Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. During the evening of Thursday, Jan. 24, the students from Jefferson Somerset and Aucilla Christian Academy gathered at the First United Methodist Church in Monticello to compete against…
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Is your road getting a facelift?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Residents in certain areas of the county, as well as motorists regularly traveling those areas, can expect to see improved roads in the future. County officials,…
Colder-than-normal temperatures forecast through April
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Look for colder-than-normal temperatures into spring, if the latest seasonal forecast for the February to April period from The Weather Company (TWC) can be believed. The TWC…
New Fire/EMS chief, director
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County’s Fire Rescue Department has a new EMS director and fire chief. He is Derrick Burrus, who replaces retired Fire Chief/Director Mark Matthews. Before being formally…
Teachers and Employee of the Year
Middle-High Teacher of the Year: Katrina Snider Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail,” are…
Dogs and Citrus Greening
For decades, humans have relied on dogs to detect explosives, illegal drugs, lost people and wildlife. More recently, they have been used to detect pests such as termites, bedbugs and agricultural insect…
NFCC Community Theatre presents Mary Poppins Jr. this Friday and Saturday
Story Submitted Your favorite practically perfect nanny takes center stage in the North Florida Community College Sentinel Upstage Players’ upcoming production of Mary Poppins Jr., a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure based on the award-winning…
Complete Loss
Fire destroys home off Aucilla Hwy. Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite the hard work of the firefighters at the Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR), a fire claimed an abandoned home off…
Daughter of Monticello couple admitted to U.S. Supreme Court
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Troy and Gretchen Avera, both influential members of the Monticello community, are pleased to announce the admittance of their daughter, Attorney Stephanie (Avera) Goodbar to the United…
Our Town Photo Contest
Story Submitted The Monticello Opera House, with help from the Chamber of Commerce and the Monticello News, is sponsoring a photo contest for high school students. The Opera House is presenting Thornton…
MLK Parade and Celebration planned for Monday
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will honor the birthday of Dr. King with a dance and parade. The theme: ‘Activating the Dream’ will begin…
A-Building’s drawings cost $161,240
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently gave EMI architects the green light to complete the final construction documents for the A-Building, preparatory to soliciting bids to determine exactly how much…
Reporter’s Corner: To thine own self be true
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In my opinion, one of the worst things you can accuse a newspaper or their reporters of is providing misinformation in order to sway readers in one…
City to crack down on sidewalk tables
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tired of unnamed downtown businesses allegedly not complying with the stipulations of the city’s sidewalk ordinance, officials have decided to take action. On Tuesday evening, January 8,…
School District remains under DOE’s Emergency Management
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, January 9, the Jefferson County School District was called to downtown Tallahassee to conduct a meeting with the Florida Department of Education’s Financial Emergency Management…
Law enforcement fatalities increase in 2018
144 deaths nationwide; Florida among highest Savannah Reams: ECB Publishing, Inc. According to a report released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, the number of law-enforcement officers who have died…
For the victims of abuse: domestic violence advocate and counselor speaks to Monticello Woman’s Club
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Woman’s Club welcomed in their first meeting of the New Year with a special visit by a member of the Jefferson County Refuge House as…
Watch Out: asphalt tests to disturb traffic
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has released two traffic advisories that will effect Jefferson County drivers within the next few days. The first change will begin…
County approves bike trail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Three weeks after County Commission Chairwoman Betsy Barfield introduced the idea of converting a former railroad easement into an 11-mile scenic trail from US 90 to the…
Amendment 4 kicks in
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Sixteen former felons here have applied to restore their voting rights as of late Wednesday, Jan. 9 – the day after Florida’s Constitutional Amendment 4 kicked into…