Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking the help of Florida citizens and outdoorsmen in estimating the range and population of the black bears…
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Raw oyster recall for Salmonella
Florida Department of Health The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the state health departments of Georgia and Alabama have detected a Salmonella outbreak associated with the consumption of raw oysters harvested…
Bill Briefing – Florida Senate
Bill would put limits on left-lane driving Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s amazing the small details that lawmakers will address during the legislative process. Case in point, a proposed bill that…
MPD donates patrol car to VFD
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Chief Fred Mosley of the Monticello Police Department (MPD) handed a set of patrol car keys over to Chief Austin Malloy of the Monticello Volunteer Fire Department…
Zelaya wins e-x-c-i-t-i-n-g JCS spelling bee
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. With the winning word “exciting,” fourth grade student Ashley Zelaya became this year’s Jefferson County K-12 (JCS) Spelling Bee champion! Second place went to eighth grade student…
SRO Blackmon makes kindness the norm
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. School Resource Officer Jerry Blackmon got a pleasant surprise on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Sonny’s BBQ was on the scene at Jefferson County Schools’ Turning Point campus to…
Ceremony to mark 78th anniversary of WWII battle
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A small ceremony is planned this week to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, to which event the public…
Ambulance donated to EMS Program
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Feb. 16, North Florida College issued a press release acknowledging Jefferson County for a generous donation of an ambulance to their EMS Program. The press release…
Black History Month…Businesses and individuals recognized
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In celebration of Black History Month, the Monticello City Council recently handed proclamations to several African-American individuals and organizations as a way to recognize their contributions to…
Federal judge revisits Econfina development
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A federal court has once again rapped county officials’ knuckles over their handling of a developer’s plan to build a major housing subdivision in a wetlands-prone area…
Ceremony marks 31st anniversary of trooper’s death
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In what has become an annual ritual for 31 years, members of the law-enforcement community and friends gathered at the I-10 Aucilla off ramp last week to…
County readies to begin redistricting
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A once every 10-year process that examines the county’s political districts with an eye toward judging their fairness, and redrawing them if necessary to make them more…
Lawmakers come to town
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Unlike the moderately attended legislative delegation hearings of recent years, last week’s was a full-house affair, with both the state legislators and members of the public pumped…
JCS welcomes new transportation director
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Schools has added the new position of Transportation Director to its administrative team, and Jamaris Wilson started in that role on the first day back…
Pettway signs with CAU Panthers
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. National Signing Day was Wednesday, Feb. 1, and Juvon “DAT WAY” Pettway, a senior at Jefferson County K-12 (JCS), was among the high school football stars across…
Shuttle bus service to and from Tallahassee now operational
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Express, providing affordable and easy transportation to and from Tallahassee, is now officially in business. The bus shuttle service began in December, according to Big…
McNeill wins county spelling bee
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. With the winning word “bovines,” seventh grade student Mae McNeill became this year’s Jefferson County Spelling Bee champion! Second place went to sixth grade student Preston Cooksey,…
Tri-County Electric has first broadband customer
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. True to his promise to elected officials in the four-county region that Tri-County Electric Cooperative Inc. (TCEC) serves, CEO and Executive Director Julius Hackett announced recently the…
Monticello Badcock store named 15th in the nation
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It was a big year for the local Monticello Badcock Furniture store, as they placed 15th in the nation based on their performance over the last year….
Will A-Building be ready for county’s bicentennial?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With more than $3 million already invested in the restoration of Old Monticello High School – more commonly known as the A-Building – some officials are wondering…