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Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A single-car crash near Wacissa around 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, resulted in the death of the driver, a 42-year-old man from Crawfordville, Fla., the lone…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following an earlier funding appeal to the Monticello City Council by a representative of the chamber of commerce, Executive Director Amy McDaniel recently reiterated the group’s request….

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A scheduled workshop last week to discuss plans for the old high school gym and to solicit public input on what the community would like to see…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Early Saturday morning, on Jan. 25, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to reports of a shooting that took place in the area of Gaffney and…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Last year was full of significant celestial events, including a complete solar eclipse, several consecutive super-moons, meteor showers and multiple sightings of Aurora Borealis across half of…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council last week narrowed its search for a new city manager to five candidates, following a workshop on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21. Guided by…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Most of the 200 bills that Florida legislators passed in the 2024 session and that the governor signed into law went into effect on the first days…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. North Florida residents awoke on Wednesday to a world of white, with some snow continuing to fall into the early morning hours, a phenomenon rarely experienced in…

Florida Highway Patrol Contributor On Tuesday, Jan. 14, around 11:31 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol was requested by Tallahassee Police Department to assist with an ongoing investigation in locating a couple of…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently adopted a resolution that set minimum foundational standards to safeguard against cybersecurity threats and better protect county data, information technology, and information technology resources,…

More monies possibly to be awarded to county Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County will be receiving a little more than $1 million in restitution, stemming from misappropriations and other financial…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida lawmakers may once again try to make the flamingo the state bird, in lieu of the current mockingbird. House Bill 81, which Republican Representative Jim Mooney,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County won’t be imposing impact fees, at least not in 2025. The Board of County Commissioners recently terminated the agreement with the consultant that was to…

The Florida Bar Contributor The Florida Bar recognized 21 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a Jan. 16 ceremony at the Supreme Court of Florida. Established…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Perhaps the most memorable hurricane that comes to mind when speaking about devastation and impact to local communities is Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in Florida in…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Whatever reprieve residents concerned about a mega truck stop coming to the southwest corner of U.S. 19 and Nash Road may have felt, it is about to…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center of Monticello (MLK Center) has special events planned for the Monday, Jan. 20, observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s…