James “William” Martin, of Monticello, Fla., passed away on August 21, 2022 after a short illness. William embodied a “life well lived.” He truly honored his many friends and his family. He was quick…
September show at the Jefferson Arts Gallery
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. If you love art and animals, you’re going to love the exhibit coming this September to the Jefferson Arts Gallery! This show features the feathery forms of…
PRISCILLA COMES HOME
George M. Cole and John E. Ladson, III Aucilla Research Institute Attendees at the Monticello Watermelon Festival this year may have been surprised to see a large skeleton of a prehistoric animal…
NFC applauds summer grads
Submitted by North Florida College North Florida College awarded 112 students with degrees or certificates at the conclusion of its 2022 Summer Term, including two Jefferson County residents. Victoria Brock of Monticello…
Apparent suicide at rest stop
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A 55-year-old Tallahassee man was found dead in his vehicle by apparent suicide at a Jefferson County I-10 rest stop on Friday, Aug. 19. According to the…
City to proceed with Montivilla sewer project “Come hell or high water”
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council voted recently to proceed with the septic-to-sewer project into the Montivilla subdivision, come what may. Notwithstanding Commissioner Betsy Barfield’s appeal that the city…
Aiden Fadhel
Aiden Fadhel was born on August 10, 2022 to Andrew and Ashton Fadhel in Tallahassee and went home to be with Jesus on August 11, 2022. Although Aiden’s life was shorter than…
Shelly Lanis Glover, Jr. January 30, 1972 – August 19, 2022
Shelly Lanis Glover, Jr., 50, of Cairo, Ga., passed away at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, Ga., on Friday, August 19, 2022. A memorial service will be held in his memory at…
ECB Publishing, Inc. wins awards
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Famed American humorist, novelist and newspaper writer Mark Twain once said, “The plan of the newspaper is good. If you can’t get a compliment any other way,…
Workshop offered on Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Service project leaders at churches and civic groups are invited to attend a workshop to learn about the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry. The informational meeting, including…
County Commissioners consider impact fees
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. For several months now, the topic of resurrecting impact fees keeps surfacing at Jefferson County Commission meetings. The interest began in April, when Planning Official/County Coordinator Shannon…
Bilingual volunteers needed for JCSO
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. One of the best things about America is our diversity. The United States truly is a melting pot of a vast variety of cultures, races, ethnicity, and…
The facts about the football banner In response to Kevin Aman:
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…