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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A bill making its way through the current Florida legislative session seeks to impose additional regulations on owners of dangerous dogs. House Bill 873, also known as…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Planning Commission is scheduled to review a major development application on Thursday, Feb. 8, beginning at 6 p.m. The application, from Solero Land Company…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Boys & Girls Club of the Big Bend (BGCBB) has reestablished their presence in Jefferson County, with staff and scheduling in place to run the 21st…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission recently got a quarterly update on the budget, a report that derives from commissioners wanting a better handle on the county’s finances, following…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Celebrants who discharge firearms in residential areas during festive or other occasions will be hard put to do so in the future, should a proposed bill in…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. In September of 2022, an incident involving theft and a suspected firearm was reported to the Monticello Police Department, which resulted in a warrant issued for the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials acknowledge being largely powerless to do much to stop the noise and smells that property owners near the medical marijuana plant in the Waukeenah area…

Danny Federico ECB Publishing, Inc. Haleon, a world-leading consumer health company, has issued a voluntary nationwide recall for eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day and Nighttime Adult. These popular cough…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The second of February has been celebrated as Groundhog Day at least since 1886, when a newspaper in Punxsutawney, Penn., reported on townsfolk getting a ceremonial winter…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson recently announced the launching of two new programs aimed at helping area farmers who were impacted by Hurricane Idalia. The programs…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The owner of multiple Badcock Home Furniture and More stores across eastern North Florida was in Monticello recently to congratulate the staff of the local store for…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Feb. 9, a team of more than 20 marathon-trained athletes will embark on a 176-mile, three-day journey from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to honor every service…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. What goes around seems to eventually come around. There was a time in the 1980s and early 90s when the Jefferson County Commission held only morning meetings,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s always interesting to see what legislation lawmakers will propose during a legislative session. Currently in the Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee is House Bill 753, which…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop at city hall on Thursday, Feb. 1, to consider the pros and cons of annexing a group…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The jury trial of Kirk Reams, the former clerk of court charged with grand theft and organized scheme to defraud – set last week to begin on…

Second Judicial Circuit of Florida The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) is a national association formed in 1957 dedicated to the preservation of the Seventh Amendment right to jury trial, access…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Several Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors were recently listed on the 2023 All-Big Bend Football Team, published by the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper. One Warrior on the Second…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials recently decided that discretion was the better part of valor when it came to acquiring access to a tiny piece of land that the city…

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…