John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. A local Lee man is dead after an assumed drowning took place in Anderson Springs in Suwannee County, near the eastern border of Madison County. According to…
Linda Cone Stinson
Linda Cone Stinson, age 69, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 14, 2018. She was born in Jacksonville, FL, to Fountain Bryant Cone and Willie Mae…
From the Pulpit…
Live Life at a Different Altitude “I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long…
Holland and Boyd are contacts for Jefferson Somerset Cross Country Track donations
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Sherry Ann Holland is donations coordinator specialist for all donations coming in for the Jefferson Somerset Cross Country Track Team. She began this donation year by placing…
Crime Beat
John Hunter Penrod, 22, of Wacissa, FL; arrested Sunday, Sept. 23; charged with dealing in stolen property. No bond or released day provided. Willie Lee Walker, 64, of Monticello, FL; arrested Saturday,…
Veteran’s Day parade to be held November 12
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. American Legion Otto Walker Post 49 is preparing now for its annual Veteran’s Day parade to be held on Monday, November 12, at 11 a.m. Parade participants…
Why hurricanes are worse…
For over 34 years, my wife and I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area – prime earthquake territory, and we lived through a bunch of them, including the massive Loma Prieta…
Emeralds Gem Box
We all survived (once again) September 2016 saw Hurricane Hermine make landfall in Florida’s panhandle, cross right over us and on to the Carolina’s and up to Massachusetts. In our area, we…
Please Vote Your Values
I had always been a registered democrat, yet never politically involved. Prior to the 2016 primary presidential election, I changed my party affiliation to republican, to vote for “my” candidate. For several years leading…
Read the Party Platform
I recently watched a YouTube video of Senator John Barrasso, Chairman of the 2016 Republican National Convention Platform Committee, being interviewed after the 2016 Platform was revised and published. He stated the Republican…
Elder Takes Stand for Community Values
This letter is in response to an article in the October 3, 2018 Monticello News entitled “Marcia Elder Vs. Jefferson County”. While the article content was accurate, the headline (and subtitle) has…
Adoptables: Kittens and cats galore
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Wolf Creek Pet Adoption Center is a no-kill humane society that gives a place for the animals of Jefferson County to live until they find their…
Warren Keith Conover
Warren Keith Conover, a resident of Monticello, Florida, passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and…
JCI bloodhounds train in Monticello
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Correctional Institute visited Monticello on Tuesday, October 2 for some training exercises with a few of the JCI’s tracking bloodhounds. K9s Maybell and Tater, along…
Lady Warriors having a record season
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Lady Warriors of Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) had already set a school record for the most wins in a season for volleyball. That record improved recently…
Sheriff candidates square off in second forum
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. For the second time in one day, the four candidates vying for the title of Jefferson County’s Sheriff met on Tuesday, October 2. Beginning the evening, all…
Preparing for impact
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. Following Governor Rick Scott’s declaration of a state of emergency on Sunday for the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend areas, Jefferson County officials followed suit with their…
Find a field; Mark your calendar
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, October 24, Aucilla Christian Academy will host the annual FCA Fields of Faith event on the football field. Fields of Faith is a student led…
Sheriff Candidates meet at forum
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Early afternoon on Tuesday, October 2, the Monticello Woman’s Club hosted a candidates’ forum and meet-and-greet with the four candidates vying for the title of Jefferson County’s…
Deb’s Notes
Waukeenah United Methodist Church Missions & Outreach Committee announces the closing of the WUMC Thrift Store on October 20. Until then, sales will be held with all items sold for $1 per…
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