for a sizable property in Lloyd and numerous area…