Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Waylon Keith Baxley, 61, and Blair Vaughn Wooley, 25, both of Greenville, were arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Cpl. C. Bethea on Friday, Aug. 30,…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! “Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!” That is all we have heard for almost three years now. If it’s not trying to impeach President Trump for one thing, then they will find…
Roy Roger Gilmore
Roy Roger Gilmore, age 90, of Monticello, Fla., died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 in his home. He was born March 26, 1929 to Benjamin and Ola Gilmore in Samson, Ala. He graduated…
Wild at heart: A Wyoming mustang finds a home in Monticello
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. When Apache, a two-year-old sorrel pinto, climbed off the trailer and set hoof in Monticello, he was wild. This mustang hailed from Green Mountain, Wyo., and had…
Tigers stung by Hornets
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. It was not an easy trip for the Jefferson Somerset Academy Tigers on Friday, Sept. 20, as they traveled to Hawthorne High School for a game with…
Pastor Spotlight
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Apostle Marvin Graham has been a pastor of the Harvest Christian Center since 1999. At the Harvest Christian Center, Apostle Graham works alongside Pastor Joe Davis to…
Crime Beat
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Robert Williams – August 27 Robert Williams, 23, of Monticello, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 27 by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s (JCSO) Deputy Peacock on the authority…
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting will be Sept. 24
Emerald G. Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Wacissa…
Is an indoor gun range coming to Water Street?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The idea of a gun range in Jefferson County is one that keeps surfacing, its latest manifestation at a recent Monticello City Council meeting. On Tuesday evening,…
Seeking funding for roadside repairs
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local officials are seeking more than a million dollars in federal funding to address a number of culvert and bridge restoration projects in various parts of the…
Your county taxes are going up
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission’s first public hearing on the budget and millage rate last week was a nonevent, attracting only one citizen. Paul Henry, who can rightly…
Reporter’s Corner:
Think local on American Business Women’s Day Once a year, every September, our nation recognizes the businesswomen who contribute to our workspaces and community on American Business Women’s Day. According to the…
Marion Drexel Pierson
Mrs. Marion Drexel Pierson passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Marion was born in Valdosta, Ga, on Nov. 30, 1927, to the late Richard Jacob Drexel, Sr. and Victoria Jonasson Drexel….
Support local causes, attend fish fry fundraisers this weekend
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Waukeenah United Methodist Church On Friday, Sept. 20, the church body at Waukeenah United Methodist Church will hold their annual Mullet Fish Fry fundraiser. The church will…
Circuit Court, felony docket, September 2019
Compiled by Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Bennett, Terri Theres, 36, entered a plea of no contest in two separate cases involving charges that included grand theft over $20,000; possession of contraband at…
Monticello’s hero: Ernest “Boots” Thomas
Susie Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. On Feb. 23, 1945, Ernest Thomas, also known as “Boots”, with 40 brave Marines and surrounded by enemies firing, climbed on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, Japan…
Crime beat
Alvin Green, 70; arrested Sunday, Sept. 8; charged with DUI. Bond set at $500. Released same day. Elice Nicole Hoffman, 27; arrested Sunday, Sept. 8; charged with an out-of-county warrant from Lee…
Dr. Anne Holt honored
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Dr. Anne Holt, who for years was a frequent attendee at local government meetings and other community events, and who has since had to cease her activism…
Dont blow your gasket… Your utilities may rise by 10 percent
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. By now, Monticello utility customers have likely received a notice from the city informing them of coming increases in their water and sewer rates. The notice to…
Defending Freedom: Constitution Day is September 17
To commemorate the September 17, 1787 signing of the Constitution of the United States, Congress has designated September 17th of each year as CONSTITUTION DAY. Florida Leads the Nation Florida leads the…
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