Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A $280,000 grant has been awarded to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Division of Emergency Management, for retrofitting the Howard Academy library on 2nd Street. According to…
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Fatal Semi Crash
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A fatal, single-vehicle crash occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at approximately 9:30 a.m. near eastbound mile marker 221 on I-10 in Jefferson County. According to the Florida Highway…
Did someone say cocaine
Submitted by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office On Tuesday, Sept. 28, Jefferson County Narcotics Detectives were patrolling the area of South Salt Road and Blue Lake Road when they observed a green sedan…
SCAMS
Preying on the elderly Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Reports of a money scam specifically targeting grandparents first circulated several years ago in 2008, and it would seem scammers are circling back…
NextEra shifts funds
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In lieu of the $300,000 Jumbotron that NextEra had earlier offered to help Somerset purchase, the energy company has since decided to shift its contribution to a…
School Board vents frustration with state
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School District continues its faltering steps to reclaim the schools in 2022, with apparent little guidance from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE). That,…
Fate of old gym seems sealed
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The fate of the old high school gym on Water Street is now seemingly sealed. After some hope that the school district might be able to secure…
IRS wants your bank activity info
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The financial services sector is raising the alarm about a proposal that Congress is expected to begin considering soon that would require banks and other financial institutions…
ECB Publishing, Inc. welcomes Laura Young
ECB Publishing, Inc. is pleased to have Laura Young join the team as a staff writer for the Monticello News and Jefferson County Journal. Her work in journalism, for educational publishers and…
If it does not fit, force it!
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, Sept. 9, at approximately 2:40 p.m., a Jefferson County garbage truck, with a dumpster on top of it, was driving northbound on U.S. 19. As…
Governor Ron DeSantis plans to eliminate common core learning
Devyn LeBlanc ECB Publishing, Inc. Governor Ron DeSantis announced a legislative proposal to eliminate the common-core based, end-of-year, high-stakes Florida Statewide Assessment and replace it with the new Florida Assessment of Student…
Unsolved murder surfaces at council meeting
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. More than 3 and a half years after the fatal shooting of a Monticello man, several of the victim’s relatives turned up at the Monticello City Council…
$10,000 REWARD OFFERED!!!
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Big Bend Crime Stoppers and the Florida Sheriff’s Association Criminal Apprehension Assistance Program is offering a $10,000 reward for information that will help lead to the arrest…
Are bulb-outs coming to U.S. 19?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials reluctantly agreed recently to discuss the upcoming upgrade of U.S. 19 by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and decide whether to ask for more…
Florida’s minimum wage goes up Sept. 30
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida’s minimum wage will automatically increase at the end of this month, thanks to a constitutional amendment that voters approved last November. Come September 30, the state’s…
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
Monoclonal antibody therapy treatments are currently being used throughout the State of Florida to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death in high-risk patients who have contracted or been exposed to COVID-19. Monoclonal…
Wanted
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) currently has an active arrest warrant out for 15-year-old Christian Venisee. Venisee is approximately 5’8” and weighs 120 pounds. He is…
Monticello Police Dept. to gain one more officer
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A last-minute revision to the City of Monticello’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year has caused an $18,891 deficit, one that city officials plan to make…
Postal rates rise again
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Sunday, Aug. 29 saw the second United States Postal Service rate increase this year. The rate increase only impacts “market dominant” products such as first class mail…