Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County may get yet another bicycle trail crossing its boundaries. Or more aptly put, the county may be getting a realignment of an existing bicycle trail….
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County solicits bids for broadband network
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local officials recently extended the deadline for the submission of proposals from consultants for the planning and design – and ultimately the construction of – the necessary…
Want to see the final report of the toll road? Available online through October 14.
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A draft of the Final Report that the Suncoast Connector Task Force plans to submit to the Florida Governor and Legislature in mid November is now available…
M.P.D welcomes two new officers
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Recently, the Monticello Police Department (MPD) recruited two new officers, Brianne Chappell and Francis O’Connor, into their ranks. Today, we’re happy to introduce them to you and…
Pearl Street repaved
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Peavy and Son Construction Company was on the job Friday morning, Oct. 2, resurfacing the section of Pearl Street between Mulberry and N. Jefferson streets. A spokesman…
Semi-trailer buckles in courthouse circle
Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. Traffic around the Monticello courthouse came to a halt and had to be rerouted Tuesday, Sept. 29 at approximately 11:00 a.m. A semi carrying cases of water,…
Homeowners ready to ante up to get road paved
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The 32 homeowners of the Valley View Estates development on the county’s westernmost boundary are anxious enough to have their dirt road paved that they are willing…
Governor DeSantis lifts statewide COVID-19 restrictions
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis initiated phase three of the state’s reopening plan last Friday, Sept. 25, immediately lifting all bans and restrictions that are pandemic-related. Phase three…
Connecting Tallahassee to Monticello through a multi-use trail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Plans are in the exploratory stage for a possible multi-use connector trail from Tallahassee-to-Monticello, along the lines of the St. Marks Trail. Jon Sewell and Kate Triplett,…
Governor proposes harsh penalties for rioters, looters
The proposed legislation seeks to create new criminal offenses and increase penalties for those who target law-enforcement officers or participate in violent or disorderly assemblies. The proposed law would make it a…
Debbie Snapp retires from Monticello News
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Longtime Monticello News staffer Debbie Snapp is hanging up her reporter hat, but only long enough to do a little traveling, before picking up a new one….
Six initiatives that will appear on November ballot
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Besides the slew of candidates that will appear on ballot in the November general election, Floridians will see six statewide initiatives – four of them initiated by…
Stealing or defacing political signs is a crime
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the general election practically around the corner, passions aroused, and political signs proliferating everywhere, instances of stolen and defaced signs are also being reported. According to…
$175,000 available for residents facing evictions, foreclosures
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County has an unusual problem. It has $175,000 in CARES-Act money to give away to eligible residents and few takers so far. In fact, of the…
Broadband expansion coming to county
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County Commissioner Betsy Barfield was joyful at a recent meeting, ladling out the praises to those who had helped expedite the process in terms of her long…
Scam alert: Fake law enforcement telephone scams
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Sheriff Mac McNeill would like to warn Jefferson County citizens of a scam that has occurred in Madison County and could possibly occur in Jefferson County,…
Purchase of Wacissa River property off the table
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The 40-acre parcel near the Wacissa River that county officials were hoping to buy to expand recreational opportunities for local residents is now off the table. Commissioner…
Tax group questions basis for Suncoast Connector
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. TaxWatch – a Florida-based, independent, nonpartisan research institute and government watchdog established in 1979 – has released a 32-page report questioning the price tag and need for…
County and NextEra to move forward on agreement
Meet the NextEra contributions committee Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A little more than two months ago, when local officials and NextEra representatives negotiated an agreement that avoided litigation over the high-voltage…
Human Trafficking: What can you do to prevent it?
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. There are an estimated 20 million to 40 million people in modern day slavery today, with about three million in the United States alone. Modern slavery, also…
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