Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc. Nearly 30 new state laws took effect across Florida on Oct.1, shaping policies on everything from public safety and education to housing and digital privacy. These legislative…
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Bill would make E-Verify a requirement for all businesses
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A bill recently introduced in the Florida House of Representatives would force every private business in the state – whether a small shop or a large chain-type…
Local neighborhood food market is relocating
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s been confirmed that Bob and Jeff’s Neighborhood Market will be moving to a new location in town. Rumors about the local food store’s potential relocation had…
New city clerk sought
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The City of Monticello is once again shopping for a new person to fill the administrative job of city clerk/treasurer. On Tuesday evening, Nov. 4, the Monticello…
The Nov/Dec Front Porch magazine has arrived!
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of the Nov/Dec 2025 edition of The Front Porch magazine. The new issue has been mailed and…
School board deeds property to VFW
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At a regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 13, the Jefferson County School Board was finally ready for a conclusive vote regarding the transfer of one of its…
County officials consider hiring a lobbyist
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A more austere fiscal environment due to the Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) has local officials looking to better protect the county’s interests. At a recent…
Bill seeks to regulate high-speed electric bicycles
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A bill filed in the Florida Legislature for the 2026 session would change the way that high-speed electric bicycles are regulated, posing potentially significant implications for both…
Florida laws taking effect Oct. 1 (Part One)
Bri Rodriguez ECB Publishing, Inc. Nearly 30 new state laws took effect across Florida on Oct.1, covering everything from public safety and education to housing and digital privacy. These changes touch nearly…
Bill seeks to make an exception to minimum wage law
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again, seems to be the motto among some Florida legislators. A case in point is House Bill 221,…
County wins in truck stop lawsuit
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Unless the decision is appealed, Jefferson County prevailed in its legal dispute with the Solero Land Company over local officials’ denial of a mega truck stop that…
Greenville man dies in roll-over crash
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A man from Greenville, Fla., perished in a single-car accident around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2025. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the 49-year-old man’s sport…
Slew of bills take aim at property taxes
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A slew of tax-relief measures have thus far been filed in the Florida Legislature for the 2026 session, all of them aiming to reduce or eliminate property…
What’s there not to like about a little extra property tax relief?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. When property owners soon get their tax notices from the tax collector office for the current fiscal year, they will find a slight downward adjustment to the…
County joins statewide effort to promote economic development
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County is getting more serious about promoting economic development. The Jefferson County Commission recently ratified a Primary County Partner Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Florida…
Daylight Saving Time ends Nov. 2
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Until the Sunshine Protect Act passes in Congress making Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent – if it ever passes – Floridians will have to continue “springing forward”…
Donations sought for U.S. Army monument at national cemetery
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A fundraising effort is underway for the creation and placement of a U.S. Army Memorial Monument on the Memorial Walkway of the Tallahassee National Cemetery off the…
School district recognizes Back-to-School Event donors
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Public seating for the Oct. 13 meeting of the Jefferson County School Board was filled with representatives from a wide array of donors who had contributed to…
New state law removes commission from subdivision decisions
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The legislature’s assault on home rule continues, with the latest salvo a new state law that requires local governments to review and approve plats and replats administratively,…
New bill aims to lower age for buying guns
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A bill has been introduced in the Florida Legislature for the 2026 session that seeks to lower the minimum age for the purchase of firearms in the…