It was with fanfare that the Jefferson County Tiger family welcomed the new official head coach to the team on Tuesday night, Jan. 28 The hiring comes after a season of 2019…
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Counterfeit money is circulating Local business receives two counterfeit bills
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. At first glance, it can often be hard to tell the difference between real money and illegal counterfeit bank notes. Often times, the fake money has duplicate…
Ceremony will honor WWII vets
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Community interest is building for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which will be celebrated locally in February, along with the honoring of Sgt….
We are a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In case there was any question, Jefferson County is now officially a Second Amendment Sanctuary. The Jefferson County Commission declared it to be so by resolution on…
County readying for expected NextEra litigation
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Planning Commission continues working on an ordinance that aims to regulate high-voltage transmission lines at the local level in the interest of public safety…
Hiram Lodge installs newly elected officers for the 2020 year
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Hiram Lodge No. 5 Free & Accepted Masons (F&AM) held its annual Installation Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the lodge home on North Olive Street,…
Pep rally for the Tigers
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Students, teachers and school faculty members gathered in the Jefferson Somerset gym on Friday, Jan. 17 for a Tiger Pep Rally on the behalf of the school’s…
Jefferson Somerset announces Teacher of the Year
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It was an energetic crowd in the Jefferson Somerset gym on Friday, Jan. 17. The school hosted an athletic pep rally in the afternoon, with students, coaches,…
USPS prices increase for 2020
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. With a new year comes new prices; at least, that’s the name of the game of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The Governors of the Postal…
Locally produced Youtube video getting lots of views
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A video of the Wacissa River Slave Canal funded by the Jefferson County Tourist Development Council and produced by the Aucilla Research Institute is garnering no few…
Chamber members discuss toll road and transmission line issues
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce members and guests came together on Tuesday, Jan. 7 for lunch, networking and a business meeting. Chamber President Danny Collins welcomed…
Mainstreet Monticello begins second phase of historic property survey
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…
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…
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