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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County officials have hired an attorney to represent them in their interactions with representatives of NextEra, the energy company that is proposing to place a high-voltage…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With Hurricane Dorian potentially poised to strike Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency late Wednesday, Aug. 28, thereby ensuring that state and local government…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A man who solicited a Jefferson County minor for sex acts and sexually explicit images or videos has been arrested in the State of Louisiana by Florida…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The proposed toll road through Jefferson County is capturing some citizens’ attention, as well as creating a little concern. Bill Howard, a citizen who appeared before the…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. For over 60 years, the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch has served to improve the lives of at-risk children in the state of Florida. Launched by a group…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO)’s Cpl. Colby Bethea conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Rabon Road and Waukeenah Highway. The traffic…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Door-to-door garbage pickup may be coming to Jefferson County residents in the not-too-distant future; then again, the topic is one that county officials have discussed previously with…

Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. The City of Monticello has now received the state funding and hired an engineer to repave the portion of Pearl Street from Mulberry to Railroad streets. The city…

John Willoughby, ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers and local first responders sped to the scene of a multi-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 10 on Thursday, Aug. 15, at approximately 9 p.m….

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Aug. 19, the National Weather Service (NWS) located in Tallahassee has issued a flood advisory for several big bend counties in North Florida, including Jefferson…

Law enforcement faces quandary over hemp and marijuana Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. On almost any given week, one can examine the jail report and find anywhere from two to five, or…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In a rather routine action that barely registered with the public earlier this month, county officials passed separate ordinances renewing two local fuel taxes for another six…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If anyone was wondering about the status of the proposed toll road that could ostensibly come through Jefferson County, know that the measure is moving forward. Not…

Head coach for the Jefferson County K-12 Somerset High School Tigers, Leroy Smith, has been fired from his position as head coach, as of Thursday, Aug. 8. Smith, who coached the Tigers…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Motorists will soon know U.S. 19 as the Sheriff David Hobbs Memorial Highway; or at least the portion of the highway within Jefferson County will be so…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In the last three months, the Monticello Police Department (MPD) has announced that there have been a total of 17 residential burglaries, robberies, vehicle burglaries and business…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County teenager, Levi Waylon Singleton (of Lamont), passed away on Sunday, June 30, after being involved in a tragic vehicle accident that took place at 7:45…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A Tallahassee driver and a Monticello driver were both transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a wreck that took place on Highway 90 (Mahan Drive) on Wednesday,…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, July 4, the Jefferson County Otto M. Walker American Legion Post 49 will be hosting the county’s annual Independence Day celebration and firework extravaganza. The…