– Crime drops statewide; rises locally – Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County again bucked the trend when it came to crime in 2020, registering a rate increase from the previous…
Martin King, Jr.
Martin King, Jr. of Monticello passed at Hospice House on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Deacon King was a decorated Korean War Army veteran, a retired NYC police officer and past Chairman of…
Barbara Ann Henry
Barbara Ann Henry, 68, departed this life on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Barbara had worked at Bassett Dairy and the Simpson Nursery. A member of Elizabeth, she enjoyed fishing and dancing during…
George Franklin Floyd III
George Franklin Floyd III passed away peacefully June 29, 2021, at his home in Waukeenah. Frank was born in the same house on March 12, 1943. He graduated from Jefferson High School,…
Department of Revenue holds Freedom Week sales event
Katie Krell ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Revenue is having a Freedom Week Sales Tax Holiday from Thursday, July 1, to Wednesday, July 7, to celebrate Independence Day. Consumers can purchase…
Jefferson Somerset School Congratulates Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson Somerset School is pleased to announce that Ryan Long has been named Valedictorian and Xander Ames has been named Salutatorian of the Class of 2021. Valedictorian Ryan…
Show me the HONEY!!
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Granny Kat’s Apiary Supply & Bee Learning Center is a local owned business, not just specializing in the making of honey, but also in the life of…
Salute Black Female Military Pioneers
Written and submitted by Rev. Gene Hall Then Deborah said to Barak, “Go! This is the day the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone ahead of…
County gives Somerset $10,000 for Jumbotron
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission recently helped sweeten the pot for the purchase of a Jumbotron that Somerset wants to purchase and install at the old football field…
– with State grant money – Marketing Lloyd Interchange land for possible development
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently accepted a grant from Enterprise Florida that the City of Monticello had earlier turned down. Diane Scholz, with the North Florida Economic Development Partnership…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
We want to tell your stories Here at ECB Publishing, Inc. (The Monticello News and the Jefferson County Journal) we take pride in our work. We work hard to bring the citizens…
YOU’RE INVITED! Annual Open House at Historical Lloyd Depot!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The Gulf Wind Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society is hosting their Annual Open House event at the Historical Lloyd Depot on Saturday, July 3, from…
Pastor Spotlight Dr. Glenn Canup
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello News and our church base community want to recognize and welcome Elizabeth Baptist Church’s new preacher, Glenn Canup. He believes that God may be calling him…
Jefferson Somerset Senior Class of 2021 are awarded over $15,000 in Academic Scholarships
Submitted by Nancy Whitty Jefferson K-12: a Somerset School is so appreciative to our community partners in Jefferson and Leon County for supporting the Jefferson Somerset Senior Class of 2021 with monetary…
Old Gym Needs Attention
While the powers-that-be have been dithering about what to do about the old gym on Water Street, in terms of whether to seek a grant to repair the building, nature has taken…
Will Somerset stay or will they go?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With Somerset’s contract with the Jefferson County School District set to expire in July 2022, the school board is growing anxious to begin preparing for the transition,…
Gone but not forgotten
Sixty years ago, on Sunday afternoon, May 28, 1961 and Thursday evening, June 1, 1961 the Howard Academy High School graduating class held the twenty-third Baccalaureate Services and Commencement Exercise, respectively, in…
The private road improvement program solution
At the June 17 County Commission meeting, as often happens the room was packed over a road issue. In this case, it was residents of the Aucilla Shores area, who wished to…
Addie Richardson Johnson
Addie Richardson Johnson, 86, of Monticello went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. A Monticello native, Addie, the widow of Louis Johnson, had lived in Hartford, Conn. for…
Elizabeth “Liz” Mays Alexander Jones
Elizabeth “Liz” Mays Alexander Jones was born February 20, 1951 to the late Bernice Washington Mays and Johnny Mays in Monticello, Florida and grew to maturity in the Mays Community. Liz received…