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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A proposal before county officials from Comcast would expand cellular, Internet and other broadband services to numerous communities in the greater area outside of Monticello. As presented…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tuesday’s primary, as primaries are intended to do, refined the field of public office contenders; and locally, it spelled the downfall of two longtime incumbents and the…

Story submitted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office On Tuesday, Aug. 23, at approxiametly 9:30 p.m., the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of E. Clark Ave., in Monticello, in…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A 55-year-old Tallahassee man was found dead in his vehicle by apparent suicide at a Jefferson County I-10 rest stop on Friday, Aug. 19. According to the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council voted recently to proceed with the septic-to-sewer project into the Montivilla subdivision, come what may. Notwithstanding Commissioner Betsy Barfield’s appeal that the city…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. For several months now, the topic of resurrecting impact fees keeps surfacing at Jefferson County Commission meetings. The interest began in April, when Planning Official/County Coordinator Shannon…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. One of the best things about America is our diversity. The United States truly is a melting pot of a vast variety of cultures, races, ethnicity, and…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Bumi, a young giant anteater from the South American country of Guyana, settled in right away at his new home at the North Florida Wildlife Center (NFWC)…

Hearing set for August 18, 6 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials this week are scheduled to take another run at an ordinance that aims to…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, July 29, Bernard Cooper (born Oct. 2, 1973) of Lamont was convicted of three counts of Sexual Battery on a Child Under Twelve Years of…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Last Saturday, a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Jefferson County developed into two arrests related to human smuggling. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Addition of bulb-outs and the elimination of parking spaces are among the changes that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is proposing for the portion of U.S….

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Speculation and awe grew throughout the community on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 4, as an enormous tanker made its way painstakingly around the courthouse circle. Members…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Early voting for the 2022 Florida Primary began in Jefferson County on Monday, Aug. 8, and citizens have already had a number of opportunities to meet candidates…

Federal Judge rules against county Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A federal judge last week ordered Jefferson County officials to revisit their denial of the application of a developer wanting to put…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If you’ve been wondering what’s been happening since the Texas-based aqua-tech company, NaturalShrimp, Inc., announced its plan to locate a facility here back in April, things appear…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Solid Waste Department will soon implement higher rates for its pickup of garbage from commercial establishments that deposit their trash in large rented containers…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Sheriff Mac McNeill spearheaded recent legislation that resulted in higher salaries for deputies and correctional officers (Cos) in Florida’s 29 fiscally constrained counties, including Jefferson. Now he’s…

Halie Wetherington ECB Publishing, Inc. The back to school tax holiday has commenced, starting on Monday, July 25 and running until Sunday, Aug. 7. During this timeframe, parents are able to purchase…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Attorney David Collins, who represents Clerk of Court Kirk Reams, took issue with a recent News report that Reams had dragged his feet when it came to…