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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The new Amazon facility in Tallahassee is already having an impact in Monticello, in terms of the ridership on the Big Bend Transit (BBT) express shuttle. Several…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently waived a procurement policy, allowing them to enter into a services agreement for the development and support of an iPhone and Android app that…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s once again the time of year when Florida legislators make their annual treks to the respective counties that they represent to engage with their citizenry prior…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Fall brings cooler temperatures, brighter landscapes, darker nights and a bountiful harvest of fun things to do! Be sure to mark your calendar so that you don’t…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Earlier this summer, Detective Bre Beck of Jefferson County Sheriff’s office (JCSO) was enjoying an outing with family and friends at Bear Paw Adventures, a recreation center…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 5, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners held its first hearing on a proposed ordinance regarding solar “farms.” Three…

Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Oct. 14, there will be a chance to see a partial annular solar eclipse over North Florida and South Georgia. “Annular” does not mean “annual.”…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. For the second time in as many months, the City of Monticello amended a contract with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) having do with the…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. All employees across the Jefferson County School District – teachers, staff, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and others – are set to receive a $1,000 stipend very…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.   City officials continue their efforts to clean up the cityscape, forcing the demolition of abandoned, derelict houses and cleanup of overgrown and unsightly lots if the…

Courtesy Cineflix Productions   The American Pickers are excited to return to Florida! They plan to film episodes of the History Channel hit television series throughout the state in January of 2024….

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. After the inaugural fun of the Rodeo last October, sponsor John Evans shared the following statement with Monticello News: “We will be putting the smack-down in Monticello,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County officials recently entered an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the resurfacing and widening of County Road 146, also known as the…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Darryl Javon Hayes of Monticello, Fla., born Nov. 18, 1981, was charged with Sale or Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell or Deliver within 1000…

County raises fire and landfill special assessments Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. When property owners get their tax bills for the new fiscal year in early November, they will also be getting…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Warren “Charles” Culp, Jr. was located at the Holiday Inn Express in Bonifay, Fla., and arrested again, this time for a bond violation….

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission is scheduled to hold the first of two public hearings on the much-revised solar farm ordinance on Thursday evening, Oct. 5, in the…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Since the impact of Cat. 3 Hurricane Idalia, over 11,000 North Florida residents have registered for disaster relief assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Following…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Legislature ended its 2023 legislative session in May, and already, Monticello officials are preparing their wish list for the 2024 session, which is set to…