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Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At the annual Reorganizational Meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, the Jefferson County School Board chose its leadership for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The board has a practice…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Nearly three years after county officials first proposed the idea of naming a section of State Road 59 after Major John Leroy Haynes, a military hero who…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida’s standard license plate showing two oranges and a white blossom may become a historical curiosity in the not-too-distant future. The News Service of Florida, at least,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The alleged noise and stench coming from the Trulieve medical marijuana growing facility in Waukeenah is causing an outcry from some neighboring property owners. On Thursday evening,…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 5:25 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a crash at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 98 and Dice Road in…

Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Madison County native and Jefferson County resident Major John Haynes passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the age of 93. His elite career in the United…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The large turnout that was expected for the recent site plan review of the new Dollar General Store by the Monticello Local Planning Agency (LPA) failed to…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In the criminal case of suspended Clerk of Court Kirk Reams and his co-defendants, Warren Charles Culp and Justin Tyler McNeill, the state is seeking to bar…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Councilman John Jones was recently awarded the Gold Level Certificate of Excellence by the Florida League of Cities (FLC) in recognition of his commitment and dedication…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This Friday, Dec. 1, downtown Monticello will come alive with holiday cheer, as the city gears up for one of the most anticipated and festive nights of…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If a planned truck fueling station comes to the corner of U.S. 19 and Nash Road, as area residents expect it will, Jefferson County may well lose…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials last week finally adopted the long-debated and much revised solar photovoltaic collector systems ordinance, but just barely, and only after a last-minute compromise that saw…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Better roadway lighting may soon be coming to the intersection of U.S. 19 and Waukeenah Highway, as well as to the section of road between Thompson Valley…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A nascent movement is afoot to rename the Wacissa River Park after the late Commissioner Stephen Walker, who was killed in an automobile accident in Wakulla County…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Phillip Strickland of Monticello, Fla., born March 27, 1985, was charged in Jefferson County with Possession of Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) (filed Nov. 7, 2022). On Oct. 23,…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Trayrion Joshua Brown, born Feb. 4, 2004, had been found guilty in October of 2022 of Written Threats to Conduct a Mass Shooting or Act of Terrorism…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Outgoing Interim Clerk of Court J. C. O’Steen and newly appointed Interim Clerk of Court Jason Welty spoke recently to the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Kashayla Nicole Barrington of Monticello, Fla., born April 3, 1996, was charged with Battery on Person 65 Years Old or Older (filed May 8, 2023) and a…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As required by state law, the Jefferson County Commission last week conducted a brief meeting to adopt a resolution validating the county manager’s final budget amendment for…

Church seeking volunteer cast members Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Each year, the First Methodist Church of Monticello hosts a holiday event that enchants and delights the community by bringing a real-life…