Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Troy and Gretchen Avera, both influential members of the Monticello community, are pleased to announce the admittance of their daughter, Attorney Stephanie (Avera) Goodbar to the United…
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Our Town Photo Contest
Story Submitted The Monticello Opera House, with help from the Chamber of Commerce and the Monticello News, is sponsoring a photo contest for high school students. The Opera House is presenting Thornton…
MLK Parade and Celebration planned for Monday
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will honor the birthday of Dr. King with a dance and parade. The theme: ‘Activating the Dream’ will begin…
A-Building’s drawings cost $161,240
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently gave EMI architects the green light to complete the final construction documents for the A-Building, preparatory to soliciting bids to determine exactly how much…
Reporter’s Corner: To thine own self be true
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In my opinion, one of the worst things you can accuse a newspaper or their reporters of is providing misinformation in order to sway readers in one…
City to crack down on sidewalk tables
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tired of unnamed downtown businesses allegedly not complying with the stipulations of the city’s sidewalk ordinance, officials have decided to take action. On Tuesday evening, January 8,…
School District remains under DOE’s Emergency Management
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, January 9, the Jefferson County School District was called to downtown Tallahassee to conduct a meeting with the Florida Department of Education’s Financial Emergency Management…
Law enforcement fatalities increase in 2018
144 deaths nationwide; Florida among highest Savannah Reams: ECB Publishing, Inc. According to a report released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, the number of law-enforcement officers who have died…
For the victims of abuse: domestic violence advocate and counselor speaks to Monticello Woman’s Club
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Woman’s Club welcomed in their first meeting of the New Year with a special visit by a member of the Jefferson County Refuge House as…
Watch Out: asphalt tests to disturb traffic
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has released two traffic advisories that will effect Jefferson County drivers within the next few days. The first change will begin…
County approves bike trail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Three weeks after County Commission Chairwoman Betsy Barfield introduced the idea of converting a former railroad easement into an 11-mile scenic trail from US 90 to the…
Amendment 4 kicks in
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Sixteen former felons here have applied to restore their voting rights as of late Wednesday, Jan. 9 – the day after Florida’s Constitutional Amendment 4 kicked into…
Jan 12: Monticello Homestead Exchange
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Homestead Exchange will be held this Saturday, January 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tractor Supply on South Jefferson Street. Vendors will have…
Bring them home: find your four-legged friend at weekend adoption fair
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Each year in the United States, approximately 6.5 million animals enter animal shelters around the nation. Frequently, animals are turned over to shelters due to the animal…
Updated statewide abundance estimate for the Florida manatee
Story Submitted The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) accomplished an important conservation goal by publishing the results from the second statewide population estimate of the Florida manatee. Results from the…
Tim Sanders honored
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tim Sanders, who served as clerk of court here for nearly a year during Clerk of Court Kirk Reams’ absence, received due recognition last week for his…
Catch of the Day: submerged vehicle fished from Lake Miccosukee
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A fisherman at the Lake Miccosukee boat landing found a little more than just fish, turtles and birds when he visited the boat landing last week. On…
A-Building’s cost continues climbing
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Based on the advice of Clerk of Court Kirk Reams, the Jefferson County Commission is considering giving an architectural firm the goahead to draw up the final…
‘Log trucks are messing up our roads’
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are once again trying to thread the needle in terms of placating logging interests and the need to maintain the county’s dirt roads. Commissioner Stephen…
Bike trail proposed From Hwy 90 to Georgia Line
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Commission Chairwoman Betsy Barfield is extremely excited about what she views as a rare and unique opportunity for the community. Barfield, a biking enthusiast, told…
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