Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Nearly four months after county officials awarded a contract to an urban design and environmental planning firm to do a feasibility study of the Wacissa River Park…
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Watermelon Pageants are this Saturday
Tiny To Princess Pageant at 10 a.m. – Miss and Junior Miss Pageant at 4 p.m. Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County’s children and sophisticated young ladies will take the…
To paddle or not to paddle
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A recent viral video of a principal in the Hendry County School District paddling a six-year-old in front of the child’s mother has reignited the debate of…
Is a third sewer system coming?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If the various plans for sewer systems come to fruition, the county could one day be awash in sewer systems. Then again, the plans are only proposals…
Jefferson County recognized nationally
[fvplayer id=”7″] Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Three county agencies received recognition from a national organization last week for their steadfast commitment to animal welfare. On Monday, May 17, Kate MacFall, Florida…
Memorial Day breakfast planned
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. American Legion Otto M. Walker Post 49 and its Auxiliary Unit will hold their Annual Memorial Day Breakfast and Program on Monday, May 31 beginning at 8…
You must dial area code beginning Saturday
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. A new area code, 448, has been added to Florida for telephone calls. Moving forward, as a result of this new addition, callers in the 850 and 448…
School Board… Old Gym repair on hold
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In recent action on Monday, May 10, the Jefferson County School approved three of four items on the agenda and tabled a fourth, pending a representative from…
Angela Gray selected as Watermelon Festival Grand Marshal
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Property Appraiser Angela Gray has been selected as the 2021 Parade Grand Marshal for the Watermelon Festival Parade, which takes place on Saturday, June 19….
Three sign scholarships
Samantha Wainright ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, May 4, three seniors at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) signed their letters of intent to continue their student-athlete careers throughout college. Keira Evans, Anna Lee…
Longtime Wacissa postal worker saying goodbye to job
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The fate of longtime Wacissa postal worker Frank Kolb took a turn for the worst last week, with the postal service giving him an ultimatum: either transfer…
Run on gas
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, May 7, the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyberattack on the company’s computer systems. The pipeline runs from the Gulf Coast to…
Homeschool group moves into new home
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Almost exactly three months after the Jefferson County Commission agreed to lease the former elections office on Dogwood Street to a homeschooling organization, the group has moved…
Somerset to build new scoreboard
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Football fans attending Jefferson Somerset Tiger football games next fall will certainly be impressed when they walk into the stadium. Instead of the typical high school scoreboard…
Emergency Management Director Paula Carroll recognized
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. Paula Carroll, director of the Jefferson County Emergency Management, a division of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, received the Thomas Yatabe Certificate of Outstanding Achievement on Saturday,…
School Board denies virtual school; again
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board last week had a fourth go at the statewide virtual school that Somerset proposes to create, only this time the purpose of…
Downtown beautification… Buildings being revitalized
ECB Publishing Inc. Photo by Laz Aleman, Monday, April 19 Scott McPherson, leaning against light posts at right, explains to the members of the Monticello Historic Design Review Board some of the…
High-speed chase; manhunt: Fugitive Captured
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. An attempted traffic stop in Tallahassee last week turned into a high-speed chase on the interstate that ended in a manhunt in the Lloyd area involving multiple…
Four Tigers sign to play college football
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Four Jefferson Somerset Tigers took a big step toward their future on Friday, April 30, when they signed to play football at the next level. Brian Crumity,…
Howard Academy’s historic designation in state’s hands
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The effort to designate the Old Howard Academy a National Historic Site passed a major hurdle last week, with the Monticello Historic Design Review Board (HDRB) approving…