Category: Letters to the Editor

I have been pleasantly surprised by the support our small community has given to the Ukrainian people in their desperate time. While traveling around Jefferson county I have seen many Ukrainian flags…

I read with amazement and disgust at the article in last Friday’s Jefferson County Journal entitled “Who Should Pay?” The fact that the City of Monticello’s sewer system had failed and someone’s…

What a week! Seamless, friendly, deadly, coordinated and protective. All this describes our law enforcement and municipal agencies we are blessed to have in Jefferson County. I’m sure that local agencies were…

While I waited to check out Winn Dixie I had a conversation with the high school cashier that is worth sharing. The woman in front of me had just bought a large…

Dear Editor, Abortion Laws are sexist. There are no laws currently that makes the man just as responsible as the woman. I am a 73 year old white woman. Maybe, it has…

The way I see it, funeral directors have an obligation to serve the community in which they are located.  I consider myself a member of the Monticello community, even though I don’t…

April 7 Commission meeting was emotional and intense. Citizens said, they had lost trust in our local government. There was a call for the Clerk to resign. There was a request to…

Election Day will be held Tuesday, August 23, and Early Voting held from Monday, August 8 through Saturday, August 20. Traditionally there is very little turnout for primaries compared to the General…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a parents’ bill into law which has seen national opposition from LGBT activists, the media, the Disney Corporation, and the White House itself. The law prohibits schools…

I think I know why the Clerk of the Court is resisting a forensic audit of his office. The results are sure to show his gross mismanagement of public funds. During a…

At the March 17 County Commission meeting, Sheriff McNeill spoke about law enforcement pay. He noted the state would soon be paying entry level law enforcement $50,000. This would have an effect…

I just wanted to give a huge shout out to Betsy Barfield, County Commissioner for District 4. As many know, Comcast/Xfinity has come to Monticello and most everyone has been very excited…

Every two weeks or so, the county sends out data in PDF format as to how our tax dollars are being spent. To say it’s difficult to understand where our money is…

I read recently about yet another federal proposal, this one originating via a republican in the U.S. Senate as S2123, known as the “Pray Safe” act. It came about after a foreign…

I read MS Greene’s column on Integrity. Adherence to moral ethical principles; being honest; doing the right thing. I will add there is no such thing as situational integrity. You either have…

Borrowing money is a good thing! Provided you have the means to pay off the loan, and you can clearly see the principal and interest payments over time.. Jefferson County’s biggest and…

Two important process and procedure issues are not being addressed by County officials. The first deeply concerning issue is a breakdown or an ignoring of policies and procedures between the County Commissioners,…

Last April the solid waste system here grew far more intrusive for residents (a permit requirement) and far more costly: A total of 12 gate attendants had been hired at $9/hour and…

Is this what you think, and say? “If you’re not registered as a Democrat, then you can’t vote in county elections.” Many (still) say this because it used to be the case….