Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. The City of Monticello has begun the process of reviewing the City Charter. A committee consisting of five townspeople has been formed and is tasked with examining…
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Downtown mural celebration is July 25
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that painting of Monticello’s new wildlife mural is complete, the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation and the Jefferson County Tourist Development Council have planned an official unveiling…
Meet Kathy Egan
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. ECB Publishing, Inc. is happy to introduce Kathy Egan to our community and welcome her to the Monticello News and Jefferson County Journal. Egan is a new…
Armed burglar gets prison and $15k restitution order
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Paul Wade Gattis of Tallahassee, Fla., born Nov. 20, 1984, was charged in Jefferson County with one count of Burglary of Structure while Armed with Firearm, one…
Benjamin Mediate sent to state prison
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Benjamin Mediate of Monticello, Fla., born Nov. 13, 1990, was charged in Jefferson County with two counts of Sexual Battery on a Child Over 12 Years of…
Duke donates $8k to Emergency Management
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Emergency Management (EM) was officially presented with an $8,000 grant from Duke Energy on Monday morning, June 30, at the EM office in Monticello, Fla….
Shuttle express continues running, but its fate remains unclear
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite its contract expiring on June 30, Big Bend Transit (BBT) will continue to run the Jefferson Express bus shuttle between Monticello and Tallahassee through July 31,…
“Record-breaking” data leak exposes 16 billion passwords
Danny Federico ECB Publishing, Inc. According to a report from researchers at Cybernews, nearly 16 billion login credentials have been found in public datasets online, resulting in “one of the largest data…
4-H Camp Cherry Lake gets $5.6M in state funding
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. One of the winners of the recently concluded Florida legislative session was the landmark 4-H Camp Cherry Lake in Madison County, which was awarded $5.6 million in…
School district returns to managing its own food service
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Last school year, cafeteria service for Jefferson County Schools (JCS) was provided through a contract with the private company SLA. For 2025-26, it will be run by…
Planners recommend approval of Duke solar farm
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Not surprisingly, the Jefferson County Planning Commission recently voted unanimously to recommend approval of Duke Energy’s proposed 74.9 megawatts solar facility near the small community of Waukeenah,…
Tigers welcome Coach Bright
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Eric Bright, Jr. has been named head football coach for the Jefferson County Tigers. He’s already busy meeting the players, their families and Tiger fans across the…
Don’t miss the back to school tax holiday Aug 1 – 31
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. With most Florida students set to head back to the classroom between Aug. 11 and 14, the back to school season is right around the corner. Along…
Jefferson K-12 has a grade of C Turning Point is “Maintaining”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, July 7, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released its “2024-25 School Grades” report, reflecting public school performance across the state for the last school…
Aucilla Research Institute receives $400,000 in Florida’s 2025-26 budget
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. $400,000 in grant funds has been approved for the Aucilla Research Institute (ARI) in Florida’s 2025-2026 budget, according to ARI’s executive director, Jana Grubbs. The funds will…
County green lights impact fees study
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently reinstated the pursuit of an impact fee study by David Taussig & Associates (DTA) that they had put on pause late last year because…
County officials contemplate use of oil-spill monies to fund local projects
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Faced with potential funding losses due to new laws and policies being enacted at the state and federal levels, local officials are looking at millions of dollars…
Local Winn-Dixie slated to become an ALDI store
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Media representatives of Southeastern Grocers (SEG) confirmed last week that the local Winn-Dixie will be converted to an ALDI Store in the not-too-distant future. In response to…
Citizens confused by land swap deal
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Recent developments at several County Commission meetings seem to be compounding concerns from citizens within Jefferson County, many of whom have reached out to the newspaper to…
Sheriff and police departments to alternate access to federal grant
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City and county officials recently approved an arrangement between the Monticello Police Department (MPD) and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) whereby law-enforcement agency will have full…