Ann Holt Contributor Mainstreet of Monticello is teaming with Laura Lee Corbett, a Secretary of the Interior Qualified Architectural Historian, to complete Phase II of a historic structures survey of Monticello. Mainstreet…
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CRIME BEAT – Recent arrests
Compiled by Laz Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Carlos Rivero Hernandez, 36; arrested Friday, Nov. 29. Charged with no valid driver’s license. Bond set at $100. Released same day. James Kenneth Johnson, 49;…
Fugitive loses game of hide and seek
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. A Madison man who was wanted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, on a violation of probation warrant, was arrested following an approximate 50-minute manhunt in the…
Nine years for child porn
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A Monticello man received a nine-year prison sentence with the Florida Department of Corrections earlier this week. To a degree, however, 23-year-old Tyrone Terrell Wallace could count…
A’buzz at the bee: New champion wins county’s spelling bee
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Complicated spelling words were no match for the 24 students from Jefferson Somerset and Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) who competed at the Tuesday, Jan. 14 County Spelling…
Little Women fills Opera House stage
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In the 1860s, American author Louisa May Alcott published her novel, Little Women, as a semi-autobiographical account of Alcott’s own growth from a child to a woman…
Tigers win some, lose some over this year’s basketball season
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Nine wins and nine losses have paved the Tigers way throughout this school year’s basketball season. The Tiger season began in November with games against the Highland…
City seeks $2.5M to go green
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The City of Monticello is in pursuit of a $2.5 million project that aims to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and bring down its energy costs in…
Progress reported on Cherry Street and Ecological Park upgrades
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Engineer Joshua Baxley, of Dewberry Engineering, Inc., last week reported progress on two of the city’s major projects, having to do with the upgrades of North Cherry…
Ivie Pearl Stephens turns 105
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Ivie Pearl Stephens celebrated her 105th birthday on Sunday, Jan. 12, in St. Augustine, Fla. with her two daughters, Corinne Stephens and Annette Hill. Ivie Pearl was born to…
Possibly coming on Tuesday, Feb. 11 – A PROJECTED TOLL ROAD PATH
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. By February, individuals interested in knowing the possible path of the Suncoast Corridor – the toll road that is slated to come into Jefferson County –…
Crisis defused
Sheriff’s office navigates the complexities of crisis negotiation Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Law enforcement officers with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) were recently called to a local neighborhood in response…
Solar ordinance triggers discussion
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Looking to get ahead of the curve, the Jefferson County Planning Commission this week was scheduled to revisit an ordinance that seeks to regulate solar energy generating…
Dodging a bullet on contaminated site cleanup costs
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. After months of negotiations between county representatives and those of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) over a local site with petroleum contamination, the state agency…
Hospice’s new building one step closer to realization
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Big Bend Hospice, Inc., (BBH) is one step closer to realization of the new office building that it plans to build at the corner of North…
The true meaning of Christmas is understood by the JOY toy drive
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Christmas is a time for giving, for sharing love and spending the holidays with those who matter most to us. Several citizens, groups and businesses in the…
CRIME BEAT: recent felony arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. ECB Publishing, Inc. is not responsible for the release or timeliness of arrest reports that have been issued by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Eric Hughes –…
Medical marijuana facility expansion approved
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following the recommendation of the Jefferson Planning Commission, county officials recently approved the requested expansion of the medical marijuana facility that is under construction on an 85-acre…
How does our county earn, spend money?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Want to know how Jefferson County stacks up with the rest of the state and other counties in terms of its revenues and expenditures? Florida TaxWatch (FTW)…
New law raises age to buy tobacco products
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Individuals under the age of 21 are now prohibited from buying tobacco products, as part of a sweeping $1.4 trillion spending bill that President Donald Trump recently…
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