Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Opponents of the multi-use (bike) trail from U.S. 90 to the Georgia state line dealt the project a deathblow last week. By a 3-2 vote on Thursday…
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Deficiencies in county’s finances
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Some eight months after the county received its belated financial audit report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016/17, the FY 2017/18 audit should soon be getting underway, presenting…
Chase suspects wanted
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A routine patrol by a Monticello Police Department (MPD) officer resulted in a chase within the city limits of Monticello that ultimately led to no arrests but…
KEEP FIGHTING
Legislators remind citizens that nothing is final until toll road pavement is poured Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The toll road that state lawmakers approved in the last session to cross Jefferson…
Boo-tacular ghost tours are back
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Ghost tours and magical shows are returning to Monticello and Roseland Cemetery, courtesy of the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Executive Director Katrina Richardson confirmed last…
-NextEra- No stopping the line
But can the line at least be buried? Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Not much has been heard locally of late about the high-voltage transmission line that NextEra proposes to install…
Local teachers honored for World Teachers’ Day
Debbie Demott: Teaching with a cheerful heart For 33 years, students who have graduated from the halls of Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) have passed through their school’s music room and learned to…
National Beta Club welcomes 20 ACA students into its ranks
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In a special ceremony that was conducted on Friday, Sept. 13, 20 students enrolled at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) were recognized before being inducted into the National…
Opera House named 2019 finalist
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Opera House has been named a 2019 finalist in the Best of Tallahassee, an annual contest sponsored by Tallahassee Magazine. Publisher Brian Rowland – of…
Fire at Winn-Dixie
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Firefighters from the Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) were called to Monticello’s Winn-Dixie when two smoke alarms rang off inside the building, spurring a call to the…
Tigers feel the bite of the Baby Rattlers
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Somerset Academy Tigers struggled on the road against the Baby Rattlers of Florida A&M High School in their contest on Friday, Sept. 27. The Tigers…
Unbeaten streak continues
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Sept. 27, the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors traveled west to Quincy for a contest with one of their biggest rivals, the Bobcats of Robert…
Crime Beat: Recent felony arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Corey Smith – September 11 Corey Franklin Smith, 43, of Maxville, Fla., was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 11 by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Harrison on the authority…
Three fires burn
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A total of three fires kept the Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) busy last weekend, as firefighters scrambled to put out the flames of two brush fires…
Return of the scarecrows
MainStreet Monticello prepares for second annual scarecrow contest Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The first day of Autumn officially began on Monday, Sept. 23, and with the fresh new season, MainStreet Monticello…
Chamber Loving the Local Life
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce held its annual “Dinner, Silent Auction and Election of Officers” gala on Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Monticello Opera House. The…
Drug Bust
$40,000 worth of narcotics seized Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Sept. 20, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Drug Task Force arrested two Monticello residents on various drug-related charges. The…
Friendship dispute arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Waylon Keith Baxley, 61, and Blair Vaughn Wooley, 25, both of Greenville, were arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Cpl. C. Bethea on Friday, Aug. 30,…
Wild at heart: A Wyoming mustang finds a home in Monticello
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. When Apache, a two-year-old sorrel pinto, climbed off the trailer and set hoof in Monticello, he was wild. This mustang hailed from Green Mountain, Wyo., and had…
Is an indoor gun range coming to Water Street?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The idea of a gun range in Jefferson County is one that keeps surfacing, its latest manifestation at a recent Monticello City Council meeting. On Tuesday evening,…