Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has released two traffic advisories that will effect Jefferson County drivers within the next few days. The first change will begin…
County approves bike trail
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Three weeks after County Commission Chairwoman Betsy Barfield introduced the idea of converting a former railroad easement into an 11-mile scenic trail from US 90 to the…
Amendment 4 kicks in
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Sixteen former felons here have applied to restore their voting rights as of late Wednesday, Jan. 9 – the day after Florida’s Constitutional Amendment 4 kicked into…
Conservative Corner by Nelson Pryor
The War on Truth Spreads There are those who continually downplay the effectiveness of President Donald Trump. But despite their frowns, the economy keeps rolling along. One remembers Larry Summers, the nationally…
Jan 12: Monticello Homestead Exchange
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Homestead Exchange will be held this Saturday, January 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tractor Supply on South Jefferson Street. Vendors will have…
Bring them home: find your four-legged friend at weekend adoption fair
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Each year in the United States, approximately 6.5 million animals enter animal shelters around the nation. Frequently, animals are turned over to shelters due to the animal…
Transitions offers free support to people with a life-limiting illness and their caregivers
Story Submitted When Mary Still’s husband, Albert, started showing signs of dementia, she knew she could no longer leave him at home alone. Albert has health problems including congestive heart failure and…
Dicamba use changes in row crops
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the registration of dicamba for over-the-top use of weed control in transgenic cotton and soybean now through 2020. Dicamba products approved for use on…
Updated statewide abundance estimate for the Florida manatee
Story Submitted The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) accomplished an important conservation goal by publishing the results from the second statewide population estimate of the Florida manatee. Results from the…
Tim Sanders honored
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tim Sanders, who served as clerk of court here for nearly a year during Clerk of Court Kirk Reams’ absence, received due recognition last week for his…
Catch of the Day: submerged vehicle fished from Lake Miccosukee
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A fisherman at the Lake Miccosukee boat landing found a little more than just fish, turtles and birds when he visited the boat landing last week. On…
A-Building
20 years and still on-going. Me wonders when you ‘Comissioners’ will have enough. What right do you have to keep on spending Taxpayer $$ on the Jefferson County ‘White elephant’? At what…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
To build or not to build (the wall) A lot of people want a wall built on the U.S. /Mexican border. A lot of people seemingly don’t want to build a wall….
Over $300 raised for Refuge House
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. During the month of December, a little booth at downtown Monticello’s Two Sisters…New Beginnings ventured to raise funds for the Jefferson County Refuge House. Oona Fessenden, a…
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office: bringing holiday spirit and sharing the JOY
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Several individuals within Jefferson County contributed in making 2018’s Christmas a special time for children and families within the county. Leading the effort was the Jefferson Outreach…
Victorian Christmas Tea raises funds for the Jefferson County Historical Association
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. On December 16, the Jefferson County Historical Association (JCHA) sponsored a Victorian Christmas Tea, hosted by board member Terry Merritt at her historic home, the Pasco house….
Rogers signs softball scholarship
Savannah Reams, ECB Publishing, Inc. Madison local, Ashlyn Rogers, has signed to play softball for the Santa Fe Saints, in Gainesville, FL. A lifelong resident of Madison, Rogers is the daughter of…
From the Pulpit…
Successful Ministry Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. I share this story as it was shared with me. My heart goes out to this guy. As they say, “but for the…
A-Building’s cost continues climbing
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Based on the advice of Clerk of Court Kirk Reams, the Jefferson County Commission is considering giving an architectural firm the goahead to draw up the final…
‘Log trucks are messing up our roads’
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials are once again trying to thread the needle in terms of placating logging interests and the need to maintain the county’s dirt roads. Commissioner Stephen…
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