In our previous conversations regarding the requested banner I followed up each time with Jefferson Somerset Academy Charter school. They promised they would do something and on the 4th time, they mentioned…
Mattie Lee Kebby Johnson
Mattie Lee Kebby Johnson, 85, of Wacissa, Fla., passed on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at Memorial M.B. Church. Burial will follow in Bethpage…
Elouise Howard Livingston
Elouise Howard Livingston, 76, of Monticello, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Graveside funeral services are at 12 noon on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Oakfield…
Car Thieves, Kudzu, and the Chamber of Commerce
Submitted by Rebekah Sheats It all started a little over one hundred years ago. In 1919, residents of Jefferson County gathered to create a local body of individuals and merchants who could…
Nose Down, Tail Up; Tracking and Recovery
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The term “hunting ethics” refers to the set of moral standards that responsible huntsmen take on that help them to make moral choices when they find themselves…
Campers pilot drones at STEM camp
Submitted by Allison Finley North Florida College Six Jefferson County youth were among 32 middle schoolers from eight North Florida counties who became enthusiastic drone pilots during North Florida College’s STEM (Science,…
Endangered anteater from Guyana arrives at NFWC
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Bumi, a young giant anteater from the South American country of Guyana, settled in right away at his new home at the North Florida Wildlife Center (NFWC)…
New rules for county park?
Hearing set for August 18, 6 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials this week are scheduled to take another run at an ordinance that aims to…
Southern Music Rising Songwriter Show this Saturday!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. For those of you who are looking for a great time this Saturday, you’re in luck! Southern Music Rising is proudly presenting their third Singer/Songwriter show on…
Victim Advocacy in Jefferson County
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. With every crime that is reported in the United States, a case is opened. Some crime cases are closed swiftly, while others may remain open for months…
Andrea Rachel Goldiner Boland
Andrea Rachel Goldiner Boland passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. She was born on December 9, 1947, in New York City, to Alex and Sarah Goldiner. She was…
JCES supports teachers with $550 VyStar grant
Submitted by Angela Gray Jefferson County Educational Foundation Jefferson County Educational Foundation (JCEF), a local 501c (3) that supports the local school district, announced it has received a grant for $500 from…
Transforming Life Church to launch Royal Rangers to mentor boys
Submitted by Pastor Tim Buckholtz Transforming Life Church Transforming Life Church is excited to announce the start of a Royal Rangers Outpost this coming September. Parents can learn all about this great…
Sew Blessed
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. A group of nine local women are striving to make a difference in their community by getting together each week to participate in a sewing-based charity project….
Cooper gets life sentence for sexual battery
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, July 29, Bernard Cooper (born Oct. 2, 1973) of Lamont was convicted of three counts of Sexual Battery on a Child Under Twelve Years of…
Human smuggling arrests made in Jefferson County
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Last Saturday, a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Jefferson County developed into two arrests related to human smuggling. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report,…
Bulb-outs and no on-street parking proposed for U.S. 19 North
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Addition of bulb-outs and the elimination of parking spaces are among the changes that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is proposing for the portion of U.S….
Our education system deserves better
Hello neighbors, By now you’ve received your Official Primary Ballot from Supervisor of Elections Tyler McNeill. Please take it seriously and take it to heart, and do not vote just for political…
They aren’t TIGER ORANGE and BLUE
My son was a member of the 2011 Jefferson County Tigers Football State Championship team. This team was the 6th championship team in the history of Jefferson County football. There was a…
I do know this
I am writing in response to Steven Rissman’s article and to Jay Adam’s article. Obviously, these 2 points of view were written by two people of opposing political parties. Their viewpoints, valid…