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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials last week asked the City of Monticello to return a $4 million grant that the state awarded the two local governments back in March for…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The City of Monticello has gotten a bit of sweet deal from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), relative to the latter’s planned resurfacing of U.S. 19…

Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. Local news plays a vital role in American civic life as a trusted source of critical information. It is a fact that local newspapers serve this…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The reconstituted Jefferson County School Board recently got right to work after three new members were seated, approving more than $700,000 in expenditures right off the bat….

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This Friday, Dec. 2, downtown Monticello will come alive with holiday cheer, as the city gears up for one of the most anticipated and festive nights of…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Five individuals newly elected to local offices took their oaths last week, solemnly swearing on the Bible and before Judge Bobby Plaines to support, protect and defend…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials are set to approve a measure that will reduce the percentage of the contributions that police make to their pension funds, yet another of the…

Car fire Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday morning, Nov. 18, at approximately 10:30 a.m., a vehicle that was parked in front of The First Bank caught on fire. Jefferson County…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Not so, says County Attorney Heather Encinosa in response to Clerk of Court Kirk Reams’ recent representations in the newspaper that he and his office were never…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For those who have an excess of cheerful energy that is just bursting to break forth in a myriad of merriment, mark your calendars for the 2022…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Something special was sparked during the Watermelon Festival Parade this past June. As members of our newspaper office walked the parade, handing out free Monticello News newspapers,…

Thursday, Nov. 24, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Any and all who are near Monticello on Thanksgiving Day are invited to partake of the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner, provided…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For ten year old Arianna Brown, it has been a very busy summer! Aside from working to develop her blossoming modeling career, young Arianna has also spent…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Clerk of Court Kirk Reams responded strongly to the allegations of unauthorized overspending by his office raised by a recent forensic audit report. Reams also objected strongly…

Milligan, Hall and Hosford declared local winners (Republicans sweep the field statewide) Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Republican candidates swept the field in races across Florida and in Jefferson County on election…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Yet another hurricane-season storm is projected to impact north Florida, with the Big Bend area under a tropical storm warning as of Thursday morning, according to the…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Nov. 5, just three days before Election Day, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio made an appearance in Monticello to network and campaign with residents and local…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission last week received a long-awaited report on the findings of a forensic audit that it authorized be conducted of Clerk of Court Kirk…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. It is something that is going on nationwide, and there have been reports of it happening as near as Madison County. A group of three to six…