Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For ten year old Arianna Brown, it has been a very busy summer! Aside from working to develop her blossoming modeling career, young Arianna has also spent…
Category: Front Page
Clerk of Court responds to allegations
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Clerk of Court Kirk Reams responded strongly to the allegations of unauthorized overspending by his office raised by a recent forensic audit report. Reams also objected strongly…
2022 Election Results
Milligan, Hall and Hosford declared local winners (Republicans sweep the field statewide) Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Republican candidates swept the field in races across Florida and in Jefferson County on election…
Another storm headed our way
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Yet another hurricane-season storm is projected to impact north Florida, with the Big Bend area under a tropical storm warning as of Thursday morning, according to the…
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio visits Monticello
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Nov. 5, just three days before Election Day, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio made an appearance in Monticello to network and campaign with residents and local…
Forensic audit paints damning picture of clerk’s office
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission last week received a long-awaited report on the findings of a forensic audit that it authorized be conducted of Clerk of Court Kirk…
Beware of the “Sofia Scam”
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. It is something that is going on nationwide, and there have been reports of it happening as near as Madison County. A group of three to six…
Jefferson County K-12 to become a Community Partnership School
Children’s Home Society Contributor Jefferson County K-12 will adopt the innovative Community Partnership Schools™ model this year with partnerships among Children’s Home Society of Florida, Florida A&M University, Florida Department of Health-Jefferson…
Congratulations to the 2022 Scarecrow Contest Winner!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For the entire month of October, Monticello has come alive with the fun and innovative faces of the finest home-made scarecrows this side of Tallahassee! For the…
Upcoming Veterans Day events!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. In observance of Veterans Day, the American Legion Otto M. Walker Post 49 will be sponsoring The 2022 Veterans Day Parade in honor of our military veterans….
Chamber forums inform voters
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce held two well-attended political forums in October to educate voters about the candidates in the upcoming General Election….
Clerk of Court’s $85,000 expenditure referred to FDLE
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County commissioners have referred yet another financial matter involving the Clerk of Court Office to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for investigation. The latest issue…
Lady Warriors take District Five volleyball title
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors varsity volleyball team swept the Red Flashes of Hilliard High School on Thursday, Oct. 20, to win the Class 1A District…
Halloween-Monticello Style
Experience Monticello presents Ghoul’s Night Out, Oct. 27 • Candy Crawl, Oct. 29 Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Downtown shops are getting festive this week for two Halloween-themed events that are…
Voting machines test “all clear”
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday morning, Oct. 14, the Jefferson County Supervisor of Elections Office successfully conducted the public testing of voting machines for the 2022 General Election. The county’s…
District 4 commission race drawing attention
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Of the three local races for elective offices, the one pitting incumbent Betsy Barfield against challenger Austin Hosford for the District 4 County Commission seat is drawing…
School board bids farewell to longtime members
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County School Board Members Shirley Washington, Charles Boland and Sandra Saunders had their last board meeting as district representatives on Monday, Oct. 10, as their terms…
Oops! They did it again!
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. As folks approached the Courthouse Circle on their way home acfrom work around sunset on Tuesday, Oct. 11, they encountered the flashing blue lights of law enforcement…
Are your water, sewer rates rising?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A utility rate review by the Florida Rural Water Association (FRWA) of Monticello’s water and wastewater systems has given city officials food for thought. City officials specifically…
ENDANGERED HORNBILLS: Love Birds in the making
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Only a handful of bar-pouched wreathed hornbills live in the United States, and two of them reside right here in Jefferson County. This species (Rhyticeros undulatus) is…