Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, March 24, at approximately 8:10 a.m., a dump truck overturned. According to a press release provided by Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the truck was traveling…
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SCSO seeks the public’s help in locating fugitive
Jason Futch ECB Publishing, Inc. The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) recently highlighted a wanted fugitive on its social media pages and is seeking the public’s help in locating him. David Ray…
Watermelon Festival pageant meetings offered this Sunday
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Planning for the 2025 Monticello Watermelon Festival is well underway, and information about ways to participate is coming available to the public. To start with, families interested…
TDC calling all mural artists
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Tourist Development Council (TDC) has opened up a call for Florida mural artists. Through a grant from the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, Jefferson County…
County awards nearly $12,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. None of the several local nonprofit organizations that recently applied to the county’s small nonprofit grants program for funding went away empty-handed. The program, as Grants Administrator/TDC…
Mural underscores county’s importance to statewide wildlife corridor
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publication Inc. County officials recently approved two license agreements for the creation of large-scale murals on two downtown buildings. The agreements, which the Jefferson County Commission signed on Thursday,…
Man arrested after going 70 in a school zone
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. According to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department report, on Wednesday, March 19, a vehicle was seen traveling 70 mph in the school zone located at David Road…
Bill proposes making property owners liable for damages from fallen trees
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If a bill under consideration in the current legislative session comes to fruition, property owners would be held responsible and liable for damages caused by their trees…
Committee formed to review city charter
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello now has a newly-formed committee that is tasked with reviewing the city charter with an eye toward making revisions if necessary, which changes would require council…
County requests DOGE audit
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County last week became the second in the state to voluntarily request a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) audit at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis….
Crowd pleasers and weather predictors
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Events like the annual watermelon festival and other warm weather festivities will be cooler and more tolerable in the future, temperature-wise. Kristy Anderson, director of Jefferson County…
Clerk office allowed more fiscal responsibilities
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following in the footsteps of interim Clerk of Court Jason Welty, who was his immediate predecessor, Clerk of Court Trey Hightower continues making improvements to the office…
Fund created to support Matt Tuten’s cancer treatment
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The local community is setting up a network of support for the family of Matt Tuten, who was recently diagnosed with a diffuse midline glioma of the…
Brett Kelly becomes assistant baseball coach
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Brett Kelly, who was born and raised in Jefferson County, is now an assistant baseball coach at Jackson State Community College (JSCC) in Tennessee. Brett Kelly is…
County now has organizational chart for its operations
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County now has a hierarchical organizational chart of its operations and the established lines of command, a longtime goal of officials. County Manager Shannon Metty presented…
County’s legislative goals aim at courthouse renovation, emergency shelter construction
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission recently approved its priority legislative list for the projects that it will seek to get funded by the Florida Legislature during the current…
Ethics Commission finds probable cause against Reams
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Commission on Ethics (FCOE) last week issued its finding on an ethics complaint filed against former Jefferson County Clerk of Court Kirk Reams, who was…
Superintendent requests “Performance Audit” of school district
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Superintendent of Schools Jackie Pons has requested an outside “Performance Audit” of the Jefferson School District. The initiative is a component of Pons’ efforts to rebuild the…
Mayor Cox gives talk about city council successes
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. City of Monticello Mayor Gloria Cox spoke on “The State of the City” at the monthly luncheon of the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March…
Senate bill aims to defeat minimum wage requirements in some instances
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A proposed bill making its way through the current legislative session would allow employers to sidestep the state’s minimum wage requirement if they are able to classify…