Henry James White, Sr., 68, of Lamont, Fla., passed at home on Christmas morning. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Mt. Olive (Walker) Cemetery, in…
Mary Susan King
Mary Susan King of Monticello, Fla., passed away at home on Nov. 24, 2020, at the age of 77. She is dearly missed and remembered by everyone she knew, for her kindness,…
Pastor Charles Richard Jones
Charles Richard Jones went to his heavenly home of rest to live forever with his Lord and Savior after a sudden death from a stroke and brain bleed on Christmas Eve, Dec….
Commisioners say “no” to toll road
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission has now adopted a resolution expressing opposition to the Suncoast Connector toll road and requesting that the state not build any portion of…
Jefferson County distributes last of CARES-Act money
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County befittingly distributed the last batch of its CARES-Act funding to a group of local businesses and nonprofits/not-for-profits just before the Christmas holidays. The final distribution…
Global Warming
I’ve noticed that since the election, the Democrats have begun talk about global warming, part of the Green New Deal. I looked over the foundational arguments for global warming being a fact. They…
Emeralds Gem Box: Happy New Year!
2021 is here! Hallelujah! I don’t think there has ever been another year in history that everyone in the entire world has wanted to see gone more than the year 2020! Usually,…
Mary Doris Watkins
Mary Doris Ghee Watkins, 87, of Monticello’s Ashville Community, passed away on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26, in Ashville Community Cemetery. A 1951…
CRIME BEAT
As reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Kyle Harvey Carter, 30, arrested Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Charged with violation of probation (VOP) on original charge of grand theft motor vehicle and…
Pop tab thank you
Story Submitted In 2017 at the age of 10, Nakia E. Hawkins was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Through medical treatment and with the help of her family, she can manage and…
Toy Story, Part II
Theresa Sterling Jefferson Somerset Academy Jefferson Somerset Academy Principal Cory Oliver and Eydie Tricquet, the new superintendent of Jefferson County School District, rumbled down a dirt road in the north part of…
The reason for the season comes to life
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. One of the things that can be a treat at Christmas is living nativity scenes. This year, many local Christmas activities have been canceled or scaled back…
Church Member Spotlight – Mark Johnson
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. This week’s church member spotlight shines on Evangelist Mark Johnson from Out of the Doors Outreach Ministry, meeting at 685 S. Jefferson St., in Monticello, where he…
The Jefferson desk project
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the large influx of students working from home due to COVID-19, many kids are having to spread out their work on kitchen tables or the floor…
Masking this problem is a good thing
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Typically when we talk about “masking a problem,” it means we are covering it up. Emotions are something we tend to mask. I might be irate…
A little story you might not know
Story submitted by Anita Collins “How Xmas Jingle was Written Is of much Interest Here” was the title of an article from a 1940’s Monticello News newspaper. “T’was the Night before Christmas”…
Ginkgo biloba
One is the loneliest number, at least according to the 1969 rock and roll hit by the band Three Dog Night. The tune bemoans typical teenage angst about not having that special…
Mary Doris Watkins
Mary Doris Ghee Watkins, 87, of Monticello’s Ashville Community, passed on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Graveside services are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26 in Ashville Community Cemetery. A 1951 graduate of Greenville…
Somerset: Making the grade
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Just as students get midterm grades to show their progress, Somerset also has to take midterms. However, it is less of a report card than it is…
Part of NextEra deal Jail to get rooftop solar array
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Jail is slated to get a solar array installed atop its roof in the coming weeks, the first project to come to fruition as…