Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The flooding problems at the historic and long-under-renovation A-Building continue to defy the best efforts of local officials and experts. This was made evident at a recent…
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Fatal wreck leaves one dead, one injured, seven unharmed
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On the morning of Thursday, Dec. 26, at approximately 6 a.m., Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) was alerted to a crash involving a van on Boston Highway and…
City invests $300,000 to upgrade U.S. 19 sewer transmission line
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello officials recently entered an agreement with Mittauer and Associates Inc., Consultant Engineers, for the design phase of the upgrade of the sanitary sewer system along the…
Proposed bill would allow the open carry of firearms
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As happens every year, legislators have already begun filing bills for the coming legislative session, even though it’s not set to begin until March 4, 2025. One…
New spirit of cooperation evident between county and school district
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A new spirit of cooperation seems to be animating the relationship between the Jefferson County Commission and the school board. The two governing boards recently signed a…
Christmas Night fire destroys home
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) was dispatched at 8:35 p.m. on Dec. 25 to a residence at 1455 E. Washington St., where several callers had reported a…
Animal control enforcement gets teeth
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Individuals who are issued a citation for violation of the animal control ordinance and discard the summons will now have to face a judge, per a resolution…
Ruling expected soon in legal dispute between county and wedding venue
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Some seven months after a non-jury trial on the longstanding legal dispute between the county and a wedding venue known as the Homestead Barn, local officials are…
Lamont pedestrian critically injured
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Dec. 23, a person walking across the parking lot of Arby’s in Lamont, Fla., was struck by a vehicle and critically injured. The report filed…
Lawmakers come to town to hear local issues
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the 2025 spring session of the Florida Legislature set to begin on March 4, the Jefferson County Legislative Delegation made its annual trip to Monticello on…
Christmas time is here…everywhere around the world
Christian Peterson ECB Publishing, Inc. “And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them,…
A true Christmas story
Halie Wetherington ECB Publishing, Inc. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful…
Few holdouts holding back paving project
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local officials are ready to expend $3.5 million in hurricane-related funding that the county received for the paving of private dirt roads. Holding up the project, however,…
City boasts best drinking water around
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello residents can take pride that their public drinking water ranks among the best in the North Central Florida region, based on its taste, color, odor and…
Monty Morgan wins national ASE award
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Curtis “Monty” Morgan, Jr., who owns Curtis Morgan’s Garage and CarQuest Auto Parts in Monticello, is one of 220,000 mechanics across the country who are certified by…
City raises rates for water, sewer and garbage services (Implements new fee for stormwater maintenance)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. After the required two public hearings and limited comments from citizens, the Monticello City Council recently approved four measures that together increase the rates for the sewer,…
New commission chair argues for transparency
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Newly-installed Jefferson County Commission Chairman Austin Hosford recently met with soft resistance to his call for a forensic audit of all county operations. Hosford made his goal…
Hurricane debris removal effort is winding down Contractor making a last sweep
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The county recently received a budget infusion of $5,250,000 in unanticipated revenues, funds attributable to reimbursements for monies expended in the monitoring and removal of the debris…
T-Mobile chooses Monticello for $14K arts grant
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. More than 850 small towns across America wanted one. Only 25 got one – and Monticello, Fla., was among them. On Thursday, Dec. 12, a T-Mobile marketing…
Road signs to honor Haynes finally to go up
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Motorists traveling on State Road 59 between U.S. 27 and U.S. 90, or coming off the interstate onto SR-59 and going either north or south, will soon…