Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite an early lead, the Jefferson County High School Tigers fell in overtime to the Bears of Dixie County High School, in Cross City, Fla., on Friday,…
Free health clinic returns October 4
Katie Marshall Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley Do you or does someone you know need medical care? The Shepherd’s Hands free health clinic will be open this month in Jefferson County on…
Chris Tuten to speak at October 6 prayer breakfast
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast has begun its 28th year of ecumenical service to the community. The gathering on Thursday, Oct. 6, will be hosted by First…
Monticello Physical Therapy & Wellness
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Good news; a new business has come to Monticello, and it might just make you feel better! Monticello native Marcus Roberts, PT, DPT, has just opened his…
School Closures in response to Hurricane Ian
Please visit https://www.fldoe.org/em-response/storm-info.stml?fs=e&s=cl for the latest closures.
Local families to benefit from truck donation to Second Harvest of the Big Bend
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Hundreds of hungry families in Jefferson County will each receive 50 pounds of additional food a month, delivered directly to their neighborhood, now that Second Harvest of…
Farm Bureau Banquet Farm Family of the Year
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Clay and Kari Fulford, of Fulford Family Farms on Fulford Road, were selected as the 2022 Jefferson County Farm Family of the Year, a recognition bestowed annually…
Let’s get nutty!
Melanie Southerland Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Agent UF/IFAS Jefferson County It’s the 2022 Peanut Butter Challenge! It is fall, and the peanut harvest is here. Now is the time to…
Meet local author Cindy Roe Littlejohn at “Who We Were” book signing event
Jana Grubbs Aucilla Research Institute Contributor Local author Cindy Roe Littlejohn will sign copies of her novel, Palmetto Pioneers, The Emigrants, at the Jefferson County Courthouse in the Courtroom, on Monday, Oct….
Do You Remember? A Look at September
Rebekah Sheats Contributor The days of September are quickly passing, and autumn is upon us. It’s a perfect time to stop, smell the freshness in the air, and reminisce about some of…
Clifford Ray Hewett
Clifford Ray Hewett, 81, passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Cliff was born in Edison, Ga., and moved to Tallahassee after serving in the U.S. Air Force. He later moved to…
Lacola LaReda Vonshay Lewis
Lacola LaReda Vonshay Lewis was born to Brenda Thompson and Travis Brooks, Sr., on Oct. 27, 1987. “Cola,” as she was affectionately called, was always a very smart girl. She attended the…
Deacon Alfred Vangates April 2, 1930 – September 9, 2022
– The viewing will be held on Friday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at New Birth Baptist Church Cathedral of Faith International (2300 N.W. 135 St., Miami, Fla. 33167). -…
Missing child recovered unharmed; mother arrested
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Kyson Washington, a two-year-old child reported missing on Saturday, Sept. 17, was recovered unharmed by Jefferson County Sheriff Department (JCSO) deputies on Monday, Sept. 19. According to…
Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) Spaulding Hill
Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) Spaulding Hill passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 19, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Lloyd, with burial following…
Sheriff’s Office to build new evidence room with $55,000 grant
Laura Young ECB Publishing,a Inc. The Florida Sheriff’s Association (FSA) has granted the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JSCO) a $55,000 grant to build a new, larger, stand-alone evidence room. Sheriff Mac McNeill…
City may raise commercial garbage pick-up rates
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Appearing to follow in the county’s footsteps, but in actuality facing the financial facts, city officials are readying to raise the rates for the pick-up of commercial…
Pebble Hill Plantation offering free “Take a Child Outside” nature program
Submitted by Pebble Hill Plantation National Take a Child Outside Week is Sept. 24-30, and Pebble Hill Plantation is participating by offering fun, nature-based activities for children from 10 a.m. to 1…
Tigers defeated by Gators
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. A fourth quarter flurry of scoring by the Baker High School Gators sealed the fate of the Jefferson County High School Tigers on Friday, Sept. 16, when…