Four years of writing Four years ago, in November of 2015, a 19-year-old girl stood in the big office of a local newspaper and wondered what the heck she was doing there….
Alvin “Chip” Wallace
Alvin “Chip” Wallace, 68, of Lamont, Fla., passed at home on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Chip was a retired equipment operator for the Jefferson County Road Department and a member of Mt….
Agnes Juanita Perkins Davis
Agnes Juanita Perkins Davis, 85, of Lamont, Fla., passed on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Mrs. Davis was a retired food service supervisor and a church mother at Mt. Olive P.B. Church. Cherishing…
Keystone Women come home with awards
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Lynn Stafford, Brenda Sorensen and Susan Carabello, all members of the Keystone Federation of Republican Women (KFRW) Club, attended the Florida Federation of Republican Women (FFRW) 2019…
Tigers talk-the-talk at Tropicana Speech Contest
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Early morning on Monday, Nov. 18, the media center at Jefferson Somerset was filled with teachers, school leadership staff, Jefferson County Extension Office and 4-H agents as…
Business After 5: Robinson Gunworks
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Robinson Gunworks, a locally-owned gunsmith and custom firearm manufacturer, will be hosting a Business After 5 social and professional gathering on Thursday, Nov. 21.According to the Monticello-Jefferson…
Goodbye, 850
448 area code to precede all new numbers Savannah Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved an area code overlay that will add a…
Toll road debate continues unabated
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Commission Chairwoman Betsy Barfield recently came under fire at a board meeting because of her absence from a public forum on the proposed toll road,…
Toll Road – Critics and Criticism
Those who are honestly raising the flag for the environmental cause are doing the right thing for the environment and future generations of outdoors enthusiasts. This is important! Past highway projects mostly…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Trump’s impeachment – 3 years ongoing and counting Impeachment is something that is supposed to be exceptionally unusual. It is supposed to be bipartisan and it is supposed to be fair. None…
American Legion Post 49 served free breakfast to veterans
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. American Legion Post 49 prepared and served a bountiful breakfast to local veterans on Veterans Day… and at no charge! The Legionaries and Auxiliary Unit had…
Crime Beat: Recent felony arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Josephus McCloud – October 18 Josephus McCloud, 54, of Monticello, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 18, by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthews for McCloud’s possession of drugs,…
Wacissa Fall Festival was colorful and eventful
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Wacissa United Methodist Church held its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 2 on the front lawn of the church building. The event was well-attended, with many…
Clark joins the Aucilla Christian Academy staff
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Christy Clark has joined the Aucilla Christian Academy Warrior staff as an administrative assistant in the business office. Clark graduated from Boise State University with a Bachelor’s…
Playoff quest ends for the Tiger team
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The very fact that Jefferson Somerset Tigers were even playing football on Friday, Nov 15, could have been a surprise to some, as the Tigers struggled during…
Salute to the Armed Forces at Jefferson Somerset
Local students perform for area veterans in annual program and luncheon Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc Jefferson Somerset students and facility held its annual Salute to the Armed Forces program and Veterans…
Aucilla students speak during 4-H Tropicana Speech Contest
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Several Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) students from the fourth, fifth and sixth grade recently took part in and received awards for their public speaking presentations at the…
Catherine Daingerfield Willis Gray Murat Jefferson County’s Princess
Catherine Daingerfield Willis Gray Murat (August 17, 1803 – August 6, 1867) was an American socialite. She was married to Prince Achille Murat, an exiled Napoleonic prince living in America, from 1826…
Monticello shows support for its veterans
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Like many towns and communities around the nation, Monticello and Jefferson County residents gathered on the sidewalks of their streets in order to thank veterans, wave American…
Assistant fire chief receives award
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A hometown fire chief in Monticello was awarded in Tallahassee for his humanitarian efforts in September. When members of the Monticello City Council realized that a well-known…
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