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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,…

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….