Category: Letters to the Editor

Remember the old black and white movies where the bad guy is tying the Widow to the train tracks? That’s the kind of extortion currently occurring just outside the city limits in…

With a single sheet of parchment and 56 signatures America became a nation on July 4, 1776. This year we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of America. From the freedom principles stated…

The U.S. House recently voted 218-213 to pass the SAVE Act to protect American elections for Americans. Every Republican voted for it. Every Democrat but one voted against it. The SAVE act…

Two hundred and forty years ago, on January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly adopted Thomas Jefferson’s groundbreaking Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. This pivotal law disestablished the state church, declaring that…

It has been a long and hard twenty-one days for all concerned. Ms. Metty has faced the difficulty of having her work publicly criticized; the board has fielded a constituency divided in…

Lives at Risk: Residents Warn of Escalating Propane Dangers, Near-Misses, Inmate Safety, and Double Thermal Radiation Hazards Go Unaddressed Emergency management professionals often warn that the most devastating disasters are not caused…

On Thursday, an important decision will be made that impacts every resident of Jefferson County. I encourage you to forward this to neighbors and friends, and to stand up and be heard….

Dear Editor, I have lived in Jefferson County since 2014 and served as the County Budget Officer from April 2023 to July 2025 under County Manager Shannon Metty. I am compelled to…

Dear Hailey, I am writing regarding the January 4, 2026 article in the Monticello News entitled Candy Jones and his house on the hill. I am the grandson of Charles Lafayette Jones…

Dear Editor, I left the January 15, 2026 county commission meeting with an uneasy sense that the peoples’ business was being conducted with less than expected transparency. In the past, I had…

Can anyone give me one GOOD reason you would throw trash out onto the roadside or parking lots? The “good” reason cannot be something like, “To clean my car” or “Because I…

George Orwell in 1949 published a book entitled 1984 wherein he warned against massive government surveillance, both outside and inside the home. This was prior to most homes having a television and…

Dear Jefferson County Citizens, In the past, Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) located at 1155 N Jefferson Street, Monticello, Florida, has offered local seniors meals services and engagement activities through funding from…

A Comprehensive Plan is a long term roadmap for a community’s future. It is supposed to guide growth by addressing land use, transportation housing and the environment. It is supposed to be…

To all my fellow residents of Jefferson County, Florida, I have a heartfelt message to share with you. I have been diagnosed with a serious illness that will require immediate treatment. I…

Reading the November 12 article regarding the numerous property tax proposals, a common theme appears in nearly every one: “Non-school Property Tax”. In fact, none, not one, of these proposals would truly eliminate allhomestead property…

Growing up my mother, my sister and even my best friend loved to read books. Much to my mother’s chagrin I was not a book reader. Don’t get me wrong, I read!…

This past Thursday, my daughter and friends and I enjoyed another Ghouls Night Out in Downtown Monticello. The weather was perfect and the shops were open with all sorts of sales, treats…

The tragic death of Charlie Kirk has brought to the forefront the educational bias prevalent in our post-secondary educational system. The gun criminal that took his life used the word “fascist” on…

October 6, 2025 Did you know there are angels among us? I was informed last week that one of them is moving form our area to Indiana to live with one of…