Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A citizen has stepped forward and offered to donate $75,000 toward the construction of a new shelter for the county’s animal control operation. Wendy McCarrick addressed the…
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Explosion alerts to house fire
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Jan. 19, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a neighbor alerted rescue officials about a house fire located on Old Lloyd Rd. According to the fire report,…
Cox reelected as mayor
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Mayor Gloria Cox will head the Monticello City Council for another year, with Councilman John Jones as her second or vice mayor. This was the decision of…
Postal snafu causes return of mail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If you’ve had mail returned recently by the post office with a “Return to Sender, Not Deliverable as Addressed” yellow label affixed to the front, don’t feel…
Planners off to slow start on comp plan revision
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County planners got off to a slow start in their scheduled revision and update of the comprehensive plan on Thursday, Dec. 14, getting no further than…
Multiple JCS construction projects underway
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Schools has four construction projects actively underway at the present time. One involves a wrecking ball at the old Water Street campus, and the other…
Dollar General withdraws application
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The site-plan review hearing that the Monticello Local Planning Agency (LPA) was scheduled to hold this week on the Dollar General Store in town was canceled at…
Local youth council receives $30K in grants
Gladys Roann-Watson Contributor The Jefferson County Youth Council is excited and pleased to share that it has applied for and received two grants: $15,000 from the National Recreation Foundation and $15,000 from…
Update of comp plan will cost at least $73,300
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s going to cost Jefferson County $73,300 in consultant fees to get the comprehensive plan updated. County Manager Shannon Metty presented the Jefferson County Commission with the…
Drug-laced dollar found at local business
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Jan. 12, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) released a statement to alert the community about an alarming discovery made in Jefferson County. According to…
Artic cold blasts region
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The frigid temperature that our area is experiencing is part of an arctic blast called a polar vortex that reportedly has broken records across the country. Meteorologists…
Quaker Oats Issues Recall
Granola bars and cereals recalled for potential salmonella contamination Danny Federico ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, the Quaker Oats Company issued a voluntary recall of certain granola bars and…
School board to apply for electric bus funding
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The trend toward zero-emission vehicles is making its way into the school bus market. Five years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began its Clean School…
JCSO responds to potential bomb threat
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Early Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, an email containing a bomb threat was received by seven school districts across the Big Bend area. These schools included Madison, Suwannee,…
Locals climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. People experience Christmas morning in many different and usually exciting ways. Rarely, however, does the day break the way it did in 2023 for Monticello resident Joy…
Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage
Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc. Over the last 20 years, blood donations through the Red Cross have fallen almost 40 percent. The Red Cross needs blood and platelet donations to help with…
Waukeenah Road set for resurfacing and widening
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Some four years after the Waukeenah Highway was supposed to be repaved, it appears that the roadwork will finally proceed, if in two phases. Jack Husband, of…
New City Councilmembers sworn in
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2, wasn’t typical. The session marked not only the start of a new year, but also the departure of…
Meth trafficker accepts guilty plea deal
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Skyla Michelle Evans of Perry, Fla., born June 12, 2000, was charged in Jefferson County with four felonies, including Trafficking in Over 200 Grams Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to…
Volunteer fire departments to get upgraded radios
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The several volunteer fire departments should henceforth be able to better communicate and coordinate their firefighting efforts with the county’s fire and ambulance departments, thanks to a…
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