Suspect also live chatted with juveniles on Omegle social media platform Submitted by FDLE FDLE agents arrested Stephen James Monroe, II, 24, of Monticello, on five counts of possession of child sexual…
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School Board recognizes teachers, employee of year
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Nearly three months after the announcement of their selections, the administration of Jefferson-Somerset recognized the recipients of the Teacher and Employee of the Year Awards…
Drug Arrest
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A vehicle that is traveling at a much higher rate of speed than is legally allowed on the interstate is bound to attract law enforcement’s attention sooner…
County eyes more stimulus money
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the Biden administration increasingly signaling its plan to release yet a third Covid-relief stimulus package, county officials are preparing for the possibility of another distribution of…
Two drug busts; three arrested
Felon caught flushing drugs Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) conducted a search warrant on Friday, Feb. 5, at a house located at 2806…
Landscaping of bulb-outs to begin
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Mayor Julie Conley is not letting the grass grow under her feet when it comes to taking up the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on its offer…
Jimmy Fulford honored
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. About two dozen or more law-enforcement officers and others gathered on Monday afternoon, Feb. 1, at the memorial site of Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper Jimmy H….
Broadband expansion update
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A member of the Jacksonville-based consultant firm that is advising local officials on the state of the RESTORE Act funding – especially in relation to the broadband…
Early morning fire claims a life
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. Miranda Webb lost her life during a house fire Wednesday morning in Lee, Fla. Webb resided in Madison County but was known throughout Jefferson County for her…
Deadline to file homestead exemption is March 1
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Property Appraiser Angela Gray is reminding anyone who is a new homeowner in Jefferson County as of Jan. 1, 2021, that they may be eligible to file…
Taking out the trash
Two garbage collection sites to be closed; Others to have operation hours reduced Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Solid Waste Department has come up with a plan to…
Postage rates go up
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has implemented a price increase on postage that began on Sunday, Jan. 24. The new rates of USPS shipping are yet to…
Tax filing season delayed
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Typically, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting and processing individual income tax returns in late January. This year, however, the agency has pushed back the day…
Pedestrian bulb-outs will stay as is
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials came together last week prepared to adopt a resolution asking the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to reconfigure the pedestrian bulb-outs on U.S. 90 because…
Homeschoolers’ group finds new home
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The homeschoolers’ group that was recently evicted from a school district building may have found a new home with the county. Tammy Brookins, founder and head of…
Health Department stops accepting vaccination applications
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Effective Friday, Jan. 22, the Jefferson County Health Department (FDOH-Jefferson) stopped accepting COVID-19 vaccine application consent forms, at least until it can process and vaccinate the 1,100-plus…
County commissioners wrestle with how to use NextEra money
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A recent workshop that county officials held to decide what to accomplish with the $1 million contribution that NextEra has earmarked for recreational improvements was all over…
Three troopers recognized for heroic efforts
Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) works in troops throughout the State of Florida. In the areas of Madison and Jefferson Counties are troopers from Troop H. Most…
VANDALISM – Recent outbreak exasperating county officals
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Vandalism at the county’s recreational facilities appears to be a growing problem or at least one that is exasperating some officials. District 5 Commissioner Stephen Walker raised…
Homeschoolers told, “Get Out”
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A homeschoolers’ association that appeared before the Jefferson County School Board last week expecting to seal the deal on a lease agreement for the use of a…