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Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson recently announced the launching of two new programs aimed at helping area farmers who were impacted by Hurricane Idalia. The programs…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The owner of multiple Badcock Home Furniture and More stores across eastern North Florida was in Monticello recently to congratulate the staff of the local store for…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Feb. 9, a team of more than 20 marathon-trained athletes will embark on a 176-mile, three-day journey from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to honor every service…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. What goes around seems to eventually come around. There was a time in the 1980s and early 90s when the Jefferson County Commission held only morning meetings,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s always interesting to see what legislation lawmakers will propose during a legislative session. Currently in the Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee is House Bill 753, which…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop at city hall on Thursday, Feb. 1, to consider the pros and cons of annexing a group…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The jury trial of Kirk Reams, the former clerk of court charged with grand theft and organized scheme to defraud – set last week to begin on…

Second Judicial Circuit of Florida The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) is a national association formed in 1957 dedicated to the preservation of the Seventh Amendment right to jury trial, access…

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Several Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors were recently listed on the 2023 All-Big Bend Football Team, published by the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper. One Warrior on the Second…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials recently decided that discretion was the better part of valor when it came to acquiring access to a tiny piece of land that the city…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A citizen has stepped forward and offered to donate $75,000 toward the construction of a new shelter for the county’s animal control operation. Wendy McCarrick addressed the…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Jan. 19, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a neighbor alerted rescue officials about a house fire located on Old Lloyd Rd. According to the fire report,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Mayor Gloria Cox will head the Monticello City Council for another year, with Councilman John Jones as her second or vice mayor. This was the decision of…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If you’ve had mail returned recently by the post office with a “Return to Sender, Not Deliverable as Addressed” yellow label affixed to the front, don’t feel…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County planners got off to a slow start in their scheduled revision and update of the comprehensive plan on Thursday, Dec. 14, getting no further than…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Schools has four construction projects actively underway at the present time. One involves a wrecking ball at the old Water Street campus, and the other…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The site-plan review hearing that the Monticello Local Planning Agency (LPA) was scheduled to hold this week on the Dollar General Store in town was canceled at…

Gladys Roann-Watson Contributor The Jefferson County Youth Council is excited and pleased to share that it has applied for and received two grants: $15,000 from the National Recreation Foundation and $15,000 from…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s going to cost Jefferson County $73,300 in consultant fees to get the comprehensive plan updated. County Manager Shannon Metty presented the Jefferson County Commission with the…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Jan. 12, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) released a statement to alert the community about an alarming discovery made in Jefferson County. According to…