Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Local Planning Agency (LPA) recently recommended for approval another house construction in Crooked Creek, while at the same time approving several house design styles for…
NWTF event set for March 14
Emerald G. Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The annual National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Hunting Heritage Event and Jefferson County Kings of Spring Youth Turkey Challenge, is set for Saturday, March 14 at…
Socialism and communism do not work
Freedom loving Americans won’t vote for communists…it’s the ones that love free stuff or those that don’t accept that Trump won the election and simply hate him. If their candidate wins, they…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Catching wild pigs Political season is once again upon us. I pray that voters really consider the fate of America before casting their vote! So many of the Democratic Presidential contenders are…
JoAnn Sloan Odom
JoAnn Odom, 80, of Lloyd, Fla., went to be with our Lord on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. JoAnn was born September 14, 1939 in…
Janell Ethelene ‘Kinsey’ Tapley
Janell Kinsey Tapley was called home on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 after an extended illness. She was a member of the Adult Sunday School class at Elizabeth Baptist Church. She enjoyed the…
Author tells the tale of rural North Florida during the Civil War
Diane Swearingen visits Monticello Kiwanis Club to discuss her book Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “I have recited every story in my mind a hundred times over to keep their voices from…
Crime Beat: Recent felony arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Wilbur Kirkland, Jr. – February 1 Wilbur Royce Kirkland, Jr., 42, of Monticello and Tallahassee, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 1 by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnson…
Warriors leap into the 2020 tennis season
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The tennis competitive season for the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors began on Saturday, Feb. 8 and with a pre-season tournament versus Chiles High School (of Tallahassee)….
Warriors take the field for 2020 baseball season
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s baseball season! The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors began their season on Tuesday, Feb. 18 with a game at home against the Open Bible Christian School…
Softball season begins this week for ACA Lady Warriors
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. As spring starts warming away the winter chill, the softball season begans to the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors. The Lady Warriors returned to the red-clay…
From the Pulpit…
40 Days Two years ago this month, Billy Graham went to Jesus. He led a life that honored God and blessed others with the love, hope and promise of God for us…
Billie McClellan in the Spotlight
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Billie McClellan has been a member of the First United Methodist Church for many years. She moved to Tallahassee from Neenah (Big Water), Wis. a very long…
On the green
Schofill to compete at international tournament in April Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In January, Megan Schofill received an invite to play at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) tournament. Schofill is…
Response to Superintendant Arbulu
A response to Superintendent Arbulu’s “Letter to the Editor,” published February 14, 2020. “Comments,” have been published “several years, (since DOE’s involuntary takeover), not several months.” And, Arbulu directs her words at…
Local Veterans clean the Boots Thomas Veterans Memorial
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Several members of local veteran groups were on-hand to help with the cleanup at the Boots Thomas Veterans Memorial site, on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Though there wasn’t…
Jacob Eugene Bembry
Jacob Eugene Bembry, 56, of Lee, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 16, at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in Tallahassee. Bembry was born on Sept. 1, 1963, in Madison to Robert Eugene and…
Crime Beat
Deshaun Mutch – January 30 Deshaun Antonio Mutch, 21, of Monticello and Greenville, Fla., was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 30 by JCSO Lt. Barfield on the authority of a warrant calling for…
On stage with the director: Jacob Arnett for Godspell
New opera house show to launch this weekend Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. This evening, the newest production of the Monticello Opera House will grace the stage. Godspell, a musical that is…
Sam Madison, Jr. surpasses another peak point in his sports career
Super Bowl LIV victory Mary Madison Contributor Jefferson County’s native son, Sam Madison, Jr. as reached another significant sports occurrence in his career as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs football…
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