Elizabeth Mavin Cobb, 76, of Monticello, passed into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Liz was a 1964 graduate of Howard Academy High School. Shewas a longtime caregiver…
CRIME BEAT
Stacy McCormick, 50, arrested on Friday, May 14. Charged with driving while license suspended, a habitual offender. No bond amount listed. Released on June 7. Racheal M. Manka, 38, arrested on Friday,…
Need a job? Now HIRING!
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. After the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many local businesses shut down, furloughing staff members and sending hundreds home without steady work. The community anxiously awaited a…
Rural sheriffs hold meeting with Governor DeSantis
Sydney Holder ECB Publishing Inc. The fifteen rural sheriffs met with Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday, May 27. Over rising concern regarding the methamphetamine epidemic, a coalition of rural sheriffs from surrounding…
Fires, fire trucks, and pyrotechnics: A comedy of errors
Submitted by Rebekah Sheats For a town of its size, young Monticello had invested in few public safety resources to meet an emergency. When a fire roared through the downtown district in…
Celebrate Pollinators!
Did you know that each year the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) designates a week to recognize and celebrate pollinators?! This week is known as National Pollinator Week and takes…
School Board will seek grant to repair gym
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board voted last week to allow School Superintendent Eydie Tricquet to submit a preliminary application to NextEra for a possible grant to repair…
Aucilla Shores Roads – A dirty situation
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A large contingent of Aucilla Shores residents crowded last week’s commission meeting to voice concerns about the condition of their private subdivision’s dirt roads and appeal to…
How many coal-fired power plants are there in the world today? Green New Deal brought up at the G-7 Summit? Please look at this.
• The EU has 468 and are building 27 more for a total of 495 • Turkey has 56 and are building 93 more for a total of 149 • South Africa…
Emerald’s Gem Box
The Front Porch… where the tea is sweet and the talks are long It’s back! The newest edition of The Front Porch magazine; the magazine that features stories and spotlights about your…
Oscar Haynes Scruggs
Oscar Haynes Scruggs, 66, of Tallahassee, Fla. passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2021. He was born in Tallahassee on December 1, 1954 to Frederick Cason Scruggs and Agnes Thompson Scruggs. Oscar retired from UPS…
Linda Lee Joiner
Linda Lee Joiner, 74, passed away peacefully at home June 18, 2021. Linda was born March 15, 1947 in Thomasville, Georgia to Blanche Ward and Lee Darby Varnedoe. She is survived by…
Lunchtime with the Chamber
Mike Johnson ECB Publishing Inc. The Chamber of Commerce holds its luncheons on the first Tuesday of every month at noon, where they have speakers to go over the significant concerns and…
Mickey’s media review: “The Chosen” hits the mark
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Having seen many Christian movies and documentaries, I consider myself hard to impress when it comes to this genre. To me, it seems that most Christian…
Area ballplayers selected to All-Big Bend teams
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. A pair of Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors have received honors from the Tallahassee Democrat in the form of the All-Big Bend Baseball Teams. ACA pitcher and…
Wacissa River Controversies
River park study “irrelevant” Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County Commissioner Betsy Barfield didn’t mince words when it came to her views on the results of a recent feasibility study that a…
Scam Alert: Callers pretend to be ECB Publishing, Inc.
Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. On Monday, May 24, ECB Publishing received a phone call on their landline business phones from an “850” area code that appeared on the caller ID as…
Big Bend Hospice honors a day of Remembrance Juneteenth – June 19, 1865 Celebration Freedom and Diversity
This year the recognition and celebration of Juneteenth has a special meaning in my heart. The fact that on June 19 the emancipation of those who were enslaved took place in Galveston…
Nathan Stephenson “Nate”Curtis II
Nathan Stephenson “Nate”Curtis II, age 85, of Madison, Fla., died June 9, 2021. Nate was born April 13, 1936, in Monticello, Fla., the son of Arthur Wilson Curtis and Martha Scruggs Curtis…
Forgotten Coast K9
Serving Veterans and First Responders throughout the U.S.A. Elizabeth (Lizz) Schmidt ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s dark. You can barely make out the shape of the woman in front of you as she…