Plans to rent the school fall through Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Elementary School (JES), also known as the Mamie B. Scott Elementary School, may be approaching the end of…
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Fourth of July fireworks canceled
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. For anyone wondering if the Fourth of July fireworks and celebration are going to take place this summer, given the uncertainty of the times, know that the…
County first responders combat barn fire
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A Jefferson County family has lost their barn but nearly lost much more during a fire on Monday, May 18. At 1:18 p.m., Jefferson County Fire Rescue…
County records third COVID-19 death
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. After weeks of staying steady at 28 reported cases of COVID-19 – the disease caused by the coronavirus – the Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County…
NextEra strikes back; prepares for lawsuit
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It didn’t take NextEra/Gulf Power long to retaliate against the county, once local officials adopted an ordinance to regulate transmission lines. Jefferson County commissioners adopted Ordinance 2020-0507…
Robbery at gunpoint
MPD asks for information Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Police Department (MPD) is asking for information pertaining to a recent robbery that occurred within the Monticello City limits. On Friday,…
Tornado or downburst?
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A thunderstorm that rolled through Jefferson County on the evening of Wednesday, May 20, brought a little more than lightning, thunder and rain to the residents of…
City to receive charging station for cars
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials are exploring the possibility of providing downtown charging stations for electric vehicles (Evs), both as a convenience to drivers of such cars and an economic…
Plane found in Jefferson County
Two Jefferson County residents stumbled upon a remarkable find earlier this week. Byron Love and Kaley Love, two siblings from Monticello, were cruising timber (surveying and estimating the amount of timber in…
We’re OPEN! Monticello businesses begin to return
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. After an extended period of store and restaurant COVID-19 closures, the majority of Florida, including Jefferson County, is finally beginning the slow progress of reopening. For several…
North Cherry Street upgrade almost complete
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The North Cherry Street upgrade, which has been underway for several weeks, is expected to be completed next week. Or so City Manager Raymond Clark informed the…
22 candidates vying for local offices
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the primary for the 2020 election set for mid-August, one can only hope that by then the coronavirus pandemic will be under control, if not history….
Wacissa boat ramp reopened to general public
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Non-Jefferson County residents who have been barred from accessing the Wacissa River boat ramp for a little more than a month will find that they are now…
US 90 crepe myrtles get more exposure
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has been cutting back the overgrowth that obscured the crepe myrtles and other ornamentals alongside U.S. 90, a project that is…
Local COVID-19 testing sites open to public (updated)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County (FDOH-Jefferson) is now conducting COVID-19/coronavirus testing at various locations around the community. The testing started on Thursday, May 7,…
Toll road to stop at I-10
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. While health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic stalled much of business and other activities during the last two months – including the Suncoast Connector hearings – the…
Mail gone viral
USPS addresses COVID concerns With social distancing, temporarily closing businesses and canceled events all resulting in changes to our normal lives, several businesses and services have been deemed as essential and continue…
NextEra gives an ultimatum
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The transmission line ordinance that the county planners have been tweaking for months in conjunction with Attorney David Collins has now been sent to the Jefferson County…
MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Contributor Investigators with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), with assistance from Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Mario Myles…
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Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. In times of crisis, the American people continually demonstrate resilience. Timely and effective emergency alert and warning messages can add to that resilience by providing information that…
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