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Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The 40-acre parcel near the Wacissa River that county officials were hoping to buy to expand recreational opportunities for local residents is now off the table. Commissioner…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. TaxWatch – a Florida-based, independent, nonpartisan research institute and government watchdog established in 1979 – has released a 32-page report questioning the price tag and need for…

Meet the NextEra contributions committee Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A little more than two months ago, when local officials and NextEra representatives negotiated an agreement that avoided litigation over the high-voltage…

Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. There are an estimated 20 million to 40 million people in modern day slavery today, with about three million in the United States alone. Modern slavery, also…

binderholz Contributor The Austrian binderholz Group, based in Fügen, purchased all assets of Klausner Lumber One LLC, based in Live Oak, Fla., in the auction held on Friday, Aug. 21. At the…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A hundred thousand dollars – that’s how much Jefferson County’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) lost in revenues during a two-to-three month period earlier this year because of…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Old traditions die hard, evident by the number of people who gathered in or just outside their vehicles on the sloped field opposite the old elections office…

448 area code to precede all new numbers Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved an area code overlay that will add…

Excercise your right to vote on Aug.18 Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Voters are reminded that the primary election is on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and that this Friday and Saturday – Aug….

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission dealt with two potentially contentious proposals last week – one to adopt a facemask mandate and the second to remove the Confederate monument…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council on Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, decided to not remove the oak tree on the courthouse circle. Instead, the council voted 3-2 to remove…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Commissioner Stephen Walker, whose District 5 encompasses the Wacissa River and Wacissa River Park, is reporting vandalism at the recreational site. Walker recently posted photos on his…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Commission has a full plate of items on its agenda for the meeting on Thursday evening, Aug. 6, including some issues that could prove thorny….

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. North Florida and the Big Bend area could be in for some tropical storm weather, if not an actual tropical storm, by late this weekend or early…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Around the United States, a unique threat has been popping up in various states. Starting last weekend, Agricultural officials in various states began issuing warnings about unsolicited…

Citizens asked to send in questions for candidates Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. At 6 p.m., on Thursday, July 30, the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Political Forum…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County firefighters were called to Pinckney Hill Plantation, located off Ashville Highway near the Madison County border, on Wednesday, July 15, due to 911 calls that…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. As of a special board meeting held by the Jefferson County School Board on Tuesday, July 21, the Back to School date for Jefferson Somerset students has…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Two people who were affiliated with the Jefferson County community lost their lives as a result of a vehicle wreck and shooting that took place on Friday,…

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It turns out that County Coordinator Parrish Barwick does not have COVID-19 after all. After testing positive last week for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…