According to the American Diabetes Association, 9.4 percent of the United States population, around 30.3 million people, have diabetes and diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death the US. Of those…
Thomas Jay Derrough
Freddie Clarence Spivey, Sr., 77, finished his course on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Funeral services are 1 p.m. Saturday at his church, Allen Temple CME, with burial on Monday in Tallahassee National…
Freddie Clarence Spivey, Sr.,
Freddie Clarence Spivey, Sr., 77, finished his course on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Funeral services are 1 p.m. Saturday at his church, Allen Temple CME, with burial on Monday in Tallahassee National…
Jefferson Somerset Students Attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Summer Stem Challenge
During the week of June 18-21, Big Bend Technical College became home away from home to faculty from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Tallahassee Community College, Gulf Coast State College and PAEC personnel, who…
Jefferson County farmers visit Washington D.C.
Story Submitted Members of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau visited with Florida’s Congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., from Tuesday, May 8 through Thursday, May 10, to discuss various federal policies that affect…
New Officer at the MPD: Patrolman James Peacock
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Patrolman James Peacock is the newest cop on the block at the Monticello Police Department (MPD). A Monticello local, Ptl. Peacock has only been with the MPD…
Jefferson Somerset Registration Details for 2018-19 School Year
Story Submitted Jefferson Somerset would like parents and students to know registration period for the 2018-19 school year will begin on Wednesday, June 11, and will end on Wednesday, Aug. 8. Registration…
Local teens attend FCA mission trip
Mickey Starling, ECB Publishing, Inc. Many kids spend their summer vacation goofing off, sleeping or staring into electronic screens until their eyes bleed, while others look for ways to meet a need….
I love this town!
Hi folks. I have really fond memories of this town. The first summer here. My Mom worked in Tallahassee and my step-father was working on a road construction job near Cherry Lake…
Whats next for the Kilpatrick Auditorium and the Watermelon Festival?
Much has been made – and rightly so – about the rift between the Jefferson School Board and the organizers of the Annual Watermelon Festival over the use of the Kilpatrick Auditorium….
Addressing the matter
Dear Editor, There is legitimate furor over the condition of the auditorium as delivered to the Watermelon Pageant, and as your Superintendent, I must address this matter. It was my responsibility to…
Mrs. Eddie Lee Jones
Mrs. Eddie Lee Geathers Jones, 85, passed on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Services will be at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, at Welaunee M.B. Church, with burial in Welaunee Plantation Cemetery….
Ulysse W. Oliver
Ulysse Wendell Oliver, 52, of Monticello’s Boland Community passed on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 30 at Welaunee M. B. Church, with burial…
New Officer at the MPD: La-Quasha Williams
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Coming to Monticello from Gadsden County, Patrol Officer La-Quasha Williams has been employed at the Monticello Police Department (MPD) for a little over a month. This is…
Free school supplies and health screenings at Back to School Event
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, July 28, All God’s Children Outreach Ministry will be holding an Back To School Community Event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Children and families…
Last week, I received a call about a garden not producing the way it used to. On my visit, I could see that the tomatoes were stunted, yellow and wilting, the squash…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Let’s Hold Them Accountable In the Wednesday, June 20, Monticello News we published a front-page story entitled “Watermelon Festival vs Jefferson County School Board.” Within that story it stated how the Watermelon…
Amendment Five – Know before you vote
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. This is the fifth in a series of articles that will appear in the Monticello News or the Jefferson Journal. Each article examines one of the 13…
Woman killed; husband injured
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A wreck on Thursday, June 21, claimed the life of Jefferson County local and Jefferson Somerset employee, Mary Harris. The wreck took place in Hancock County, MS….
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