Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Daron Clifford Holmes Jr. of Monticello and Tallahassee, Fla., born Nov. 5, 1991, was sentenced on Nov. 15, 2023, for multiple offenses in five cases that occurred…
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Eight local businesses are in Best of Florida 2023
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Guide to Florida just came out with its Best of Florida winners for 2023 and, while Monticello is a pretty small town, we have some big…
Planners begin update of comp plan Thursday
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that the county has submitted its Evaluation Appraisal Report (EAR) to the state as required, the next step calls for the Jefferson County Planning Commission to…
Pop’s Sanitation loses industrial park home
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials’ recent approval of the sale of a surplus building at the industrial park went without a hitch, unlike the contentious debate that ensued when the…
Vance Drawdy arrested for cocaine possession
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Vance Harris Drawdy, who has qualified as a Republican candidate in the 2024 election for Jefferson County Sheriff, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 29. He was booked…
Letters to Santa
Its time again for LETTERS TO SANTA!! Please read the guidelines below and make sure that you get your letters sent so Santa can read them!! Deadline for publication in the newspaper…
Will JCS earn a “C” this year?
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Most of the Nov. 13 meeting of the Jefferson County School Board was set aside for a presentation from Jackie Pons, principal at Jefferson County K-12 School…
Read Local – Support Local Support community journalism
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. Local news plays a vital role in American civic life as a trusted source of critical information. It is a fact that local newspapers serve a vital…
Collins argues against state’s request for disqualification
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Attorney David Collins, who is representing former Clerk of Court Kirk Reams against charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud, is asking the court to…
School board selects leadership for 2023-24
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At the annual Reorganizational Meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, the Jefferson County School Board chose its leadership for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The board has a practice…
Part of road may be named after military hero
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Nearly three years after county officials first proposed the idea of naming a section of State Road 59 after Major John Leroy Haynes, a military hero who…
Is Florida’s iconic orange license plate about to change?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida’s standard license plate showing two oranges and a white blossom may become a historical curiosity in the not-too-distant future. The News Service of Florida, at least,…
Neighbors call marijuana facility noisy and smelly
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The alleged noise and stench coming from the Trulieve medical marijuana growing facility in Waukeenah is causing an outcry from some neighboring property owners. On Thursday evening,…
Traffic fatality involves driver from Lamont
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 5:25 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a crash at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 98 and Dice Road in…
Major John Haynes passes away
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Madison County native and Jefferson County resident Major John Haynes passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the age of 93. His elite career in the United…
Hearing on Dollar General rescheduled
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The large turnout that was expected for the recent site plan review of the new Dollar General Store by the Monticello Local Planning Agency (LPA) failed to…
State seeks to disqualify Collins Law Firm from representing Reams
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In the criminal case of suspended Clerk of Court Kirk Reams and his co-defendants, Warren Charles Culp and Justin Tyler McNeill, the state is seeking to bar…
Councilman Jones recognized for continued education in public service
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Councilman John Jones was recently awarded the Gold Level Certificate of Excellence by the Florida League of Cities (FLC) in recognition of his commitment and dedication…
Monticello Christmas is happening this Friday!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This Friday, Dec. 1, downtown Monticello will come alive with holiday cheer, as the city gears up for one of the most anticipated and festive nights of…
Another alarm raised about possible truck stop at Nash Road
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If a planned truck fueling station comes to the corner of U.S. 19 and Nash Road, as area residents expect it will, Jefferson County may well lose…
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