Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board will meet for a regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. Held at the school district office, located at 1490…
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Storyteller to visit the library
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. His storytelling ability have been called powerful, commanding and exciting and on Saturday, Feb. 9, professional storyteller Windell Campbell will be visiting the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar…
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Sippy cups and your child’s teeth As soon as teeth appear in the mouth, decay can occur. One of the risk factors for early childhood caries (sometimes called baby bottle tooth decay…
Jefferson Somerset gifted class attends FSU math lab
Story Courtesy of Brenda Wirick A small group Jefferson Somerset students from third grade through eighth grade spent Saturday, Feb. 2 involved in spectacular hands-on engaging math and science activities at Florida…
The truth about Florida’s deer rut
Submitted By Tony Young There are a lot of theories and differing opinions on what causes the white-tailed deer rut. Hours of daylight decreasing, geographic latitude, genetics, climate, evolution and moon phase…
Barfield gets earful from angry landowners
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Commissioner Betsy Barfield wanted feedback from the property owners whose lands adjoin the recently approved US-90-to-Georgia-line bike trail, and last week, she got an earful. On Thursday…
Cynthia Barrington is Jefferson’s District Teacher of the Year
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Feb. 1, Jefferson Somerset Principal Cory Oliver announced that the 2019 Teacher of the Year for the Jefferson County School District would be Cynthia Barrington….
Day of boating turns deadly: Man drowns
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. A Tallahassee man is dead after an apparent drowning in a lake located off of Zaire Trail, in Lamont, just inside the Madison County line. On Friday…
High speed chase
Begins in Jefferson County, ends in Taylor county Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A high-speed chase that began on Jefferson County’s stretch of I-10 ended up with an arrest in Perry by…
Icy conditions on Hwy 27
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A vehicle wreck that took place on Tuesday, January 29, resulted in an icy spill. At 9:23 a.m., first responders from the Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR)…
Monticello is a nationally recognized Tree City
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Every year, on the third Friday in January, the City of Monticello plants trees in celebration of National Arbor Day in Florida. The City of Monticello has…
Heartbeat bill proposed
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Legislature is no stranger to making attempts that would ban the abortion of a pregnancy after it exceeds certain lengths of time. In 2017, legislation…
Jefferson County Spelling Bee Champions
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. During the evening of Thursday, Jan. 24, the students from Jefferson Somerset and Aucilla Christian Academy gathered at the First United Methodist Church in Monticello to compete against…
Is your road getting a facelift?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Residents in certain areas of the county, as well as motorists regularly traveling those areas, can expect to see improved roads in the future. County officials,…
Colder-than-normal temperatures forecast through April
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Look for colder-than-normal temperatures into spring, if the latest seasonal forecast for the February to April period from The Weather Company (TWC) can be believed. The TWC…
New Fire/EMS chief, director
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County’s Fire Rescue Department has a new EMS director and fire chief. He is Derrick Burrus, who replaces retired Fire Chief/Director Mark Matthews. Before being formally…
Teachers and Employee of the Year
Middle-High Teacher of the Year: Katrina Snider Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail,” are…
Dogs and Citrus Greening
For decades, humans have relied on dogs to detect explosives, illegal drugs, lost people and wildlife. More recently, they have been used to detect pests such as termites, bedbugs and agricultural insect…
NFCC Community Theatre presents Mary Poppins Jr. this Friday and Saturday
Story Submitted Your favorite practically perfect nanny takes center stage in the North Florida Community College Sentinel Upstage Players’ upcoming production of Mary Poppins Jr., a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure based on the award-winning…
Complete Loss
Fire destroys home off Aucilla Hwy. Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite the hard work of the firefighters at the Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR), a fire claimed an abandoned home off…
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