Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. This is a sad time for Correctional Officers all around as they put the black band around their badges, paying respect to a fallen brother/sister in arms….
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Four candidates to be interviewed for City Manager
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials last week selected and set interviews for the four top candidates seeking the city manager position, with at least two more candidates likely to be…
Jefferson County Supervisor of Elections Marty Bishop Resigns
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Effective midnight Thursday, Sept. 30, longtime Elections Supervisor Marty Bishop will be stepping down from office. Bishop rendered his resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis in a letter…
Save A Warrior – We are the Hero of our own story
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Save A Warrior (SAW) is a Warrior-led, timeless journey for active-duty military, returning veterans and first responders who feel desperately alone. They offer an alternative holistic service…
Two killed in shooting
Monday, Aug. 23, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to the East Clark Avenue area of Monticello in reference to multiple gunshot victims. Upon arrival two…
Hall appointed to national committees
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Commissioner Eugene Hall, a longtime member of the National Association of Counties (NACo), has been appointed to three of the organization’s committees. Hall recently received…
Workshop on Aucilla Shores’ roads is Thursday
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County officials will hold a workshop this week to explore the problem of the dirt roads at the Aucilla Shores subdivision. The workshop will be held…
Trash Talk
Dueling presentations of the garbage situation Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission’s decision to close the walk-in gate at the Lloyd collection site for a period of 30 days…
Broadband Possibilities
Program offers low-cost broadband to underserved communities Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are entertaining the possibility of buying into Verizon’s Digital Inclusion Program – an initiative that is intended to…
Local Veteran Chosen for Honor Flight
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. The support of our veterans is still strong in the world today. There have been many programs set in play to help with supporting them. Honor Flight…
District to take back schools – if all conditions are met
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board last week finally got the nod that it has long been awaiting from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) relative to the…
Jefferson-Somerset gets a transition principal
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson-Somerset students who returned to in-person classes on Wednesday were likely to have encountered a new face around the campus, one very familiar to many in the…
Tropical Storm Fred may be heading our way
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Once again, the Florida Panhandle is under a cone of uncertainty, as Tropical Storm Fred spins in the Caribbean. According to the advisory from National Hurricane Center…
Arrested for excavating archaeological site
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A Crawfordville man was arrested recently by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for causing damage…
Howard Academy makes National Historic Register
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The landmark Old Howard Academy on Mamie Scott and Chestnut streets in the northeast part of town is now officially listed on the National Register of Historic…
Local teacher wins statewide award
Story Submitted by The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS) is congratulating a teacher at one of its member schools for winning a statewide…
Governor makes masks optional in schools
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. On a day when Florida broke a record for new coronavirus cases across the country, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order making facemasks optional in Florida…
Wacissa River Park to be studied again
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Commissioner Betsy Barfield’s expressed dissatisfaction not long ago with the results of a feasibility study of the Wacissa River did not go unrewarded. On Thursday evening, July…
ECB Publishing, Inc. photo contest announced
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. In honor of National Photo Day, ECB Publishing, Inc. has decided to give readers the opportunity to show off their photographic skills. Entries should be original photos,…
City Council reverses property tax increase
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council last week pulled back on its proposed property tax increase, choosing instead to go with the lower rolled-back rate. The 4-1 vote to…