ACA alumna continues professional softball career Kenzie James ECB Publishing, Inc. An Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) alumna announced last month that she continued her softball career this summer with a professional team…
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Next political forums are July 25
acLaura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Two political forums are taking place on Thursday, July 25. At 6 p.m., the Bethel and New Bethel A.M.E. Church Social Action Committee is sponsoring a Meet…
View your sample ballot online now
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Registered voters of Jefferson County can now view their sample ballot for the August 2024 Primary Election online at JeffersonVotesFL.gov. Printed sample ballots also are being mailed…
City manager fires public works director
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City Manager Seth Lawless continues to be at the center of personnel-related issues, with rumors circulating last week of the termination of the public works director and…
Council’s method of selecting city clerk criticized
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials’ handling of the appointment of the new city clerk came under criticism at the council’s most recent meeting on Tuesday evening, July 2. Rev. Terry…
First candidate forum draws capacity crowd
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Political Forum on Thursday evening, July 11, in the Jefferson County Courthouse featured the two candidates for Jefferson County Sheriff and all four candidates for Clerk…
Water Street upgrade should begin soon
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The long-awaited resurfacing of Water Street should soon be getting underway. On Tuesday, June 11, the Monticello City Council approved a resolution acknowledging the receipt of increased…
Two Monticello girls win medals at YMCA nationals
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Ella and Adalynne Parker of Monticello recently won several medals when they competed as members of the Thomasville Twisters gymnastics team in the YMCA National Gymnastics Championship,…
Forum for School Superintendent and Tax Collector candidates is July 18
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is once again offering a series of political forums to prepare voters for the primaries. The second forum in the series…
Part of SR-59 officially renamed Haynes Memorial Highway
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A portion of State Road 59 in Jefferson County was officially renamed after a military hero last week, one of nearly 200 new laws from the last…
Voters get to decide on six amendments in November
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As of the present, six proposed constitutional amendments or initiatives have made ballot positions for the 2024 general election, according to the Florida Division of Elections. The…
County to seek temporary easement from property owners on dirt roads
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Residents who live along private dirt roads that have been designated for repair with the recently received state funding will soon be asked to sign a temporary…
County’s next budget expected to top $48 million
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission in its last budget workshop dealt with four of the five constitutional offices, the overall theme of which was increased funding requests. The…
Meet the new JCS Principal: Marlon Ball
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County K-12 School (JCS) has a new principal for the 2024-25 school year. Marlon Ball brings to the position 11 years of experience in school administration…
Differing viewpoints emerge over hiring of local contractor
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. What should have been relatively smooth sailing in terms of the selection of a broker to help local officials choose the best health insurance coverage for county…
Dirty Pecan presents $20,000 check to Jefferson County 4-H
Betsy Barfield, cofounder of the Dirty Pecan, presents a $20,000 check to the 4-H Program via the Jefferson County Commission from the annual bike gravel race in March. Pictured, from left to…
Jefferson County joins capital region career-growing group
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County is no longer part of North Florida Career Source, which consists of Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor counties, and which long counted Jefferson County…
New city clerk/treasurer is sworn in
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Newly-appointed Monticello City Clerk/Treasurer Kathryn “Kathy” Radford took her oath of office earlier this week. The brief ceremony, administered by County Judge Bobby Plaines, took place in…
The NEW Front Porch is here!
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of the July/August 2024 issue of The Front Porch magazine. The new issue has been mailed out…
JCS engages private food service company
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. SLA Food Service Management Company is poised to provide cafeteria meals for Jefferson County Schools (JCS) beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Their 226-page proposal for a…