Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City Councilwoman Julie Conley recently pressed a representative of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on the status of the in-person meetings that the agency was supposed…
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SOLD! JES no longer under school board ownership
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. An undeveloped property on Boston Highway and the Jefferson Elementary School (Mamie Scott Elementary School) building – both properties owned by the Jefferson County School Board –…
Acid spill at collection site
ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo By Lazaro Aleman, June 22, 2020 Fire Rescue Chief Derrick Burrus looks on as an emergency response team from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection analyzes a 55-gallon…
44 grams of marijuana seized
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publications, Inc. A Monticello resident was arrested in Madison County after 41 grams of marijuana and a firearm were seized from her possession. Laterria Crumity, a convicted felon and…
Commission to vote on NextEra proposal Monday
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission is scheduled to hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22, to consider the proposed settlement agreement with NextEra Energy…
Monticello man raises alarm about 5G
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello resident John Hill is on a mission to raise awareness and alert his fellow citizens of the dangers of 5G towers and communication devices, which he…
Should we take the deal?
NextEra pledges $3.3M in county aid Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A negotiated settlement between Gulf Power Company – the subsidiary of NextEra that is behind the proposed 161kV transmission line –…
Jefferson records fourth COVID-19 death
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County has now recorded its fourth COVID-19 death and a new case of the disease. On Tuesday, June 9, Pam Gilleland-Beck, public information officer for the…
Car wreck leaves driver trapped
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. At 4:50 p.m. on Friday, June 5, Jefferson County 911 Dispatch sent out a call to the county’s first responders, alerting them of a vehicle wreck near…
I-10 toll road not set in stone
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) representative confirmed to city officials recently that the controversial SunCoast Connector would indeed terminate at I-10 in either Jefferson or Madison…
Need to dispose of your garbage? Get a sticker!
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Third time’s the charm as far as Solid Waste Department Director Beth Letchworth is concerned, when it comes to the sticker program that she’s about to introduce…
Got Rain?
Tropical Storm Cristobal drenches region Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tropical Storm Cristobal spared north Florida a direct hit this past weekend, instead making landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Sunday evening, June…
Wreck: three vehicles, one driver
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A late-night wreck near downtown Monticello on Tuesday, May 26, involved three vehicles, but only one driver. The report provided by the Monticello Police Department (MPD) states…
Allen recognized as Firefighter of the Year
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) recently announced that a member of the agency’s team, Cameron Allen, has been recognized as Firefighter of the Year for 2020. Allen…
The voices of Monticello
Protestors rally around the Jefferson County Courthouse Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The world came to Monticello on Tuesday evening, June 2. For several days leading up to June 2 (and several…
New testing sites for COVID-19
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Locals who are in need of testing for COVID-19 will be able to visit four different sites through the month of June, as the Departments of Health…
Cross Landings administrator reinstated
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A little more than a month after the license of a Cross Landings nursing home administrator was suspended for behavior that the state characterized as ‘negligent and…
Home destroyed in fire
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The home of a local man has been declared a complete loss after a fire on Thursday night burned it to the ground. During the morning of…
City officials see rough year ahead
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. “Uncharted territory.” That’s the way that City Clerk and Treasurer Emily Anderson describes the city’s budgetary prospects in the coming fiscal year, in terms of the influx…
Working to solve a cold case
Sheriff’s office searches for answers in young man’s homicide Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A “Cold Case” is an unsolved criminal investigation that remains open, pending the discovery of further information, evidence…
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