Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) was still investigating, as of Monday, a weekend shooting that left one man dead and another injured. The incident occurred at…
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Man killed in shooting
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is investigating a weekend shooting that left one man dead and another injured. The incident occurred at approximately 1:46 a.m. Sunday,…
Hurricane season is here
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. If this week’s pre-season Tropical Storm Alberto and the daily deluges aren’t enough of an indicator that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season may prove a doozy, NOAA’s…
School Resource Officers – How much are we willing to pay?
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. In the wake of the tragic shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February in Parkland, FL, much discussion has taken place about School Resource…
Disaster preparedness tax free holiday
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. In an effort to help Floridians prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, which officially begins on Friday, June 1, Gov. Rick Scott has announced a sales tax…
Watermelon Pageants Are This Saturday
Baby To Junior Miss Pageant at 10 a.m. – Miss and Teen Miss Pageant at 4 p.m. Emerald G. Parsons, ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County’s children and sophisticated young ladies will take…
Lady Warriors 2018 State Runner-Up
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. Considering the fact that the Lady Warriors of Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) have been in the state championship game in each of the past five seasons, one…
Donations Being Accepted for Robert Paulk’s children
Emerald Greene Parsons, ECB Publishing, Inc. Robert Paulk, of Monticello, died after a tragic fall on Friday, May 18. He leaves behind his wife, Jessica, and his two children: Corbyn, 5, and Annabelle,…
Memorial Day weekend Tropical storm possible
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. At the least, north Florida can expect a wet Memorial Day weekend. At worst, the area could be in for a tropical or subtropical storm, a befitting…
JCSO EXPANDS FLEET – Taxpayers saved thousands of dollars
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Any law enforcement agency in a small, mainly rural area will usually have the problematic scope when it comes to bolstering their equipment and vehicle inventories while…
Monticello man killed
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. (Photo Courtesy of WTXL ABC27) A Jefferson County man died in a head-on collision with another Jefferson County resident in Leon County on Monday morning, May 21….
Monday Night’s School Board Meeting
5 HOT TOPICS Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. 1 Citizen raises accusations against Jefferson Somerset “What good is having a school board here when they have no say-so in the school?” was…
Two car wreck; driver injured
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Two vehicles were involved in a traffic collision on Thursday, May 10 while both were traveling northbound on N. Jefferson St. Allison Parker, of Monticello, driver of…
Confederate Memorial Day celebrated
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing Inc. The State of Florida and the Florida Legislature designated that April is Confederate History Month. So, on April 29 the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Major Pickens Bird…
Accused shooter denied bond
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. A local man who has been jailed for nearly two years without bond on a charge of attempted murder failed to get a bond set at a…
Softball Playoff dates changed
Due to the inclement weather threatening the State of Florida over the next several days, the Florida High School Athletic Association has postponed this week’s scheduled state play-off softball games. Aucilla Christian…
Headed to State
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. The first two rounds of the state softball tournament proved to be of little difficulty for the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors as they cruised to…
Stars of today; Heroes of tomorrow
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Six graduating students at Jefferson Somerset were honored and acknowledged on Friday, May 4 at a signing ceremony. The six students, Quashawn Hernandez, Mark Vinson, Elliot Robinson, Jadica…
Jared Jackson has shot with NFL
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. Making an impression is nothing new for Jared Jackson, a former Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) standout football player and a walk-on for the Florida State University (FSU)…
Miss and Teen Miss Watermelon Pageant slated for June 2 • 4:00 p.m.
Baby to Junior Miss Pageant June 2 • 10:00 a.m. The Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Watermelon Festival Pageants will be held on Saturday, June 2,…
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