Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Felix Johnston Jr., who served as county judge in Monticello for more than a decade, has died at age 78. Appointed to the judgeship in 1983 by…
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Deadline approaching: Last week to sign up for Watermelon pageant
Emerald G. Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The deadline is fast approaching for applications to be turned in for the Miss Watermelon Pageant. Tuesday, May 14, is the deadline for all ages (birth…
Enter the Capital City Bank scholarship essay contest
Each year adjacent to the June Watermelon Festival, Monticello’s Capital City Bank hosts the annual essay contest. The essay contest is open to current high school juniors or seniors (who are enrolled…
Strange man found sleeping in woman’s bed
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Two women who had visited the home of a local woman a received a fright when they discovered a strange man sleeping in the bedroom of the…
DRUG BUST
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, April 29, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s (JCSO) Drug Unit observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed as it headed south on…
Enjoying pine trees and wildflowers
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Paul and Helen Michael have been enjoying their 150+ acreage on Watermill Road, just off Waukeenah Highway, for 16 years now. They moved here from a smaller…
Marijuana growing facility coming to Jefferson County?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s now more than a rumor that a medical marijuana growing facility may be coming to Jefferson County. County officials last week confirmed that they have been…
“We want answers”
Anti-power line rally draws large crowd Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. About one hundred people crowded the annex of the United Methodist Church in Waukeenah last week to hear an imminent…
Reams’ legal fees will be settled in court
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Strip away the gobbledygook of the legal and actuarial language in the recent seven-page memo from Summit Risk Services to the Jefferson County Commission regarding Clerk of…
JOB GROWTH
Multimillion-dollar company coming to Monticello Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The large sign outside the former Harrell Nut Company building in the industrial park tells the story: SOLD – it proclaims in…
Fishing in Florida: Alligator Gar
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The torpedo-shaped body and dual row of large, sharp teeth are some of most the distinctive features of one of Florida’s freshwater fish species. Perhaps unsurprising, due…
Monticello man wins $1 million in lottery
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Everyone dreams, at some point or another, of winning big in the lottery – and for a Jefferson County man, that dream has now become a reality….
School Board to lease 40 acres
3-2 vote in favor of bid application Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Forty acres of land, bordering the Jefferson Somerset school campus, is currently up for bid after an interested party contacted…
Fifth teen arrested for JES break-in
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Under Florida Statute 985.04, the name, photograph and arrest report of a juvenile offender who commits an felony offense, is charged with a felony violation, or…
32 marijuana plants seized in drug bust
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On the behalf of an attained warrant, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s (JCSO) Drug Unit administered a search of a property located off of Quitman Highway on…
High-voltage power line
Done deal? Imminent domain? Statute 74? Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The issue of the proposed high-voltage transmission line surfaced recently at the Jefferson County Commission meeting, raised by a concerned property…
Drug Take Back Day hosted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Prescription medications are a benefit when you are sick or in pain, but once the medications have ceased being used or become expired, they can become a…
ACA athletes sign with colleges
Story Courtesy of Aucilla Christian Academy On Monday, April 8, three Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors signed letters of intent to play athletics on the college level next school year. Evan Courtney…
Two arrested on fraud charges
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Brandon Sanchez Brinson, 30, of Orlando, and Alexis Lashawn Atkins, 20, also of Orlando, were both arrested on Thursday, April 11 by Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper…
Shooting in Madison; arrest in Jefferson
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, April 11, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) arrested Mario Verasso after Verasso engaged in shooting at another vehicle while traveling on Interstate 10 through…