Local restaurants to stay open amongst new restrictions Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, March 21, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an order to all Florida restaurants that required the establishments…
Winn-Dixie changes store hours to allow special shopping hour for seniors only
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Following the announcement on Thursday, March 19, that the State of Florida had seen eight deaths and over 300 cases of coronavirus, Winn-Dixie released a statement regarding…
Biden and Trump win Jefferson County
Next president to be determined in November Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. After the Presidential Preference Primary polls closed on Tuesday, March 17 and as the Jefferson County Elections Office counted ballots…
Dr. Flossie Marian Byrd
Dr. Flossie Marian Byrd, 92, of Monticello, Fla., finished her earthly course Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Dr. Byrd was a 1944 graduate of Howard Academy High and a 1948 graduate of FAMC…
Reverend Nathaniel “Luck” Bradley
Reverend Nathaniel “Luck” Bradley, 74, of Monticello, Fla., passed on Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Thomasville, Ga. He had been an associate minister at Elizabeth Baptist Church. A Monticello native and well-known…
Shutting their doors, canceling the gatherings
List of Jefferson County closures and cancellations Ashley Hunter Lazaro Aleman Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Several local services, clubs, groups and meetings have been closed, postponed or canceled in response to…
Jefferson County Kings of Spring hold Annual Banquet
Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Kings of Spring Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), held their annual banquet at Willow Pond, on Saturday March 14. Members…
Rebuilding a team, rebuilding a community
Tigers baseball returns to the field, requests community support Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “We’re not just rebuilding a team – we’re rebuilding a community around the team,” said Head Coach Daniel…
Playing it safe or Shutting it down
Local cancellations and closures over Coronavirus concerns Lazaro Aleman Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. As the concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, several local events and gatherings have been canceled…
S.O.A.R students donate $400 to purchase vest for K9 Otis
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Last year in November, the S.O.A.R Club at Jefferson Somerset raised $300 in order to purchase a bulletproof vest for one of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s…
Senior Center’s March calendar of events
Compiled By Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. For the month of March, The Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC) has put together an event of daily, weekly and special events that will focus…
Aucilla Research Institute goes political on toll road
ARI, a locally grown 501C3 nonprofit, is focused on archaeological and historic sites. They do field work and have a back office lab for analytical support. They do research and offer educational…
Protecting our law enforcement: local citizen donates protective gear to MPD and JCSO
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Michael Robinson, a local citizen and business owner of Robinson Gunworks, recently contacted Jefferson County Sheriff McNeill to see if his agency would be interested in a…
Betty Jean Snyder
Betty Jean Snyder, 86, of Tallahassee, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at her home in Monticello, Fla. A daughter of the late John Hampton “JH” and Susan Ora Weaver…
Two former ACA graduates are given the Most Distinguished Alumni Award
Story Courtesy of Madison Peddie/Aucilla Christian Acadmey At the 2020 Celebration Dinner, Raffle and Auction event that Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) held on Saturday, March 7, the school recognized and awarded for…
Coach Q’Vaunda Curry: The Tigers’ Roar
Changing the face of coaching boys’ basketball Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. While it is common to find a male coach standing on the sidelines and issuing gameplay tactics for a girls’…
Christianity and COVID-19 social distancing
The world is battling an outbreak of a new coronavirus called COVID-19, and scientists are telling us that all forms of proximity and physical contact can be channels of contagion and the…
Gospel concert to be held next weekend
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Lighthouse Children’s Home, a Christian residential home for at-risk teenaged girls, will be hosting an old fashioned gospel concert on Friday, March 20. “Come join us…
Reporter’s Corner:
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month: Ozzy Ezekiel Boaz Hunter (or, “Ozzy” for short) is a vibrant, outgoing six-year-old little boy. If you are in the same room with him for only five minutes,…
ON HIGH ALERT
Brynwood Center closes its doors to visitors due to the coronavirus Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Measures to protect senior citizens against coronavirus are now being implemented to safeguard residents at Monticello’s…
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