Ashlyn Rogers and the Saints are State bound! Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Former Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) softball stand-out Ashlyn Rogers recently helped land the Santa Fe College Saints in the…
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School District working with NextEra to repair old gym
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School District and Gulf Power/NextEra are working together to get a federal grant to repair and renovate the old gymnasium on South Water Street….
Megan Schofill helps Auburn win SEC championship
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Auburn University Sophomore Megan Schofill recently did her part to ensure that her school’s golf team came out on top at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in women’s…
More repair work set for historic A-Building
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The restoration of the historic A-Building, which has been proceeding in dribs and drabs for more than two decades as the funding becomes available, is about to…
Local football players named to All-State team
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. One of the most trusted sources of information on Florida high school football has released its all-state team and there is no shortage of local talent included….
Stimulus money… School district to get nearly $2M
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School District appears will be receiving nearly $2 million in federal funding as part of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP)…
Three local students… Nationally Ranked!
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Somerset girls flag football team has some stellar players this year, but three in particular are doing really well and deserve some mention. Senior Aazayah…
To have or not to have… Virtual school
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. To the consternation of Jefferson County School Board members, the virtual school that Jefferson Somerset wants to implement won’t go away. Or so it seems. After voting…
Howard Academy prepped for national recognation
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Pending the review and recommendation of the Monticello Historic Review Design Board (HDRB), an application that seeks to designate the Old Howard Academy on Mamie Scott Drive…
Discussions continue – Should large crowd ban be lifted?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are expected to act in the coming weeks to lift the ban that they imposed on gatherings of 50 or more people about a year…
Will Sullivan named to All-Big Bend team
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Tallahassee Democrat has published its 2021 All-Big Bend boys basketball team and the listing contains a very familiar name. Will Sullivan, from Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA)…
Olivia Walton wins statewide recognition
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Olivia Walton, a scholar and athlete at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA), is one of 24 graduating students from around the state to be selected recently to receive…
Waukeenah Highway closed to through traffic
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As of Monday, April 5, and continuing until the NextEra/Gulf Power electric pole and wire installation project is completed on the Waukeenah Highway, the road will likely…
Road to be named for military hero
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County may get another section of road named after one of its own – a retired U.S. Marine, multi-wars hero and current county resident. Acting at…
Pop’s Sanitation to provide curbside garbage pick-up May 3
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Pop’s Sanitation Services, LLC – the private company that is proposing to provide voluntary curbside garbage pickup service in Jefferson County beginning on May 3 – now…
Sheriff’s Office starts new traffic detail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) now has deputies specifically dedicated to the monitoring of traffic, especially in areas where speeding and unsafe driving practices pose a…
You are invited…-Feasibility Study- U.S. 90 Multi-Use Trail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Residents – and bicyclists and joggers in particular – interested in a proposed U.S. 90 multi-use connector trail between Tallahassee and Monticello, now have an opportunity to…
CARES-Act recipients may get audited
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local businesses, organizations and individuals that received CARES-Act monies during the last round of COVID-19 stimulus funding may be subject to a compliance audit. The issue first…
Natural gas Pipeline extension planned
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT), a Texas-based producer whose interstate natural gas pipeline crosses the southern part of Jefferson County, plans to make improvements and modifications to…
NextEra begins construction
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Property owners along Waukeenah Highway, as well as motorists traveling the road, were already experiencing delays and disruptions last week, as work crews and equipment cleared easements…