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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. On Thursday evening, Oct. 1, Commission Chairman J. T. Surles praised Sheriff Mac McNeill for stepping up and lending a helping hand to the Solid Waste Department,…

[fvplayer id=”3″] Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. Multiple calls to the Tallahassee Regional Communication Center were received in reference to a white Ford SUV that was traveling westbound on Interstate 10 around…

Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Oct. 2, visitation officially reopened at all correctional institutions across the state of Florida, including Jefferson Correctional Institution. The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) has…

Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday Oct. 13, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) received a call about a vehicle theft in progress. According to the caller, he was at the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County may get yet another bicycle trail crossing its boundaries. Or more aptly put, the county may be getting a realignment of an existing bicycle trail….

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local officials recently extended the deadline for the submission of proposals from consultants for the planning and design – and ultimately the construction of – the necessary…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A draft of the Final Report that the Suncoast Connector Task Force plans to submit to the Florida Governor and Legislature in mid November is now available…

Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Recently, the Monticello Police Department (MPD) recruited two new officers, Brianne Chappell and Francis O’Connor, into their ranks. Today, we’re happy to introduce them to you and…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Peavy and Son Construction Company was on the job Friday morning, Oct. 2, resurfacing the section of Pearl Street between Mulberry and N. Jefferson streets. A spokesman…

Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. Traffic around the Monticello courthouse came to a halt and had to be rerouted Tuesday, Sept. 29 at approximately 11:00 a.m. A semi carrying cases of water,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The 32 homeowners of the Valley View Estates development on the county’s westernmost boundary are anxious enough to have their dirt road paved that they are willing…

Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis initiated phase three of the state’s reopening plan last Friday, Sept. 25, immediately lifting all bans and restrictions that are pandemic-related. Phase three…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Plans are in the exploratory stage for a possible multi-use connector trail from Tallahassee-to-Monticello, along the lines of the St. Marks Trail. Jon Sewell and Kate Triplett,…

The proposed legislation seeks to create new criminal offenses and increase penalties for those who target law-enforcement officers or participate in violent or disorderly assemblies. The proposed law would make it a…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Longtime Monticello News staffer Debbie Snapp is hanging up her reporter hat, but only long enough to do a little traveling, before picking up a new one….

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Besides the slew of candidates that will appear on ballot in the November general election, Floridians will see six statewide initiatives – four of them initiated by…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the general election practically around the corner, passions aroused, and political signs proliferating everywhere, instances of stolen and defaced signs are also being reported. According to…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County has an unusual problem. It has $175,000 in CARES-Act money to give away to eligible residents and few takers so far. In fact, of the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County Commissioner Betsy Barfield was joyful at a recent meeting, ladling out the praises to those who had helped expedite the process in terms of her long…

John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Sheriff Mac McNeill would like to warn Jefferson County citizens of a scam that has occurred in Madison County and could possibly occur in Jefferson County,…