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EMS to get COVID-19 prepped ambulance
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A hundred thousand dollars – that’s how much Jefferson County’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) lost in revenues during a two-to-three month period earlier this year because of…
Election Results
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Old traditions die hard, evident by the number of people who gathered in or just outside their vehicles on the sloped field opposite the old elections office…
Goodbye, 850
448 area code to precede all new numbers Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved an area code overlay that will add…
2020 Primary Election
Excercise your right to vote on Aug.18 Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Voters are reminded that the primary election is on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and that this Friday and Saturday – Aug….
The monument stays, the masks go
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission dealt with two potentially contentious proposals last week – one to adopt a facemask mandate and the second to remove the Confederate monument…
The tree will stand….. The plaque will fall: Council decides not to cut tree
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council on Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, decided to not remove the oak tree on the courthouse circle. Instead, the council voted 3-2 to remove…
Wacissa River Park vandalized
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Commissioner Stephen Walker, whose District 5 encompasses the Wacissa River and Wacissa River Park, is reporting vandalism at the recreational site. Walker recently posted photos on his…
Commission has full-plate agenda Confederate monument, facemasks up for discussion
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Commission has a full plate of items on its agenda for the meeting on Thursday evening, Aug. 6, including some issues that could prove thorny….
Tropical storm may impact area
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. North Florida and the Big Bend area could be in for some tropical storm weather, if not an actual tropical storm, by late this weekend or early…
Nationwide China seed mystery – Local resident targeted
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Around the United States, a unique threat has been popping up in various states. Starting last weekend, Agricultural officials in various states began issuing warnings about unsolicited…
Chamber of Commerce to hold political forum
Citizens asked to send in questions for candidates Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. At 6 p.m., on Thursday, July 30, the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Political Forum…
Fire at the plantation
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County firefighters were called to Pinckney Hill Plantation, located off Ashville Highway near the Madison County border, on Wednesday, July 15, due to 911 calls that…
No school until August 19
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. As of a special board meeting held by the Jefferson County School Board on Tuesday, July 21, the Back to School date for Jefferson Somerset students has…
Perry shooting takes two lives
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Two people who were affiliated with the Jefferson County community lost their lives as a result of a vehicle wreck and shooting that took place on Friday,…
County Coordinator does NOT have COVID-19
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It turns out that County Coordinator Parrish Barwick does not have COVID-19 after all. After testing positive last week for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…
Commissioners meeting tonight cancelled
The Jefferson County Commission meeting that was scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, has been cancelled. The Monticello News received word late Wednesday evening of the cancellation, which resulted from “several…
Is the oak tree really “The Hanging Tree?”
Lazaro Aleman & Amber Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. In light of the renewed interest in the oak tree in the southwest corner of the courthouse circle and whether it served as a…
County Coordinator gets COVID-19
Health Department warns of surging cases locally Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. COVID-19 has now struck at least one of this community’s public figures, and possibly a few others. County Coordinator Parrish…
Taking it down or leaving it up?
The discussion of the Confederate monument and oak tree… Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello and Jefferson County aren’t being spared the calls for removal of Confederate monuments and other iconic symbols…
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