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Rebekah Sheats Contributor Today, Oct. 4, is the hundredth birthday of Dr. Jim Sledge. For a full century, the world has been blessed with the presence of this man. One hundred years…

(leaves 600 mile swath of destruction across Southeast) Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The remnants of Hurricane Helene – which struck the Big Bend region as a major storm last Thursday night…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials recently initiated the process for the hiring of a new city manager, deciding meanwhile to contract former longtime City Manager Steve Wingate as interim manager…

Jim Turner The News Service of Florida Hurricane Debby caused up to $263.2 million in estimated losses to crops and farm animals when the Category 1 rainmaker swept through North Florida last…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County will be submitting a victim impact statement at the sentencing phase of former Clerk of Court Kirk Reams and codefendants Warren Charles Culp and Justin…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Sept. 23, the Jefferson County School District extended its clear bag policy to include “buses, both school campuses and all school-sponsored events.” The district had…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local officials not long ago approved a contract that not only puts the county in compliance with new state law, but it will make it easier for…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Efforts are once again underway to secure another $50,000 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the purchase and installation of metal bleachers at…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. While much still remains to be seen about Future Tropical Storm Helene, which has continued to take form in the Caribbean Sea, this much is certain: some…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In separate brief orders issued on Thursday morning, Sept. 19, Circuit Court Judge Stephen Everett denied Kirk Reams’ motion for a new trial, as well as a…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. When preparing to face a crisis, every second counts. That is why it’s essential that timely and effective emergency alerts reach everyone before the crisis reaches them….

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Effective Sept. 30, Florida’s minimum wage will go up one dollar, from the current hourly rate of $12 to $13, part of a constitutional amendment approved by…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently held the first of two required public hearings on the budget and millage rate for the coming fiscal year, a procedure that lasted mere…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Prompted by a citizens’ initiative, county officials last week adopted a resolution expressing opposition to Amendment 4, a measure that seeks to limit government interference with abortion…

Rick Patrick and Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) was dispatched at 12:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, to assist at a crash scene on Interstate 10 near…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The community is invited to an Open House for the Monticello field office of Big Bend Hospice. The much-anticipated event takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials recently signed a 25-page agreement with the Florida Department of Commerce (FDOC) that assures the city of getting a $300,000 grant for a study of…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Five days after attorneys for former Clerk of Court Kirk Reams filed a motion asking for a new trial, the state responded with its own motion asking…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If you think the mail service is slow now, picture what it will be like if plans under consideration by top officials of the U.S. Postal Service…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A little more than two months after county commissioners held a stormy hearing on a proposed fueling station off Nash Road at U.S. 19 South, the application…