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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite initially vetoing a bill to restrict minors’ access to social media platforms, Gov. Ron DeSantis days later signed into law a modified version of the bill…

“He is not here; He has risen!” Christian Peterson ECB Publishing, Inc. Last Sunday, March 31, Christians around the world celebrated Easter as they commemorated and rejoiced in the resurrection of Jesus…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The field of candidates running for 12 local offices continues to change, with two additions and four withdrawals in recent weeks, leaving at 26 the total number…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently held the first of six proposed budget workshops that they will hold over the coming months in preparation for the formulation of the general…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Although Florida is not in the path of the total solar eclipse that will occur on Monday, April 8, residents statewide will be able to see degrees…

Jim Turner News Service Florida On Friday, March 22, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure that will ease decades-old regulations on the hours that 16- and 17-year-old Floridians can work. The bill…

Jerusalem Times       Obituaries        33 AD JESUS CHRIST Jesus Christ, 33, of Nazareth, died Friday on Mount Calvary, also known as Golgotha, the place of the skull. Betrayed by…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently approved the reactivation of a small grant assistance program that will award up to $2,000 annually to local nonprofit organizations that carry on community…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Local Planning Agency (LPA) has more or less devised a plan of action for how it will tackle the changes that it wants to recommend…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is reported to be experimenting with new graphics for the coming hurricane season, which some early forecasts are already indicating will be…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, a fatal car crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 90 and Tallamont Rd. in western Jefferson County. The…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Otto M. Walker American Legion Post 49 has selected Kyle Hamrick and Joshua Forehand to attend Florida American Legion Boys State this summer. Both students are Jefferson…

Monticello Police Department Contributor On Monday, March 25, at 2:44 p.m., the Monticello Police Department (MPD) received a call reporting a physical altercation at a residence on East Washington Street involving someone…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Primary (PPP), which was limited to Republicans, resulted in no surprises here, with Donald Trump garnering the overwhelming majority of the 1,156 total votes…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s time for kid artists, vendors, classic car buffs, parade participants, pageant hopefuls, bed racers, photo snappers, pickleball competitors and 5K runners to start things rolling toward…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Interim Clerk of Court Jason Welty had some good news to report to county officials recently, in terms of the state budget that helps support a part…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. For the third time in as many months, the proposed multi-use Trail from Leon County to Monticello was a topic of official discussion, most recently before the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County didn’t get the $1.3 million that it was seeking from the Florida Legislature during the current session for the renovation and restoration of the historic…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Historic preservation crews began work last week, carefully removing most of the windows from the Monticello Opera House (MOH) so that they can be refurbished and then…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend (BGCBB) has returned to Jefferson County, its leaders are hoping to get buy-in from the local…