Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Among the early bills filed on the House side of the Florida Legislature for the 2026 session seeks to limit the terms of county commissioners and school…
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Commissioners approve budget and millage rate in record time (Measure offers modicum of tax relief to property owners)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission’s final hearing on the budget and millage rate for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, held on Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, lasted no more than five…
Tri-County’s broadband initiative still alive
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Although the Tri-County broadband initiative is on pause for the time being, the project has not been abandoned. That was the word recently received from a Tri-County…
Payroll deduction errors result in over and undercharges to county employees
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Nearly a year of incorrectly processed payroll deductions on 48 county employees’ health, dental, life and disability insurance policies resulted in overcharges to some and undercharges to…
New bill seeks again to make the flamingo the official state bird
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Legislature isn’t scheduled to meet again until January 2026, but already a familiar bill has been introduced for the session. House Bill 11, which State…
Sheriff’s Office gets funding to combat opioid deaths
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently approved an implementation plan developed by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) for the use of opioid recovery funds to purchase lifesaving equipment for…
Florida minimum wage to increase
Hailey Waldo ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour for non-tipped employees. The rate for tipped employees will rise to $10.98 per hour,…
Florida minimum wage to increase
Hailey Waldo ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour for non-tipped employees. The rate for tipped employees will rise to $10.98 per hour,…
Certain personnel duties restored to clerk’s office
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County officials have approved revisions to the personnel policy and work chart reflective of changes in some of the duties of the clerk of court and…
More than 163,000 apply for 172 bear hunting permits
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reports that as of the deadline date of Tuesday, Sept. 23, it had received 163,459 applications for the 172…
Three arrested in Greenville stolen vehicle case
Hailey Waldo ECB Publishing, Inc. A stolen vehicle incident in Greenville on Thursday, Sept. 18, led to a large law enforcement response and the arrest of three suspects after a day-long search,…
Final hearing on county budget and millage rate set for Sept. 24
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission is scheduled to hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, along with taking up the final hearing on the budget…
Tourist development group tightens policies, ups grant amount
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Tourist Development Council (TDC), which is charged with the promotion of tourism in the county, continues to undergo changes in its policies and programs. Most recently,…
Extension Office has new director
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The UF/IFAS Extension Office in Jefferson County has a new director and 4-H agent. She is Camille Lewis, whom County Manager Shannon Metty introduced to the Jefferson…
County seeking grants to improve rec park and road safety
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are pursuing grants that, if secured, would allow for upgrades at the recreation park and the replacement of damaged guardrails on local roads. The first…
Renee Long charged with fraud and other counts
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Authorities confirmed on Friday, Sept. 19, that Renee Long, the former deputy manager and human resources director in Jefferson County, had been arrested earlier that day and…
Monticello native receives 2025 State of Florida Driver of the Year Award
Frequita Barrington Contributor It has been a long journey for Monticello native Bernard Huggins: Three scores and a decade plus of life’s high and lows; millions of miles driven; and an impact…
Florida’s open-carry ban proclaimed unconstitutional
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida gun-rights supporters are applauding a decision by the First District Court of Appeal that overturned a lower court’s ruling affirming the constitutionality of the state’s ban…
New ordinance gives local businesses an advantage
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A new ordinance in Jefferson County gives preference to local vendors who are bidding on certain local government projects and purchases, provided that certain conditions are met….
County to begin early revision of land-use regulations
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Hamstrung from being able to implement certain new land use and development regulations because of a recently passed state law that won’t expire until late 2027, county…