Willie James Minton, Jr., 64, passed on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at Mt. Ararat Church Cemetery, Monticello. Viewing will be…
Honor to whom honor is due
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. America has a long tradition of honoring veterans, especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to thier country. For about a year now, a…
THE AUCILLA IN THE CIVIL WAR
Submitted by George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute Although not generally recognized as a major area of Civil War action, the Aucilla River area was the scene…
A passion for bamboo
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. David Harvey loves bamboo, that’s why he’s dedicated about 10 years to growing, selling and educating everyone he can about it. Harvey, now 69, started growing bamboo…
New school year, new reality
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. It has been nearly six months since Jefferson- Somerset- students and teachers entered the school grounds. On Friday, March 13, they left for spring break, expecting to…
County and NextEra to move forward on agreement
Meet the NextEra contributions committee Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A little more than two months ago, when local officials and NextEra representatives negotiated an agreement that avoided litigation over the high-voltage…
Why we must continue to fund and support the police
In modern America, it’s become acceptable to go with the flow of defunding the police. Doing so is biased, illogical, and most importantly has dire consequences. I’ll note up front that as…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
The boiling frog effect With more and more states and cities mandating face mask requirements, we are finding more and more of our freedoms slowly being taken away. While the “maskers” are…
Monticello welcomes another new business
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing Inc. While many small town downtowns are emptying out of businesses, Monticello is an exception to that as occupancy in our local business district is booming. In that…
Church Member Spotlight Nancy Banks
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Living right between Greenville and Monticello, Nancy Banks is a resident of Jefferson County, and though her husband, Bert Banks, passed away in 2015, she has a…
Restored Glory helps families
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. An annual ritual for parents and students is a trip to the store for school supplies. Each year parents stock up their children to prepare for another…
Human Trafficking: What can you do to prevent it?
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. There are an estimated 20 million to 40 million people in modern day slavery today, with about three million in the United States alone. Modern slavery, also…
Technology Meets Hospice Care
At Big Bend Hospice (BBH) we believe it is critical to focus on safety while doing our part to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Hospice Care in the time of COVID-19…
A Labor of Love: The McDonald-Guy House
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tom Isphording and Suzi Guy were ecstatic to buy the historic McDonald-Guy house in 2014. Originally from Naples, the couple decided that they had enough of the…
Have you recovered from COVID?
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. As more and more people become infected with the COVID-19 virus, especially those who see only minor symptoms, hope grows that those former patients will be able…
SEC and ACC release football schedules
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. There was a huge sigh of relief heard throughout the southeastern U.S. and along the eastern seaboard recently when both the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Atlantic…
binderholz Group wins auction of Klausner Lumber One
binderholz Contributor The Austrian binderholz Group, based in Fügen, purchased all assets of Klausner Lumber One LLC, based in Live Oak, Fla., in the auction held on Friday, Aug. 21. At the…
EMS to get COVID-19 prepped ambulance
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A hundred thousand dollars – that’s how much Jefferson County’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) lost in revenues during a two-to-three month period earlier this year because of…
Shriek of the Anarchist
Everything must go Declares the anarchist logo In the store front looking glass A hypocrite’s fantasy As looters reap the riots wreckage To destroy what you desire only then to pilfer Despising…
Emerald’s Gem Box…You are what comes out of your mouth
In life, sometimes, we all tend to get caught up with our own emotions and problems and we seem to let those emotions run our lives. Especially in the times we are…