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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently approved the reactivation of a small grant assistance program that will award up to $2,000 annually to local nonprofit organizations that carry on community…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Local Planning Agency (LPA) has more or less devised a plan of action for how it will tackle the changes that it wants to recommend…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is reported to be experimenting with new graphics for the coming hurricane season, which some early forecasts are already indicating will be…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, a fatal car crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 90 and Tallamont Rd. in western Jefferson County. The…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Otto M. Walker American Legion Post 49 has selected Kyle Hamrick and Joshua Forehand to attend Florida American Legion Boys State this summer. Both students are Jefferson…

Monticello Police Department Contributor On Monday, March 25, at 2:44 p.m., the Monticello Police Department (MPD) received a call reporting a physical altercation at a residence on East Washington Street involving someone…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Primary (PPP), which was limited to Republicans, resulted in no surprises here, with Donald Trump garnering the overwhelming majority of the 1,156 total votes…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s time for kid artists, vendors, classic car buffs, parade participants, pageant hopefuls, bed racers, photo snappers, pickleball competitors and 5K runners to start things rolling toward…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Interim Clerk of Court Jason Welty had some good news to report to county officials recently, in terms of the state budget that helps support a part…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. For the third time in as many months, the proposed multi-use Trail from Leon County to Monticello was a topic of official discussion, most recently before the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County didn’t get the $1.3 million that it was seeking from the Florida Legislature during the current session for the renovation and restoration of the historic…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Historic preservation crews began work last week, carefully removing most of the windows from the Monticello Opera House (MOH) so that they can be refurbished and then…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend (BGCBB) has returned to Jefferson County, its leaders are hoping to get buy-in from the local…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A merit pay plan that the city manager proposed recently to the council for implementation later this year received a relatively hostile response from the city employees…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Klay Jacob Hammond of Stanwood, Mich., born Jan. 13, 1993, was charged in Jefferson County with Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Discharging a Firearm from a…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For over 17 years, our readers have enjoyed the annual opportunity to get a professional photo of their children taken for publication in the Monticello News or…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Local Planning Agency (LPA) has resolved to get more serious about its planning mission. The group recently decided to hold regular monthly meetings and workshops…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. After years of contracting with outside consultants to seek grants for local projects, county officials have decided to hire an inhouse person to seek such funding. County…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Voters are reminded that the presidential preference primary, when citizens get to choose the standard bearer for their political party, is set for Tuesday, March 19, with…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Like many structures that stood in the path of Hurricane Idalia, the building that currently houses a local non-profit art center withstood extensive damages to its roof….