G.W. “Jeep” Handley, age 75, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Jeep was born on July 8, 1942 on Lake Miccosukee in Jefferson County, Florida. After years…
Robert Brock Paulk – March 14, 1981 – May 18, 2018
Robert Brock Paulk, 37, of Monticello, passed away May 18, 2018 as a result of a fall. His friends and family were by his side when he went to be with Jesus….
JCSO EXPANDS FLEET – Taxpayers saved thousands of dollars
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Any law enforcement agency in a small, mainly rural area will usually have the problematic scope when it comes to bolstering their equipment and vehicle inventories while…
Monticello man killed
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. (Photo Courtesy of WTXL ABC27) A Jefferson County man died in a head-on collision with another Jefferson County resident in Leon County on Monday morning, May 21….
Robert Brock Paulk – March 14, 1981 – May 18, 2018
Robert Brock Paulk, 37, of Monticello, passed away May 18, 2018 as a result of a fall. His friends and family were by his side when he went to be with Jesus….
Field Trip for Ecology: snakes, bees, aquatic life and more!
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. The sunny, May 9 day was perfect for Jefferson County’s third graders to get out and learn about nature at the 4-H Ecology Field Day. The topics…
Jellystone Park Jam set for September 12-16
Jellystone Park Jam to showcase more than 20 Christian music groups during five-day event – Jellystone Park Jam is just four months away Story Submitted Jellystone Park Jam, one of North Florida’s…
From the Pulpit
Out of the Overflow of the Heart In computer programming, we had a term called GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out. The Scriptures put it this way, “Out of the overflow of the…
Monday Night’s School Board Meeting
5 HOT TOPICS Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. 1 Citizen raises accusations against Jefferson Somerset “What good is having a school board here when they have no say-so in the school?” was…
Two car wreck; driver injured
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Two vehicles were involved in a traffic collision on Thursday, May 10 while both were traveling northbound on N. Jefferson St. Allison Parker, of Monticello, driver of…
Deb’s Notes
****Happy Anniversary today to Walt and Joan Moehle! I wish you many, many more! ****Jefferson Somerset Volleyball Coach Alesha Dunlap mentions the start of the school’s Summer Day Camps/Clinics. The first camp…
Confederate Memorial Day celebrated
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing Inc. The State of Florida and the Florida Legislature designated that April is Confederate History Month. So, on April 29 the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Major Pickens Bird…
Isreal “Mook” Blackshear
Isreal “Mook” Blackshear, 78, of Greenville, passed in Valdosta, GA on May 6, 2018. Funeral services are 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at New Zion M.B. Church, Greenville, with burial in the…
History for May
Aboriginal History for May May 14, 1607: Jamestown, VA, the first permanent English colony in North America, is founded in the heart of the Powhatan chiefdom. At first, the colonists, decimated by…
Accused shooter denied bond
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. A local man who has been jailed for nearly two years without bond on a charge of attempted murder failed to get a bond set at a…
Employment Matters
Pending grads of all types; college, trade, tech and yes even high school. Since February I’ve been sharing information about what to expect and how to prepare for those post-grad job interviews…
Watermelon Festival Baby Photo Contest participants wanted
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s that time again for the Watermelon Festival Baby Photo Contest. Join in the fun by participating in this annual event. Each year this event draws a…
Dr. Robert “Bob” Sylvester
Dr. Robert “Bob” Sylvester, age 82, of Monticello, Florida passed away on May 12, 2018. Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi to Ellis P. and Beryl Sylvester, who along with his sister, Joan Ratcliff,…
My Brothers’ Burden Walk: Marching For the Lives of Firefighters
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. The jobs of firefighters are usually dangerous; when others run away from fires, explosions, disasters and danger, firefighters run directly into the threat. Firefighters know the risks…
Saving a school: Howard Academy Field Day
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. The third annual Howard Academy Field Day took place on Saturday, May 5 at the Historic Howard Academy school grounds. Howard Academy was built in 1936 to…
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