Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Olivia Walton, a scholar and athlete at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA), is one of 24 graduating students from around the state to be selected recently to receive…
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Waukeenah Highway closed to through traffic
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As of Monday, April 5, and continuing until the NextEra/Gulf Power electric pole and wire installation project is completed on the Waukeenah Highway, the road will likely…
Road to be named for military hero
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County may get another section of road named after one of its own – a retired U.S. Marine, multi-wars hero and current county resident. Acting at…
Pop’s Sanitation to provide curbside garbage pick-up May 3
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Pop’s Sanitation Services, LLC – the private company that is proposing to provide voluntary curbside garbage pickup service in Jefferson County beginning on May 3 – now…
Sheriff’s Office starts new traffic detail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) now has deputies specifically dedicated to the monitoring of traffic, especially in areas where speeding and unsafe driving practices pose a…
You are invited…-Feasibility Study- U.S. 90 Multi-Use Trail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Residents – and bicyclists and joggers in particular – interested in a proposed U.S. 90 multi-use connector trail between Tallahassee and Monticello, now have an opportunity to…
CARES-Act recipients may get audited
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local businesses, organizations and individuals that received CARES-Act monies during the last round of COVID-19 stimulus funding may be subject to a compliance audit. The issue first…
Natural gas Pipeline extension planned
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT), a Texas-based producer whose interstate natural gas pipeline crosses the southern part of Jefferson County, plans to make improvements and modifications to…
NextEra begins construction
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Property owners along Waukeenah Highway, as well as motorists traveling the road, were already experiencing delays and disruptions last week, as work crews and equipment cleared easements…
Business Building Identification Program
“One step closer to a safer community” Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has implemented a new program to allow business owners to join for free…
Neighbors vs Neighbors
‘Right to enjoy our land’ vs ‘Right to benefit economically from my land’ Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The problem of noisy affairs that disturb neighboring property owners is one that continues…
Interpress Studios is returning to Monticello
Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. Parents: Here’s an opportunity to get a photo made of your child or children, and have the photo appear in the newspaper, at no cost or obligation….
Two historic buildings set for renovation
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Two historic buildings in Monticello are set to undergo exterior alterations in the coming weeks, preparatory to their greater restorations down the road. The two – for…
COVID vaccine now available at Winn-Dixie and CVS
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As of Monday, March 22, persons age 50 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County…
School district holds millions worth in properties
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. School Superintendent Eydie Tricquet recently presented the Jefferson County School Board with a list of the district’s properties and leases, hoping to spark a conversation on how…
City officials concerned over garbage pick-up
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials are concerned that their county counterparts moves to grant an exclusive franchise for garbage pickup to a private company and to extend sewer service beyond…
School Board explores holding closed meetings
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County School Board Member Shirley Washington wants the district to begin making preparations for the take-back of the schools, and she wants the deliberations for the…
Did you serve in the Vietnam War?
Vietnam War Veterans Day Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Did you serve in the Vietnam War? If so, we’d love to recognize you in a special section of our Friday, March 26,…
Cold Case
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. On Jan. 15, 2018, tragedy struck here in Monticello. Local resident Antrevel Green, 42, was fatally shot and was found by investigating law enforcement officers. Today, law…
Florida gas prices shooting up
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The period of low gasoline prices may well be coming to an end, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). Or at least it is for the…
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