Story Submitted In the last month, Monticello’s Pack 803 has done a lot of exciting events. Last month Cubs, leaders and parents went on a hike through the Monticello Eco Park, off…
The Rise and Fall of William B. Nuttall A seven-part series – Part 7 of 7
Part VII The story of Mary Wallace Nuttall, sole descendent of her father, William, will bring this lengthy saga to an end. As a five year old child, she felt threatened by…
“Work Friends”
Erin Greene is in her third year teaching Kindergarten at Jefferson Somerset “It’s amazing how ‘work friends’ can turn into people you genuinely can’t get through life without.” I am a Kindergarten…
Aucilla Christian Academy announces new boys basketball coach
Story Submitted On Friday, October 30, Aucilla Christian Academy announced the hiring of Larry Powell as its varsity boys’ basketball coach for the 2020-21 season. Coach Powell is from Tallahassee and played…
Aucilla Christian Academy introduces new athletic director
Story Submitted Principal Richard Finlayson announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4, that Willy Gamalero has been hired as the new athletic director for Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA). Gamalero has many years of experience…
Brittany Hobbs Bishop healthcare hero for our children
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Brittany Hobbs Bishop is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (APRN-C) at Little Pine Pediatrics in Monticello, where she has been taking care of Jefferson County children since…
Peanut 101
Peanuts, also known as groundnuts, earthnuts or goobers have a long history of cultivation. Unlike other nuts, peanuts are grown underground and not on a tree (hence the nickname groundnut or…
Eta may spare us
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tropical Storm Eta continued to meander in the eastern Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Cuba on Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, according to the latest…
County, school district officials get pay increases
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Given that state law requires salary increases for county and school district officials become effective each October 1 and July 1, respectively, and that the Florida Legislature’s…
Remember to Honor and Celebrate all Veterans on November 11
Veterans Day is a day when, together, we pause to reflect on American Veterans—the country’s brave men and women who have served and sacrificed while wearing the uniforms of the nation, those…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Florida signed a death warrant for small businesses A death warrant for small businesses was signed with the approval of Florida Amendment 2 on last week’s ballot. Amendment 2 (Raising Florida’s Minimum…
The violence at home signal for help
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the outbreak of COVID-19, everyone had to stay cooped up at home with their families. Even now, with no stay at home orders and things opening…
Billie Louise McClellan
Billie Louise McClellan passed away peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 31, 2020, at the age of 90. She moved to Florida in 1968 with her four children and made Florida her…
Tigers and Warriors enter playoffs
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Both the Tigers of Jefferson Somerset Academy and the Warriors of Aucilla Christian Academy have their eyes on a trip to Tallahassee next month for a chance…
Church Member Spotlight – Wayne “Snap” “Butch” Prevatt
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. If there is one thing any organization desires, it is long term members. Organizations, be they churches or business, need long term people for growth and stability….
Sheriff David Hobbs Remembered
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Friends and family of the late Sheriff David Hobbs came out in large numbers on Friday, Nov. 6, for the unveiling of a sign that will designate…
Somerset has character
Story Submitted Jefferson Somerset students celebrated Characters on Parade a little different this year, as they ALL wore masks. Elementary students dressed up as their favorite book character and middle high dressed…
Election 2020
Trump takes Florida Locally, one incumbent unseated; four reinstated; new commissioner elected Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As elections go, the 2020 presidential election, by all accounts, was extraordinary and looking to…
Business startups, nonprofits maybe next in line for CARES-Act funding
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As of the deadline on Friday, Oct. 30, 55 businesses and 42 homeowners or renters had submitted applications for monetary assistance from the CARES-Act program, which aims…
First Responders
During this turbulent, uncertain time in our everyday lives, we should always be giving thanks, to all the many – First Responders – for their dedicated and committed services – doctors, nurses,…