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Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Tallahassee area business man and property developer John Thomas “JT” Burnette is currently on trial in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee on charges that he attempted to…

Amber Albritton ECB Publishing, Inc. We’ve done it again, we are delighted to announce the upcoming arrival of the Summer 2021 issue of The Front Porch! This newest issue has been mailed…

Katie Krell ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Revenue is having a Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday from Saturday, July 31, to Monday, Aug. 9, to celebrate students and teachers returning to…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission last week awarded the contract for the reroofing of the jail and breezeway at 171 Industrial Park. Based on the recommendation of the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County officials plan to hold a workshop with residents of Aucilla Shores to explore possible solutions to the subdivision’s road problems. The commissioners’ idea, which they…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board last week took the first tentative steps on the road to reclaiming the schools in 2022, provided that all goes according to…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. In April, 17-year-old Beau Christensen’s final football season at Riverview High School began much like any other, with high spirits and a readiness to complete his last…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County (FDOH-Jefferson) is advising residents and especially horse owners to be aware of increased activity in mosquito-borne diseases. The department…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. October of 2020 was the month that would change Samantha Roberts’ life forever. On October 7, she was involved in a catastrophic motor-vehicle accident near her home…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Although the City of Monticello did not receive the full amount it was seeking from the Florida Legislature this year, it received half the ask, which is…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Months after the dispersal of the monies from the CARES-Act to mitigate the adverse economic effects of the pandemic, county officials are still making reimbursements and setting…

Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. As the rain started on Wednesday, July 7, Hurricane Elsa downgraded to a tropical storm when it made landfall in Perry mid-morning. There were reports of trees…

ECB Pubishing Inc. Photo By Deidre Myers, July 24, 2021 The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 251 presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Jefferson County Fire Rescue’s Firefighter/Paramedic Nicholas Buzbee for Firefighter…

  Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Regardless where Elsa ultimately makes landfall, the Big Bend region is likely to get tropical storm conditions on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS),…

Katie Krell ECB Publishing, Inc. Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill allowing first responders to transport and treat any injured K9. Senate Bill 388 was signed on Friday, June 18, at…

Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. The University of Florida (UF) and its softball fans will never forget Elizabeth Hightower’s name. Raised in Jefferson County, Fla., Hightower has been the talk of the…

– Crime drops statewide; rises locally – Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County again bucked the trend when it came to crime in 2020, registering a rate increase from the previous…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission recently helped sweeten the pot for the purchase of a Jumbotron that Somerset wants to purchase and install at the old football field…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently accepted a grant from Enterprise Florida that the City of Monticello had earlier turned down. Diane Scholz, with the North Florida Economic Development Partnership…

While the powers-that-be have been dithering about what to do about the old gym on Water Street, in terms of whether to seek a grant to repair the building, nature has taken…