Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Ah, winter! It’s the time of year in which the world is blanketed in a lovely, ethereal coat of snow, and the days are filled with winter…
Ben White appointed to commission seat
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The District 5 County Commission seat occupied by the late Stephen Walker is no longer vacant. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Benjamin “Ben” White to the office on…
County closes Tyson Road landfill site to public
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The county’s landfill site on Tyson Road is now closed to the public. Residents are asked to take tree debris to the regular collection sites, where crews…
Florida lawmakers aim to improve access to rural emergency health care
Andrew Powell The Center Square If signed into law, two bills in the Florida Legislature could help rural communities in the Sunshine State have better access to emergency health care. Senate Bill…
Will Monticello have problems with its lead piping?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The “storm on the horizon” that Monticello City Manager Seth Lawless warned about a little more than a year ago regarding the lead piping in the city’s…
Proposed bill would allow shooting of bears
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If a bill introduced recently for the 2024 Florida legislative session is approved, Floridians will soon be able to use lethal force against bears in self-defense. Senate…
Ponderings…Things to keep in mind
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This time of year always fills me with introspection. Maybe it is the cold, quiet weather, the evenings that come too soon. Maybe it is how distant the…
Monticello driving team selected as drivers for Wreaths Across America
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Those who regularly drive along Hwy. 90 may have noticed a semi parked along the road, vibrantly decorated in Christmas lights. This semi is driven by Brett…
Meet your neighbor: Genesee Sego
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Meet Genesee Sego, your kind and welcoming neighbor. Sego has lived here in our “cute little small town” for her entire life, which she has grown to…
Extension Office introduces Beginning Beekeeper Workshop Series for 2024
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. A third of the world’s food production is only possible because of the presence of bees, and incredibly, one in every three bites of food we consume…
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: Valerie Murphy
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The art of teaching is one that is arguably the most important in the world. When we are very young, we rely on our parents or guardians…
Meet Tosca Williams, the face of FACE
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. There’s a new face on the campus of Jefferson County K-12 School (JCS), and its smile and friendly eyes belong to Tosca Williams. She returned a few…
FAMU sorority donates shoes to Clothing Closet
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Zen Den at Jefferson County K-12 School (JCS) was the site of a special meeting on Friday, Dec. 8. Three college students representing FAMU’s Eta Alpha…
Spreading winter cheer
Nancy Whitty Contributor Santa’s elves are already busy spreading winter and Christmas cheer at Jefferson County K-12 School. School Board member Gladys Roann-Watson and her husband Chief Kent Watson recently provided coats…
JCS Soccer hits midseason
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Tigers Soccer for both boys and girls is well underway. See the schedule below to make plans to support the teams as they take their experience from…
Let’s ‘fall on our knees’ this Christmas
As a little girl, I spent delightful moments singing about the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. I gazed at our small nativity scene. I loved looking at all the characters…
He comes
I love Christmas and what it stands for. Even the hardest times and the deepest of losses can’t take away the Christmas promise, hope, and love. With the loss of my wife,…
OPEN HEARTS is Monticello’s newest church
Hines Boyd Contributor Monticello has a new church. It’s the OPEN HEARTS United Methodist Church. It meets at 9 a.m. every Sunday in the Presbyterian Fellowship Hall at 290 E. Dogwood St….
Major John Haynes receives final salute
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Dec. 11, family, friends and fellow veterans paid their last respects to Major John Haynes, who passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Haynes was laid to…
Culp enters plea in felony case
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Warren Charles Culp, formerly a finance consultant and finance director in the Jefferson County Clerk of Court Office, entered an open plea before Second Circuit Court Judge…