Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of the March/April 2025 issue of The Front Porch! The new issue has been mailed out and…
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County officials turn down Lamont truck stop
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Contrary to the recommendations of staff, the planning commission and consultant planners, the Jefferson County Commission last week voted to deny the application of a California-based company…
Ceremony observes 80th anniversary of WWII battle
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A crowd of veterans, their friends, relatives and others filled the American Legions Hall to overcapacity on Sunday, Feb. 23, there to observe the 80th anniversary of…
Mayor Cox to speak on “State of the City”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Mayor Gloria Cox is scheduled to be the featured speaker at the Tuesday, March 4 member luncheon for the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Her topic…
School district hires its own CFO
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School District once again has its own in-house chief financial officer (CFO). One significant change made by Jackie Pons upon taking his oath of…
Duke moves forward with solar site in Jefferson County
Duke Energy Contributor On Feb. 21, Duke Energy Florida submitted its 2025 Solar Base Rate Adjustment (SoBRA) filing to the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), outlining plans for four solar energy sites…
Sign up for spring sports now
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Spring is right around the corner, and that means it’s time to gear up for all those bat-and-ball sports we enjoy in the warming outdoors. Registration for…
New city manager set to be picked next week
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The search for a new city manager is down to the wire, with a choice expected to be made early next week. In a special meeting on…
City water tanks getting repainted
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A couple of the city’s bulbous water towers are getting a facelift, in terms of new coats of paint. Interim City Manager Steve Wingate recently informed the…
Boyer named district Teacher of the Year
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board meeting on Monday, Feb. 10, included recognition of 2025 Elementary Teacher of the Year Indy Mack, Secondary Teacher of the Year Dr….
Deadline for filing property exemptions is March 3
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The property appraiser’s office (PAO) is reminding property owners and others who may be seeking a reduction in their property taxes that the time to apply for…
Man sentenced to 15 years in video voyeurism case
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. A Lamont, Fla., man has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for various sexual charges, including 10 counts of video voyeurism. Lamar Walter Dennis, born March…
County reaffirms intent to collect special assessments
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Just before the end of 2024, local officials adopted a resolution of intent in keeping with an annual procedural requirement that state law mandates if a county…
County adopts pre-approved vendors’ list
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In a break with the recent past, the Jefferson County Commission has okayed a pre-approved list of vendors and authorized the clerk of court to pay those…
Judge issues formal restitution order (Reams requests rehearing)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following oral arguments by the state and defense attorneys in a restitution hearing on Monday, Jan. 13, in Leon County, Circuit Judge Stephen Everett recently issued a…
Annual event to mark first U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima set for Feb. 23
CDR Troy G. Avera Jr. USN (Ret.) “Boots” Thomas Veterans Memorial Park Foundation The 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the First United States Flag raised on Iwo Jima, Japan, is set for Sunday,…
Mark Kessler inducted into building industry Hall of Fame
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Building Industry Association of the Big Bend (BIABB) recently inducted Kessler Construction’s co-owner, Mark Kessler, into its Housing Hall of Fame. BIABB serves Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon,…
Proposed bill could eliminate local ag agency
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Former Commissioner Chris Tuten appeared recently before the Jefferson County Commission wearing a new hat as a representative of the soil and water conservation district, one of…
Jefferson Arts Gallery’s lease at risk
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Representatives of Jefferson Arts Gallery (JAG) will get an opportunity to argue their case before the Jefferson County Commission before the latter decides on what to do…
Dirty Pecan registration closes soon
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The 2025 Dirty Pecan Gravel Ride is set to take place on Saturday, March 1. So far, a record 267 people have already registered to ride this…