K4 (Cruce) E: Sawyer Bennett, River Cruce, Fletcher Fato, Brooke Gramling, Emily Gunnels, Hannah Hicks, Bailey Lacy, Aubrey Langley, Tripp Loveless, Jacob McCormick, Charlotte McKown, Matthew Nelson, Elyssa Odom, Hemani Patel, Jack…
Somerset to build new scoreboard
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Football fans attending Jefferson Somerset Tiger football games next fall will certainly be impressed when they walk into the stadium. Instead of the typical high school scoreboard…
Emergency Management Director Paula Carroll recognized
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. Paula Carroll, director of the Jefferson County Emergency Management, a division of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, received the Thomas Yatabe Certificate of Outstanding Achievement on Saturday,…
Unity Riders pass through Monticello
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, April 21, at approximately 10 a.m., a “roar of thunder” could be heard and the courthouse circle blocked off, as over 30 bikers passed…
The 4-H District III Public Speaking Program held
John Lilly Jefferson County 4-H The Annual 4-H District III Public Speaking contest is the final step in the public speaking education program. The program was conducted by Aucilla Christian Academy and…
Lady Warriors’ playoff journey ends
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. As a result of their second place finish in district play, the Lady Warriors found themselves in the Class 2A state softball tournament. In the opening round of…
National Day of Prayer
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. A call to prayer has been a part of American history even before the nation was founded. The Continental Congress first asked the colonists to pray for…
First Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Association holds food giveaway
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Beth Page Missionary Baptist Church, along with the First Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Association, held a food giveaway on Saturday, May 1 at the Howard Middle School location,…
School Board denies virtual school; again
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board last week had a fourth go at the statewide virtual school that Somerset proposes to create, only this time the purpose of…
Downtown beautification… Buildings being revitalized
ECB Publishing Inc. Photo by Laz Aleman, Monday, April 19 Scott McPherson, leaning against light posts at right, explains to the members of the Monticello Historic Design Review Board some of the…
Whatever it is you do in life, do it well
In my book, there’s no such thing as “menial labor”. Everyone that works an honest job is a valuable member of the work force. Those jobs labeled as “menial” are necessary to…
Jefferson County Kingdom Builders assist local families
Story Submitted Ability 1st and local churches Mt. Pleasant AME., Union Branch MB., Shiloh AME., Union Bethel MB., Sweetfield MB., San Pedro Baptist (Perry) and Olive Baptist Church are working together to…
Lawn Burweed
If you’ve ever walked barefoot through a patch of burweed, you know this is a very unpleasant experience. Lawn burweed, also called spurweed or stickerweed, is a low growing winter annual…
THE TURPENTINE ERA
By George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute Similar to the rapid growth of plantations in the early 1800s, the late 1800s saw another large-scale development in the…
High-speed chase; manhunt: Fugitive Captured
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. An attempted traffic stop in Tallahassee last week turned into a high-speed chase on the interstate that ended in a manhunt in the Lloyd area involving multiple…
Four Tigers sign to play college football
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Four Jefferson Somerset Tigers took a big step toward their future on Friday, April 30, when they signed to play football at the next level. Brian Crumity,…
Howard Academy’s historic designation in state’s hands
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The effort to designate the Old Howard Academy a National Historic Site passed a major hurdle last week, with the Monticello Historic Design Review Board (HDRB) approving…
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
This is revisited, realigned article written by Publisher, Emerald Greene-Parsons on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 titled “Respect for Parents and Adults – And the Lack of it.” Yes, I kept this inspiring…
Jefferson Arts May show
Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Arts Gallery will be hosting the Artful Doll show from Saturday, May 8, through Saturday, June 5 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The exhibit…