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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials appearac to be of a mindset that if recreational marijuana were to be legalized and medical marijuana dispensaries were to dispense it in the town,…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Branch 34 has announced the winners in this year’s Americanism Essay Contest. Anna Dollar, a tenth-grade home-schooled student from Monticello, won first place…

By: Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It has been reported by authorities that on Wednesday morning, just before 12 noon, a 2012 gray Toyota Camry, driven by an 18 year old boy…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Approval of school calendars for the next three years was the first action item on the agenda for the regular meeting of the Jefferson County School Board…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The 75-year-old building on South Water Street that formerly served as the old high school’s gymnasium may yet get a facelift and a new lease on life,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The proposed Dollar General (DG) store on West Washington Street brought out a large crowd of opponents to the Monticello City Council on Tuesday evening, March 7,…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Otto M. Walker American Legion Post 49 has selected Gannett Fulford to attend Florida’s American Legion Boys State this summer. Fulford, a junior at Aucilla Christian Academy…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County may soon be getting an updated and enhanced WeatherSTEM, a miniature weather station that measures temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, wind speed and other atmospheric-related information…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Another hometown boy is doing well in the greater world. Monticello native and former Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) student Matt Dobson recently was hired as head coach…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) should soon have a new public safety implement in its crime-fighting toolbox. Called a license plate recognition (LPR) camera, this specialized…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. In a signing ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 23, Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) athletes Madison Rudd and Sydney Walker signed letters of intent to play their respective sports…

Submitted by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect shown in the accompanying picture, who is wanted in connection with…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking the help of Florida citizens and outdoorsmen in estimating the range and population of the black bears…

Florida Department of Health The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the state health departments of Georgia and Alabama have detected a Salmonella outbreak associated with the consumption of raw oysters harvested…

Bill would put limits on left-lane driving Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s amazing the small details that lawmakers will address during the legislative process. Case in point, a proposed bill that…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Chief Fred Mosley of the Monticello Police Department (MPD) handed a set of patrol car keys over to Chief Austin Malloy of the Monticello Volunteer Fire Department…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. With the winning word “exciting,” fourth grade student Ashley Zelaya became this year’s Jefferson County K-12 (JCS) Spelling Bee champion! Second place went to eighth grade student…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. School Resource Officer Jerry Blackmon got a pleasant surprise on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Sonny’s BBQ was on the scene at Jefferson County Schools’ Turning Point campus to…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A small ceremony is planned this week to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, to which event the public…