Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. With the arrival of COVID-19, many activities for children and adults were canceled due to health concerns and to keep the spread of the virus under control….
Congratulations to Somerset teachers of the year
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc On Monday, Nov. 16, Jefferson-Somerset announced their teachers of the year and employee of the year for the 2020-2021 school year. It’s an honor to receive such…
Farm-City Week
The week leading up to Thanksgiving is proclaimed by the President as being National Farm-City Week. This week is set aside each year to celebrate and recognize the beneficial partnerships between…
Henrietta Lacks: Immortal life of a Tobacco Farmer
Submitted by Gene Hall Greater love hath no man than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends…John 15:13 NIV. And that is what Henrietta Lacks did; well, all of us…
Two Buildings Condemned
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials last week initiated the process for what is likely to end with the demolition of two weathered structures that are deemed unfit for habitation and…
Street fight-Part 2
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. In the Friday, Oct. 23 edition of the Jefferson County Journal, a story appeared about the new bulb-out sidewalks that were installed over the summer. The new…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Shop Locally This Season (especially this season) Support your hometown businesses In one week we will gather around our tables, with our family and friends, and celebrate Thanksgiving. This is the time…
The highest paid hourly employees in Jefferson County
The members of the school board are still accepting their pay checks as if they were doing their full school duties and everything was normal. Nothing could be further from the truth….
UF/IFAS Extension Office has a new vice president
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. The Oct. 28 Monticello Kiwanis Club luncheon featured a program from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension Office. Danielle Sprague gave…
Monticello Christmas Lights Parade information
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The third annual Monticello Christmas Lights Parade will be taking place on Dec. 4. The parade starts at 6 p.m., but the lineup is from 5 p.m….
Tigers defeated in playoffs
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Somerset Academy Tigers were desperately seeking to chalk up their first win of the season when they traveled to Perry, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 12….
Warriors defeated by University Christian
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The football season for the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors came to a close on Friday, Nov. 13, when they traveled to Jacksonville to face the Fighting…
Dictionaries: a gift with real meaning
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. It has been theorized that the average vocabulary stops growing at age 25. It has been shown that a deep or lengthy vocabulary is necessary to be…
In the spotlight: Chris and Molly Williams
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. The church member spotlight this week falls on Chris and Molly Williams. Molly is a lifelong Jefferson County resident, while her husband, Chris, is originally from California…
Drive-In with Wacissa Youth First
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Wacissa Youth First is hosting a drive-in movie night on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 12837 Gamble Rd, Monticello. The purpose of…
Thanking Olivia Flowers for fifty years of service
Story Submitted Fifty years ago, Olivia Flowers and a small group at Christ Episcopal Church began a ministry to people in Jefferson County in need of food. When they heard of a…
CenturyLink chosen to design broadband system
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. After evaluating the sole bid from CenturyLink/Lumen Technologies for the expansion of broadband, the ad-hoc committee appointed by the Jefferson County Commission to vet the vendor returned…
Changing of the guard for Jefferson County Schools
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. While the presidential contest is still officially undecided (no state has actually certified their results, and counting goes on), the Jefferson County School District will inaugurate Superintendent-elect…
America’s true epidemic
Too many Americans can no longer use any level of critical thinking. Simply defined, critical thinking involves the skill of considering the consequences of doing or not doing something before taking action….
Not over yet
I did not intend to write another letter as I have been a hog with sending them in before the election. However, on Wednesday morning, my daughter called me nearly in tears…