Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. An external audit of Jefferson County’s financial records for Fiscal Year 2024 proved to be an extremely difficult process, according to the report of the auditor who…
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County seeks special magistrates for code enforcement
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are in the market for licensed attorneys who are willing to serve as special magistrates on code enforcement cases. On Thursday evening, Feb. 5, the…
Commission approves county’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. At the request of Emergency Management Director Kristy Anderson, county officials approved the 2025 Jefferson County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) on Thursday evening, Feb. 5. “Staff…
Planners recommend denial of large-scale comp plan amendment
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following a recent lengthy hearing that included a presentation by an applicant seeking a large-scale comprehensive plan change for a sizable property in Lloyd and numerous area…
ACA alum Tim Connell awarded Georgia Fire Chief of the Year
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Tim Connell, an alum of Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA), recently was awarded Georgia Fire Chief of the Year for 2025. Connell was born and raised in Jefferson…
Planner asks commission to reject her group’s recommendation
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In an unusual twist, a Jefferson County Planning Commission member is asking the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners to reject the Land Code Development (LDC) revisions…
Could Jefferson lose its county’s status?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Former Commissioner Chris Tuten, who remains involved in issues at the state and local levels, recently sounded the alarm about a potential bill that could dramatically affect…
Tri-County reaffirms commitment to install high-speed internet in county
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In its latest update on the broadband expansion project in Jefferson County, Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) notes that it and its partner Conexon were recently awarded a…
Bill seeks to further restrict smoking
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If a House-introduced bill in the current Florida legislative session is approved and signed into law, smoking in public will become more constrained. House Bill 389, which…
Affordable housing project hampered by city’s costly utility connection fees
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A local couple who wants to expand and upgrade an existing mobile home park off U.S. 19 South with the goal of providing more affordable housing in…
County contributes $1,500 to Dirty Pecan
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Dirty Pecan, an annual event that puts bicyclists on the county’s gravel roads, is the latest beneficiary of the small grant program administered by the Tourist…
City honors three individuals during Black History Month
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In keeping with the celebration of February as Black History Month, city officials on Tuesday, Feb. 3, issued proclamations to three local African Americans in recognition of…
New Tennessee law may set example for Florida
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A new law on domestic violence that went into effect in Tennessee on Jan. 1 may set a precedent for other states and possibly shift the conversation…
County looks to update its transportation fleet
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County officials may enter a partnership with Enterprise Mobility (formerly Enterprise Holdings, and best known for its car-rental program), to manage the county’s transportation fleet. Consideration…
Animal control officer arrested for animal cruelty
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Police Department (MPD) reports that Jefferson County Animal Control Officer Alexander Lake Burdick has been arrested for the offense of misdemeanor animal cruelty for impounding/confining…
Planners to hear request for large land-use change in Lloyd area
(Hearing set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12) Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. One of the issues that the Jefferson County Planning Commission will be taking up when it meets this Thursday…
Ceremony marks 34th anniversary of trooper’s death
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Notwithstanding the frigid temperature on Sunday, Feb. 1, a group of about 30 active and retired law-enforcement officers and others from the community gathered at the Aucilla…
Proposed measure would allow criminal checks of county employees
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are considering adoption of an ordinance that would require Level II criminal background checks on certain county employees and job applicants. The proposed ordinance, which…
County manager resigns
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County Manager Shannon Metty this week tendered her resignation, effective June 12, a decision that the Jefferson County Commission accepted immediately and unanimously. Metty’s announcement came at…
Former Monticello police officer arrested for child porn
Updated Feb. 9, 2026 Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. According to information provided b the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), on Sunday, Feb. 1, the JCSO received a tip that a former…