Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission last week voted to refer the matter of former Deputy Manager and Human Resources Director Renee Long to the Florida Department of Law…
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New animal protection laws go into effect
Danny Federico ECB Publishing, Inc. Two new laws targeting both animal abandonment during emergencies and aggravated animal cruelty were recently signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. Florida Senate Bill 150, known…
Con artists emptying bank accounts by tricking people
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Be careful! There is a new scam happening here. Scammers are tricking people into providing bank account information and then draining the victims’ bank accounts. The scam…
Flesh eating bacteria in Florida waters
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Don’t swim at the beach with open cuts, and don’t eat raw oysters! Four people have died and at least seven others have been infected by Vibrio…
Army places Jefferson’s JROTC instructors/program on probation
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The JROTC program for Jefferson County Schools (JCS) is in trouble. A memorandum dated 13 May 2025 from the Department of the Army to then-Principal Marlon Ball,…
Principal chosen for Turning Point
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Turning Point, the alternative education center in the Jefferson County School District, will be led this year by Principal David L. Chambers of Lamont, Fla. He has…
City charter undergoing review
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…
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…