Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A 46-year-old man charged with lewd and lascivious battery was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week. Samuel Gonzales, of Greenville, entered a plea of no…
Kidnapping suspect arrested
Wanted for law enforcement battery, theft, drug charges and more Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A 27-year-old Tallahassee man was pursued and arrested by Jefferson County and Monticello law enforcement officers after…
Sharon Lee Burke Higgs
Sharon Lee Burke Higgs, age 71, of Lamont passed away Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 in Tallahassee, FL. Sharon was born on Jan. 18, 1948 in Baltimore, MD, to Carroll Joseph Burke and…
Basil Leroy Perkins
Basil Perkins was called to his final home on March 1, 2019. He was born in Wellsville, NY, on April 5, 1938. He was one of six brothers and one sister who…
Harold Clinton “Clint” Murphy
Harold Clinton “Clint” Murphy, age 89, passed away March 4, 2019 at the Big Bend Hospice House in Tallahassee, FL. He was a resident of Monticello, Florida for 56 years. Clint was…
John Henry Harris
John Henry Harris, affectionately known as “Babro,” was born on Sept. 11, 1951 in Key West, FL, to the late Obie Harris and Nellie Mae Harris Scurry. John was called home to…
The multi-use trail
I am a Jefferson county resident. I have been a victim of hit and run while biking on 19N. I still ride thousands of miles around north Jefferson County on my bike….
Jesus Wept
At a time when states like New York are placing the right to murder an unborn baby in their constitution even to say that the procedure does not have to be performed…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Happy Birthday, Mom! Sunday, March 10 will be my mother’s, Mary Ellen Greene, 80th birthday. I wanted to take my column space this week to write a special “Happy Birthday” to her….
My experience with an injured owl
Story Courtesy of Treveon Bell (as told to Mona Lewis) On Monday, Feb. 4, my grandmother Rosa Bell, who I call Muyu, and I were on our way to Progressive Pediatric in…
Fairytale ending for a shelter cat
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. At 15 years old, Oreo was definitely a senior kitty. In her “retirement” age, Oreo would have preferred a warm, quiet spot in the sun to bask…
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Saturday, March 2 was the 115th birthday of Dr. Seuss, and what a better way to celebrate than to read? While he is no longer with us,…
From the Pulpit…
40 days and counting As a wise person once shared, “It’s not what we eat, but what we digest that makes us strong. It’s not what we gain, but what we save…
Jefferson County farmer… Premier purebred Angus breeder
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Fiberglass rod in hand, Waukeenah cattleman Hubert Hightower walks among his small herd of purebred Angus bulls, petting one and the other on the head and rubbing…
Saddle up, Jefferson County!
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Last year, the Sheriff David Hobbs Memorial Barrel Race honored the memory and legacy of one of Jefferson County’s most beloved sheriffs. The inaugural rodeo and festivities…
Courthouse Circle contamination – Some areas clearing up; some are not
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The underground oil contamination plume on the west side of courthouse circle that geologists have been monitoring for more than a year is beginning to diminish in…
Socialism
“If socialist understood economics they wouldn’t be socialist.” Friedrich Hayek The greatest threat facing the United States today doesn’t come from China, Iran, or even Russia; it’s the growing number of Americans,…
A quick History of Cuban Socialism
Pedro has a job, a ’59 Chevy, a home, a farm where he grows sugarcane and has all kinds of animals, including a donkey. Pedro has worked hard all his life to…
Are you kidding me??
Venezuela is about to explode, Israel is on the verge of war in the Gaza with Hamas, China is building islands for fighter aircraft and building aircraft carriers with the aim to…
Emily Chancy Walker
Emily Chancy Walker, 92, passed away at her home in Waukeenah Friday, February 22, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Butler Walker. The family received friends from 10…
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